Ok … So I’m not done. As I was finishing up the last blog I discovered more little treasures in my garden. I have to admit they call to me… Little tulips, little iris, small anemones. In just a few weeks they will be covered by the Gunnera (it covers a lot of plants), out of bloom and forgotten until next spring.
Iris henryii is a tiny iris only 8 inches high. The leaves look like fine grass and the sweet yellow and white flowers shine through a cloudy spring day. Next to it is Anemonella ‘green dragon’. Small bright green leaves and bright green flowers softly glowing. This little gem has soft green leaves that look like aquilegia leaves.
It is underneath a ‘Lion’s Head’ Japanese Maple that is coming into leaf at the same time.
I have several little anenomes growing in the garden. I’m not a big fan of the fall blooming japanese anemones because they spread everywhere. I do like the small ones growing under small trees. This little gem is a double fringed blossom with a blue eye.
It is anemone nemerosa ‘Blue Eyes’. It has a slightly bigger flower than many of the other anemone nemerosa.
Two tiny tulips are also blooming now. One of them the little red,white, and lilac one is just new this year. The bulbs (2) I planted last year are doing well and starting to multiply. Tulip clusiana ‘cynthia’ will soon multiply like the Tulip batalinii in the next picture. This was only 3 small bulbs 4 years ago. It is planted in a rocky soil next to the rock steps on the japanese garden pathway. Happy to bloom where it is planted.
I’m hoping to get mulch down in the garden this week. We have had a lot of rain (not surprising in Seattle area) . I’m constantly looking for the right mulch. I may be leaning towards washed cow manure this year.
I’m excited to take a journey down the primrose path next week. I think of how many pathways we have in our lives and choices we make to go or stay, to follow or to turn back. Sometimes our greatest challenge is really our greatest triumph waiting around the bend. Choosing the path is important but choosing to move is key. Standing, afraid or unable to decide, will make you miss the journey. Until next time
