An abundance of beauty keeps us outdoors soaking up the garden these spring days. Likewise, an abundance of garden projects keeps our hands in the soil. Today I’m joining with gardeners around the world to show what’s growing. See more gardens here: https://gardenruminations.co.uk/2025/05/31/six-on-saturday-31-5-2025/comment-page-1/#comment-35253
ONE – The arching snowball viburnums mixed with lilacs are lovely from many angles. These steps lead up from the stream and pond.
TWO – Lupine Hill is just beginning its long cycle of blooms. We must have over 20 lupines filling this hillside, mixed with viburnums, irises, a stunning spiraea, and various perennials. It has taken a few years to bring this space back to fullness after we dug everything out and solarized it to remove weeds some years back.
THREE – Each year I enjoy the Anemone sylvestris ‘Madonna Snowdrop’ beneath a Rainier cherry tree. I started them from seed years ago and love the way they slowly multiply.
FOUR – If you’ve read Gardens at Coppertop for a while, you’ll know we have a lot of lawn areas which means there is plenty of grass to mow here. Slowly, we’ve replaced some grass with planting beds, including a large rose garden. Yet this pretty stretch of dappled lawn will remain, as it is a main pathway to the lower garden areas. Hubby successfully reseeded it two months ago, before the trees leafed out. The sloping expanse of green is soothing and welcoming
FIVE – My favorite potted tree peony on our patio boasts large buds this year, the first of which opened this week. ‘Kinkaku’ is a youngster, but adds a couple more fragrant, sunset-colored flowers each year.
SIX – It seems almost too extravagant to view peonies and blue poppies in the same week, but here we are! I have managed to keep two large wine barrels of ephemeral Meconopsis betonicifolia poppies alive year after year.
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