First half of June

June 14 - I'm posting pretty close to the real date of these pictures.  They were all taken between June 1 and June 12.

So much rain - everything is growing like crazy.

The Blue-eyed Grass has finally settled in after 5 years or so and looks great.  It works well against the bronze of the Heuchera and the Lyre-leaved Sage.

I put in some Coreopsis 'Nana' last year.  I keep trying Coreopsis but most of them fade out after a couple years.  This one came back well.  The tag said it could take part-shade, so maybe it will last better.

The Coreopsis with Christmas Fern and another Heuchera variety.

After many years (8-10) the native Campanula has finally also really settled in and filled out. This year, it grew really tall.  Here with Eastern Columbine and Beardtongue (Penstamon).

Penstamons.  They re-seed a lot and have filled up some space.

May catch-up

Another new one this year, Birds' Foot Violet. It's one of the ones I got at the Boston Flower Show in March.

Somehow, I'm always surprised that the Jack in the Pulpit keeps coming back.  It's such a woodland plant and my yard is not exactly a woodland. But it seems happy in the shaded corner by the shed.

Chrysoganum (Green and Gold) doing well this year.

Wild Blue Phlox - another one of my spring favorites.

A small forest of Eastern Columbine.  They grow so tall in my garden.  In the woods, they are much smaller.

Blue Flag Iris starting up, along with Amsonia and Wild Geranium

Crested Iris and the creeping form of Foam Flower

The Creeping Foam Flower up close.  It has done really well.  True to its name, it has spread well.

Earlier in May - the Moss Phlox provides early color

A new one this year - Bishop's Cap. 

April catch-up

The odd little spikes of Allegheny Spurge.  It took a few years for these to get going but now they are doing well.

Spring Beauty

Hooray - Trout Lily!!  I planted some years ago and this is the first time I've seen a flower.

Wood Poppy - I threw fallen branches in a pile over the winter but the Wood Poppy behaved like a good woodland plant and emerged right through them.

Dutchman's Breeches.  This was such a great find a couple years ago.  I didn't plant it; it just showed up. I think there must have been seed or a bit of root in a plant I bought.  It's in a perfect spot.

Variegated Solomon's Seal emerging.

Trout Lily open in the sun. 

A small set back for spring.

My first year for Bloodroot - someone gave me it last fall.  When closed up, the flowers look like tiny tulips.

Bloodroot open.  When open, they're a bit like eggs.

The emerging spikes of Crested Iris.