the square garden today...

morning sun filters through baptisia and nora barlow columbines in the square garden

nectaroscordium blooming now

may flowers: wiegelia and columbine.

mountain laurel "pinwheel" is just opening.

pierus is blooming now. i really like this one.

the front shade garden

bluebells this week

the silverbell has been blooming this week.

the dogs with lilac...

the dogwood in front of the house. from the attic, i looks like heaven.

yesterday was cloudy and a great opportunity to photograph my over-the-top tree peony! what's not to love? The deer don't eat this yet, making it an all around winner!

the tree peony today, and unfortunately hot day for the peonies

maiden hair ferns!

the white cercis canadensis (redbud) is growing like mad. it's difficult to capture how pretty it is.

i've been working on this dwarf apple espalier for about 6 years, and it looks like it might finally produce fruit this year.

one of my favorite flowers, omphalodes, is blooming today

flowering almond today

the trilliums have multiplied nicely over the last 9 years, and are blooming.

magnolia "ruby" is putting on a paltry show this year, but the flowers are still stupendous.