This pansy (viola x wittrockiana) was a sidewalk impulse purchase. It's planted near my front steps.
A common name for the rhododendron is "swamp azalea."
The allium are back. I just planted this pink clary sage (salvia sclarea) from Bumps & Co. in the middle of it. I like the way they look together.
Not as many forget-me-nots (myosotis sylvatica) popped up as I'd hoped, so I'll be sowing more seeds soon.
First sugar snap peas expected any day now. 
I don't remember sowing any poppy (papaver) seeds. If I did it was a couple of years ago! Suddenly they've popped up in three different locations in three different colors. I'm relieved to know that I don't have a poppy handicap afterall. 
These blue cornflowers (centaurea) are welcoming the bees.
The peonies haven't even bloomed yet and they're already nodding over. It took them a long time to bloom after planting, but now I've got up to six buds per stalk. I need to figure out how I'm going to stake them. In our school courtyard, there are a few of coloumbine (aquilegia) combos: purple and yellow, pink and white and orange and yellow.
The false indigo (baptisia) attracts lots of attention. It was cut back hard last fall, but is forming gorgeous mounds around the pond,.
Iris sanguinea
The scotch boom (cytisus scoparius) is at it's peak - in two colors.
These buttercups (ranunculus) are a little much. But nobody dislikes them enough to pull them out.
What's blooming where you are today?
11 comments:
There is nothing more pleasant than walking into a nature garden in your post today, absolutely beautiful!
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Beautiful flowers, I love that purple iris at the school. You're right, yesterday's weather was just perfect, and so I planted my Jet Star tomatoes, a few lettuce varieties, eggplant, peppers and we're trying red onion this year. Remember last year's soggy July? I'm so hoping for a warm, sunny summer ahead of us :)
Very pretty blooms. The viola is such a sweet sight.
Seeing those Columbines made me realize that mine have died out...and I miss them.
Very nice~I especially like the iris....I would have bought that viola, too. gail
Gorgeous, JGH! I especially love the poppies - so dainty and delicate. It was cool yesterday, but today was definitely a beautiful one for spending time in the garden. Our columbine just started blooming and the bleeding heart is magnificent right now. The daylillies are budding and the phlox are looking great. I love watching the garden come back to life. It's one of the most fun ways to spend a day.
Lovely blooms deary..... I loved the false indigo.... They look cute like tiny tots..... U rock deary!!!! with all the freshness around, u must be feeling very cheerful...always.... :-)
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Dennis has a bouquet here... Dennis loves to sniff flowers.
Beautiful!
Here in central Illinois, I'm most excited for my foxgloves to bloom ... first year I've had them!
Beautiful colors! I love the Alliums with the Sage too... and how yummy your peas will be. I use old bamboo stalks to support my peonies. Real bamboo not the false ones that take over every where.
You were right about the clary sage and allium!
We are nowhere near our last frost date. The lilacs are still closed tight, and the ash tree are just thinking about leafing out. We're going to get a hard frost again, but I couldn't wait, and put a few things out. I have plenty of things to cover with.
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