May blooms

One thing we try to be aware of is when plants bloom. Of course, the look of the blooms (color, size, texture) are important. But, we want to make sure that there is something blooming all season long. I posted about daffodils in early spring. The weeping cherry (check out how the canopy filled out since the hard pruning at the end of 2009) below bloomed a couple of weeks ago. Now we have creeping phlox (not one of my favorites, but lots of people like them) and baby's breath. Fruit trees are blooming as well and in the next week or so, dianthus will bloom. Then poppies and later in the season delphinium, lavender, hollyhock and russian sage. So, when you are putting in your new perennials this spring, keep in mind when they will be in full bloom in addition to how they look and smell when they are blooming.