White Feather And Tree Peony Et Al

The White Feather hostas are arising from underneath the Garnet Japanese maple to the right of the pond.Last year we wrote a post creatively titled Tree Peony And White Feather. Click here if you wish to travel back in time to read it and compare the differences to this story. There are more details about both the hostas and the peony in the older post. I just reread it myself for the first time since it was written. Do any of you bloggers go back and read older narratives? Since blogging began at Fairegarden in December of 2007, there are now posts written during the bloom times of the same plants a year later. Interesting to compare them.There were no windflowers last year, Anemone blanda. That is because there was a rock on top of the patch of these diminutive beauties that was just recently moved. Lo and behold what crawled out from under that rock.There was not a shot of Narcissus ‘Geranium’ since the daffodils were grouped into mid and late bloomers for separate posts in 2008.There were no photos of the lilacs, Syringa vulgaris opening because there were no flowers last year. The curly willow trees that were creating too much shade for sun loving lilacs to bloom, not to mention blocking the satellite dish, were downsized last summer allowing for bud formation on the lilacs.The white tree peony at the end of the knot garden is showing white petticoats around a few of the buds.It will be a few more days of warming sunshine that will cause the flowers to swirl their skirts open like provocative can can dancers.The tulips had a post of their own too. Click here if you are interested.But none of the photos of Tulipa ‘Silverstream’ contained someone peeking back at the camera.Tulipa clusiana ‘Lady Jane’ looked pretty much the same.Tulipa ‘Little Princess’, co-planted with T. Little Beauty, which opens slightly later, was not shown with a wildling violet. This does give some perspective on the names including the word * little* though.Before we say adieu, this Muscari ‘Valerie Finnis’ will be showcased in this happy planting with white violas and Heuchera ‘Citronelle’ in the front stoned faced raised planter backed by blue star junipers. The Muscaris were moved from the driveway edging of the pink muhly grass last fall for they disappeared amidst the light straws of last years blades, even when those were cut to six inches tall. Tall Alliums were planted with the muhly along with astilbes for the spring interest this year. We shall see how that works out. Valerie approves of her moves.It was such a nice day that Kitty was allowed out to accompany me around the garden. He responded by attacking the deck railing with ears back and eyes flashing. This was a good way to welcome my favorite month of the year, April.
Frances