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More scenes from my yard late May early June (* = More scenes from my yard late May early June (* = native)
1. Blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium montanum) *
2. Kousa dogwood (Cornus kousa)
3. Rhododendron
4-5. Peony
6. Green frog * hunkered down in some mulch by my pond
7. Sheep laurel (Kalmia angustifolia) *
8. Peony, this is the rootstock blooming from a tree peony, well after the top part (red) stopped blooming
9, 17. Bearded Iris
10. Siberian iris
11. Northern beardtongue (Penstemon hirsutus) *
12. Common ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius) *
13. Eastern hayscented fern (Dennstaedtia punctilobula) *, native but very aggressive, trying to remove from my garden
14. Daisy fleabane (Erigeron annuus) *, a volunteer in my garden
15. Zabulon skippers (Lon zabulon) *
16. Azalea, some kind of late blooming variety, came with the house
18. Canada anemone (Anemone canadensis) *
19. A empty birds nest that fell in my garden
20. Canada Toadflax (Nuttallanthus canadensis) *, this volunteered in my new meadow and gets to stay :)
Yard and garden scenes mid to late May (* = native Yard and garden scenes mid to late May (* = native)

1. Azalea sawfly (Nematus lipovskyi) eating the leaves on Pinxterbloom azalea
2. Shallow sedge (Carex lurida) *
3. Awlfruit sedge (Carex stipata) *
4. Verbena hybrid ‘Lanai red’
5. Calibrachoa hybrids ‘chameleon blueberry scone’
6. Fairy fan-flower (Scaevola aemula ‘Bombay dark blue improved’)
7. Torenia hybrid ‘yellow moon’
8. Rhododendron
9-10. Bearded iris
11. Woodland stonecrop (Sedum ternatum) *
12. Hen and chicks (Sempervivum tectorum)
13. Some kind of tadpole. They have since seemed to have disappeared…😢
14. Some kind of backswimmer
15. Deutzia yuki ‘cherry blossom’
16. Honeysuckle * and clematis pair on obelisk
17. Sweetbay magnolia (Magnolia virginiana) * smells fantastic!
18. Eastern chipmunk (Tamias stratus) on my front porch *
19. Green water in pond, since been remediated with aeration 💕
20. Native Meadow growth. Lots of black-eyed Susan’s so far, lupine, partridge pea, pink corydalis, boneset, monarda also seen coming. Still waiting on others. Been removing known weeds slowly…
Scenes from walk at Mill Pond 1. Maple-leaf viburn Scenes from walk at Mill Pond
1. Maple-leaf viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium)
2. Wild geranium (Geranium maculatum)
3. Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) sitting on nest 💕
4. Indian cucumber (Medeola virginiana)
5. Pink lady’s slipper (Cypripedium acaule)
6. Ovenbird (Seiurus aurocapilla) lifer!!
Went out to help plant some native plants at Gilmo Went out to help plant some native plants at Gilmore Pond and saw these beauties as well (* = native)

1. Nannyberry (Viburnum lentago) *
2. Golden Alexander (Zizia aurea) *
3. Cinnamon fern (Osmunda cinnamomea) *
4. Ground ivy(Glechoma hederacea)
5. Ragged-robin (Silene flos-cuculi)
6. Common garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis) *
7. Green and gold (Chrysogonum virginianum) *
8. Eastern star sedge (Carex radiata) * 
9. Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) * I don’t usually see ones this light in color
10. Pagoda dogwood (Cornus alternifolia) *
Last week in my garden 💕 (natives have *) 1. Az Last week in my garden 💕 (natives have *)
1. Azalea, not sure what kind, was here when we moved in 20 years ago.
2. Pinxterbloom azalea (Rhododendron periclymenoides) * love both of these, they small so nice!
3. Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum) *
4. Columbine volunteer, not sure where it came from, maybe Yellow columbine (Columbine flavescens)
5. Goldflame honeysuckle (Lonicera X heckrotti ’Goldflame’)
6. Trumpet honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens ‘Manifich’) *
7. Eastern Cottontail, sampling my new meadow, hope some of it is sedges that I seeded and not mostly grass…
8. Iris 
9. Salvia
10. Rhododendron
11. Eastern red columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) * this one volunteered in my front garden. I have some I planted in back. Happy to see it moving about!
12. Tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa ‘Kamala Nishiki’) It is huge!
13. Carolina crane’s-bill (Geranium carolinianum) * this volunteered in my back garden. It can stay if it doesn’t try to take over :)
14. Clematis ‘Multi Blue’. This is growing on obelisk with trumpet honeysuckle and makes a nice pair
15. Red sandspurry (Spergularia rubra). Found this little one growing in my meadow, it doesn’t belong.
16. Frog eggs in my pond! Hope I get tadpoles
17. Green Frog (Lithobates clamitans)* possible parent of aforementioned eggs, but I’ve heard peepers and gray tree frog out there as well
18. False indigo (Baptista ‘Lemon Meringue’)
19. Wild Strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) *
20. Blue star (Amsonia hubrichtii)
Visit to Garden in the woods! Love all the differe Visit to Garden in the woods! Love all the different plants I see each time.
1. Green and Gold (Chrysogonum virginianum)
2. Creeping Phlox (Phlox stolonifera)
3. Foam flower (Tiarella cordifolia)
4. Star chickweed (Stellaria pubera)
5. Rue anemone (Thalictrum thalictroides)
6. Painted turtle (Chrysemys picta)
7. Royal fern (Osmunda regalis)
8. Yellow Lady’s slipper (Cypripedium parviflorum)
9. Black Cherry leaf gall mite (Eriophyes cerasicrumena)
10. Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum)
11. Sweet Betsy (Trillium cuneatum)
12, 13. Shooting star (Dodecatheon meadia)
14. Field Horsetail (Equisetaum arvense)
15. Starflower (Lysimachia borealus)
16. Plantain-leaved pussytoes (Antennaria plantaginifolia)
17. Woodland stonecrop (Sedum ternatum)
18. Allegheny spurge (Pachysandra procumbens)
Last weekend hike with my husband at Whitehall res Last weekend hike with my husband at Whitehall reservoir 
1. Canada mayflower (Mannheim canadense)
2. Wild sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis)
3. Pink lady’s slipper (Cypripedium acaule)
4. Mapleleaf viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium)
5. Oak galls
6. Cinnamon fern (Osmunda cinnamomea)
7. Common blue violet (Viola sororia)
8. Red Osier dogwood (Cornus sericea)
9. Bronze jumping spider (Eris militaris)
10. Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) it was just hovering over the reservoir. My camera ran out of battery so I took with my phone
11. Black chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa), I think?
12. Mouse-ear chickweed (Cerastium fontanum)
Early May in my yard and neighborhood trails (* = Early May in my yard and neighborhood trails (* = native)

1. Tree peony
2. Northern maidenhair fern (Adiantum pedatum) *
3. Sweet Woodruff (Gallium odoratum)
4. Bloody Crane’s-bill (Geranium sanguineum)
5. Dutchman’s Britches (Dicentra cucullaria) *
6. Azalea
7. Iris
8-10 from neighborhood trail. So happy to see a white baneberry!
