April Showers continued

I was able to do a little transplanting and weeding this weekend. The weather was gorgeous! The husband mows and I garden. Adding more photos from my earlier walk through the garden, some photos of a trip to Tennessee last weekend, and my sister's photo of Grandma's peony that just bloomed this spring. 

My trilliums in the native garden did not last long since they are a favorite snack of the deer who frequently wander through my yard. I was thrilled to see these yellow trilliums on the weekend trip to Tennessee driving through the Great Smokey Mts National Park.

Obviously those Tennessee deer are not as hungry as the ones here in Georgia! 

Reading some of the brochures from the Park I am disappointed to read that one of the threats to the wild flowers and plants in the park are poachers. Specifically, commercial poachers! Knowing that the plants and animals on National and State lands are protected I would never dream of digging up plants. Now I have a concern about where I purchase the native plants I am looking for. 

Grandma's peony is lovelier than ever! My sister had a small start from Grandma years ago and has nursed it along for several years with fabulous results. I would have to verify how many years she has had blooms on it. As with most things I loose count of the years. 

I have been waiting patiently for a start of this for my own garden! Again...another pass along plant! From these same grandparents I have a horseradish plant and spearmint in my garden. I'll have to post photos of those at a later date as I have none at the moment. I have chocolate mint growing in a large cast iron kettle which was given to me by this same grandmother. So as you can see I have more than a few opportunities to remember as I enjoy my garden.

Bleeding Heart

Pincushion Flower

The last of the photos I previously took from my garden:

A bleeding heart (Dicentra spectabilis) with two varieties of hosta. A purple pincushion flower (Scabiosa). Notice how the stamens resemble pins in a pincushion, thus the common name. Perennial geranium also called Hardy geranium or Cranesbill geranium. I have a native variety in the woodland native garden which bloomed for the first time this year! And last are the chives in full bloom! The last photo I posted they had just come up and had only a few buds! A few weeks makes all the difference! Until next time, I hope you enjoyed some of my favorite plants. 

Hardy Geranium

Chives