brick edge

Melinda & I put down a brick edge for her flower bed.  Looks good.

Iris

The rainbow flower because it blooms in so many colors is blooming now.

Peony

Paeonia officinalis rubra plena - The Red Memorial Day Peony has intense brilliant crimson red color and has been cultivated for centuries in Europe. It is a true antique of great garden value yet today. Some years it is more susceptible to fungal blight and the old foliage should be removed in the fall and proper levels of potassium should be maintained in the soil.  Growing here with white flowers of rhubarb behind, a purple allium and 'Limelight' artemisia  in front.

Hypertufa trough

planted with orange calibricoa, orange profusion zinnias and purple linearia.

Valerie Finnis Artemisia

Artemisias are prized for their light, almost silver, aromatic foliage rather than for their flowers, which are dull, yellowy-brown and insignificant. This cultivar has long, pointed, notched leaves and forms a upright, natural mound. Once established, it can also cope with drought.  The aromatic foliage can also be used in dried flower arrangements.  In the photo it is paired with purple iris, a blue spruce and a rock in the University Park Rock Garden.

Weeping Candied Apple Crabapple

Weeping Crabapple trees blooming in University Park.

Kisoana primrose

Kisoana Primrose

Hot pink flowers with fuzzy stems - likes the same conditions as the European ginger- the smooth, shiny leaves growing with it.  Grow in a shady moist area.

Kelsey Crab

A double flowering crabapple that has red buds that open to a deep pink.  A 20-25 foot tall tree with persistant red fruit.

A waterbell fountain - what fun!

Mothers day 2010

Come home from a plant buying trip and find a present and cake on the kitchen table, can life get any better?