8. White Baneberry (Actaea pachypoda) *
9. Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum) *
10. Nodding Trillium (Trillium cerium) *
11. Mining bee on Zizia *
12. Shallow sedge (Carex lurida) *
13. Awlfruit sedge (Carex stipata) *
14. Elderberry (Sambucus nigra ‘Laced Up’)
15. Sweetshrub (Calycanthus ‘Venus’)
16. Gray tree frog (Hyla versicolor) * so glad to find it hiding in the pump enclosure in my pond. It picked up the coloring of the fake rock perfectly. They have been very vocal but hard to find. 🐸
Last weeks garden blooms Last weeks garden blooms Last weeks garden blooms

Last weeks garden blooms (* = native)
1. Jacob's ladder (Polemonium yezoense 'Purple Rain')
2. Great White Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum 'Multiplex') *
3. Eastern red columbine (Aquilegia canadensis) *
4. Golden ragwort (Packera aurea) *
5. Tree Peony (Paeonia suffruticosa)
6. Bird's-eye Pearlwort (Sagina procumbens) * volunteer
7. Lungwort (Pulmonaria longifolia 'Raspberry Splash')
8. Bastard Balm (Melittis melissophyllum 'Royal Velvet Distinction')
9. Sundial Lupine (Lupinus perennis) *
10. Northern blue flag (Iris versicolor) * first time blooming :)
11. Canada Mayflower (Maianthemum canadense) *
12. Pink Columbine (Columbine spp)
13. Foamy Bells (Heucherella 'Pink Fizz')
14. Jack-in-the-pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) *
15. Compact Cranberry Bush VIburnum (Viburnum trilobum "Bailey Compact") *
16. Trumpet Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens 'Manifich') *
17. Lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis) - in a pot so it doesn't spread!
What king of frogs are singing at my pond? What king of frogs are singing at my pond?
Love the frog chorus at my pond. They certainly li Love the frog chorus at my pond. They certainly like to hide. Gray tree frog??
This weeks garden views (natives with *) 1. Great This weeks garden views (natives with *)
1. Great White Trillium (Trillium grandiflora)* first time blooming 
2. Purple Sand cherry (Prunus x cistena) pretty but stinky …
3. White fringed bleeding heart (Dicentra eximia ‘Alba’)* 
4. Japanese cherry (Prunus serrulata)
5, 7 Tulip
6. Common lilac (Syringa vulgaris) smells so nice 
8. Golden Alexander (Zizia aurea)* 
9. Meadow zizia (Zizia aptera)*
10. Lance leaved violet (Viola lanceolata)*
11, 16 Azalea
12. Daffodils
13. Speedwell (Veronica ‘Waterperry Blue’)
14. English holly (Ilex aqiufolium)
15. Variegated Solomon’s seal (Polygonium odoratum ‘Variegatum’)
17. Bleeding heart (Dicentra spectabilis ‘Gold Heart’)
18. Hell strip garden planted 6/2024 *
19. Dead redbud tree 😢
Sound up! What’s singing at my new pond! So happ Sound up! What’s singing at my new pond! So happy to have something visiting, but wish I could see it.
Garden scenes from this week 💕 Natives noted wi Garden scenes from this week 💕 Natives noted with *
1. Fairy wings (Epimedium spp)
2. Red trillium leaf (Trillium erectum)*
3. Black cohosh sprouting (Actaea racemosa)*
4. Lungwort (Pulmonaria spp)
5. Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica)*
6. Celandine poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum)*
7. Tulips
8. Viburnum carlesii ‘Spice Baby’
9. Bird’s foot violet (Viola pedata)*
10. Grape hyacinth
11. Azure bluet (Houstonia caerulea)*
12. Large back garden. Japanese maple getting it’s leaves, hyacinths and daffodils blooming
13. Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis)* first time blooming 💕
14. Winter firefly (Ellychnia cornusca)* I saw a few of these milling about 😊
15. Jacob’s ladder (Polemonium reptans)* Another first time bloomer
16. Pink corydalis (Capnoides sempervirens)*
It’s daffodil time 😊 It’s daffodil time 😊
My bluets are blooming!!! And violets are blooming My bluets are blooming!!! And violets are blooming in my yard 😊
So happy spring is here!!’ So happy spring is here!!’
Pair of bunnies visiting. They better watch out fo Pair of bunnies visiting. They better watch out for the fox!
Anyone know what this is that is running down my f Anyone know what this is that is running down my front step? Update, Consensus is red fox 🦊
Garlic mustard, invasive in North America. If you Garlic mustard, invasive in North America. If you see it pull it. This was in my garden, ugh!!
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