My open house is mid June. I've invited the garden society on the 18th and probably all my friends and neighbors the week before and some relatives and old friends too. And the landscaping kids will come midweek from the tech school. June is always crazy.

June here is too hot. We're basically closed.

I went outside this morning and there looking at me was the first daylily of the year.

Jim

Wow, love that!!!! Is it Marked By Lydia?

Lydia can mark it if she wants but truth is, I have no clue.

Jim

My sarracenias are blooming

Epi Stern Von Erlau
the pic with the best lighting shows the junk in the background


And Epi Courante


almost forgot Echinopsis chamaecereus

Love them all especially the second (with the junk) and I adore the echinopsis (they've always been my fav cactus).

Ha! Both of those shots of Stern Von Erlau look better on here than they do on my pc. That one even impressed my son.

Impossible to keep up here, so many nice blooms!
I love the blooms on the Sarracenia! And the Epis are beautiful along with the cute Chamaecereus silvestrii/Echinopsis and a lot of other names....
Nice Daylily! Rose of Sharon blooming NOW?

That's just how I reacted Ursula!

Spring is coming your way.

Today.
My son and I were burning brush today even though the wind was strong. All of a sudden a huge branch cracked off our 40' willow tree. Freaky! Had to call the tree guy.

Are those Trilliums in the second row in center? Such beautiful foliage!

Yep spring is here alright... those are beautiful Kathy... it's a shame that you're loosing a big branch of the willow tree... is willow good enough for mounting orchids? always try to find the positive side you know:) I save branches falling off from my oak and cherry trees to mount some of my orchids, so far they doing great...

Clementine, you really really have to get that picture taking thing going......You must have so much interesting stuff to share!

I agree.
Willow is not great since it seem to rot so much (right on the tree!!).
Yes indeed on the trillium.

The white throateds are here!!!! Female and Male. And more spring.

Beautiful spring flowers everyone!

Janice, you are brilliant! The voles have been dining on my tulips non-stop, I wouldn't have thought to mix them in with the daffs! Great idea!

The tulips were called Rembrandts, white petals flamed with reds,yellows and blues and I've been wanting them for years and what was 10 is now 2

Same here. Unless they are close to the house. The voles don't seem to go there.

Bless my black snakes!

Congratulations, Kathy! You have turned the corner and will be knee deep in blooms before you know it. Good show!

Jim

Jim, what fabulous things are blooming there! Yummy!

Carol, that is one photogenic Epi!! Love it.

Beautiful, Kathy! Love those Hellebores and are those ferns unfurling? Amazing.

There is the slight scent of dead mouse out back today, so we are hoping that means a minor victory in the Vole War.
We will check the bait stations and refill. It is a very good system, totally covered, to keep the bait dry.
Good thing, as we have had a good deal of rain.
Steven, this system might work for you, too. http://www.volecontrol.com

Maybe a new thread, Kathy? This one is a bit long.

I wish I could put an alarm on the threads, so easy to forget to check how long they are. I prefer to start with a pic, but my only pic today of the garden would be snow!!! Maybe tomorrow.....