As requested by Cop Car, pics of the crabapple in full bloom, which happened the day after Mother's Day:
And this apple, or crabapple was blooming in the swamp. Funny, I don't ever remember seeing it before.
Yesterday, form the perspective of the garden by the swamp. Still a lot of color but fading.
And, to Cop Car's comment that most people place their potted flowers on their front porch, as opposed to their back porch. Well, my front porch isn't really visible from the road because of the huge rhodies, plus, there are so many other things to look at, why bother?
I mowed yesterday and these mystery flowers got to remain. I know I didn't plant them as they are just downhill from the shade garden (thus the landscape timber above it). As an aside, it was 80* when I started mowing, pretty hot for this time of year in the Northeast. But the humidity was only 18%, so that helped me feel cooler.
After mowing yesterday, I planted some Dianthus (pinks) that I got from the garden center in Henniker. Both have a really nice scent; the White with splashes of pink have the classic carnation scent and the Lilac dianthus are just slightly sweeter. I'll have to take a picture when that area is more shaded as my phone just couldn't focus on the white so you can't really see the splashes of color.
It is shaping up to be a really colorful spring!
Your trees are really outdoing themselves - and your other plants should make you proud.
To put flowers at your front door, they would need to hang - from your eave or from the piping that forms your hand rail. As you say, there is so much more to look at that you really shouldn't feel the need. I had forgotten about the rhododendrons.
Posted by: Cop Car | May 16, 2021 at 08:35 AM
P.S. Thanks for the additional photos - especially of the crabapple.
Posted by: Cop Car | May 16, 2021 at 08:48 AM
Your creeping phlox is lovely!
Posted by: buffy | May 19, 2021 at 01:31 AM
The mystery flowers are forget-me-nots. Thanks go to the FHC forum member, as well as to a FB friend who both identified it for me.
Posted by: bogie | May 23, 2021 at 05:02 AM
Well, of course they are forget-me-nots. It didn't even occur to me.
Posted by: Cop Car | May 23, 2021 at 07:46 AM