Irises and other things...

Last weekend Daniel and I had a few berry and nut bushes we needed to get in the ground so we cleared out a corner spot in his veggie garden. The old cedar stumps are too set in to do remove so this is an excellent spot for bush produce to be. This is what we started with:


And here's the after shot. There's two filberts and a gooseberry in here, along with two types of huckleberries. We'll bring in a few more huckleberries in fall to fill it in more. Native blackberries are winding all over the ground as well. Once we get some wood chip mulch in there and let it sit for a year or two it should be lovely.


A few days after clearing it I caught the local woodpecker visiting the stumps to prospect for bugs. S/he has been very active lately all around our clearing and carrying on loudly in the woods. love having them around.


Here's a pretty omphaloides:


And one of my favorites. We've always called it the 'mouse butt plant' as the little blooms look like the back end of a mouse sticking out from under the leaves.


Here's some irises that are blooming now.






Lots of stalks rising all over the garden. Looks to be a good bloom season if the weather stays pleasant.

Blue Secret

Look at all the colors going on in this bloom!

It's Iris Time!!

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More spring blooms...

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Weekend projects

Daniel and I schlepped rocks yesterday and managed to finish off the last few feet of the rock wall around our circular bed in the drive. I'll have to lift the plants in the fall and raise the soil level. It has settled quite a bit since last fall. The mimosa may be dead and in need of replacing. I won't know for sure until late May.


A few more irises are blooming now, including this cute little yellow amoena.


We also found our native yellow violets blooming along the driveway. They are so cute. I hope they continue to spread about.


My second weekend project was weeding and very little got done. The pressure is now on to get the iris beds cleaned up.

Spring fling!

So many new fresh spring pics - and a puppy!






Isn't he a handsome boy? And look how great this hellebore look in front of this old rootwad.


A new daffodil - barriensis (I think). Love it!


The iris lutescens are so pretty. A rich little carpet to get the season underway. Stalks are rising everywhere.