In early May fruit trees were in blossom.   First were the apricots, then the cherries, followed by the pears, plums, and apples.    Leaf rollers started to appear too so I squish their rolled up leave nurseries.

Candytuft has an elegant growth and flower, always welcome in May.

A few grace hyacinth still flower, planted decades ago.

This was a good year for fruit blossom and pollination so we will watch for the end-of-summer harvest.

Lamium (spotted deadnettle) will establish and spread wherever it is allowed to, but it is useful for some areas needing a fast fill-in.

This slender crab spider was waiting for a pollinator on the spirea blooms.

We only have a few tulips in the perennial beds, but we like this particular variety,

More news posts will follow, featuring highlights of the garden’s flowering plants.