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Garden in the woods part 2 1. False Rue-anemone (E Garden in the woods part 2
1. False Rue-anemone (Enemion biternatum)
2. Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)
3. Witch alder (Fothergilla major)
4. Rhodora (Rhododendron canadense)
5. Bird’s foot violet (Viola pedata)
6. Plantain-leaved pussytoes (Antennaria plantaginifolia)
7. Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum), lots and lots of them 😊
8. Allegheny spurge (Pachysandra procumbens) and  Foamflower (Tiarella cordifolia)
Took the afternoon off work and went to Garden-in- Took the afternoon off work and went to Garden-in-the-woods. What a great time of year to visit!!
1. Squirrel Corn (Dicentra canadensis)
2. Celandine poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum)
3. Wood anemone (Anemone nemorosa)
4. Jacob’s ladder (Polemonium reptans)
5. Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica)
6. Great White Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum)
7. Green and gold (Chrysogonum virginianum)
8. Stellaria sp - not sure didn’t see a label
9. Large toadshade (Trillium cuneatum)
10. Shooting star (Dodecatheon meadia)
11. Phlox of some kind
12. Yellow trillium (Trillium luteum)
13. Two-leaved toothwort (Cardamine diphylla)
14. Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum) I think?
15. Merry bells (Uvularia grandiflora)
16. Marsh marigold (Caltha palustris)
17. Painted turtle (Chrysemys picta)
18. Interrupted fern (Osmunda claytoniana)
19. Azure Bluet (Houstonia caerulea)
20. Barren strawberry (Geum fragarioides)
Got this Easter cactus years ago from my sister an Got this Easter cactus years ago from my sister and it finally is blooming 💕
Mid - late April in my gardens 1. Late Lowbush blu Mid - late April in my gardens
1. Late Lowbush blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium)
2. Celandine poppy/Wood Poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum)
3. Early Saxifrage (Micranthes virginiensis)
4. Golden alexander (Zizia aurea)
5. Virginia bluebells (Mertensia virginica)
6. Blue cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides)
7. Hepatica (Hepatica nobilis), love the dappled leaves 
8, 18-19 daffodils
9. Bleeding Heart (Dicentra spectabilis ‘Gold Heart’ aka Lamprocapnos spectabilis ‘Gold Heart’)
10. Awlfruit Sedge (Carex stipata)
11. Great White Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum)
12. Japanese cherry (Prunus serrulata)
13. Thyme-leaved speedwell (Veronica serpyllifolia)
14. Green Frog
15. Azure Bluet (Houstonia caerulea)
16. Painted Trillium (Trillium undulatum)
17. Compact grape hyacinth (Muscari botryoides)
20. Field thistle (Cirsium discolor)
Garden scenes 1. Allegheny spurge (Pachysandra pro Garden scenes
1. Allegheny spurge (Pachysandra procumbens) 
2. Blood Root (Sanguinaria canadensis ‘Muliplex’)
3. White Fringed bleeding heart (Dicentra eximia ‘Alba’)
4. Fairy Wings (Epimedium Spp)
5. Radishes sprouting in new raised bed 😊
6. Azure Bluet (Houstonia caerulea)
7. Green frog
8. Allegheny Serviceberry (Amelanchier laevis)
9. Narcissus ‘Trumpet Teal’
10. Twinleaf (Jeffersonia diphylla)
11. Viburnum carlesii ‘Spice Baby’ (Viburnum carlesii ‘Spice Baby’)
12. Compact grape hyacinth (Muscari botryoides)
13. Helleborus ‘Blushing Bridesmaid’ (Helleborus ‘Blushing Bridesmaid’)
14. Witch alder (Fothergilla major)
15. Daffodil 
16. Green frog
17. Marsh marigold (Caltha palustris)
Garden scenes 1. Goldfinch enjoying leftover black Garden scenes
1. Goldfinch enjoying leftover black-eyed Susan seeds in my meadow.
2. Primrose (Primula vulgaris ‘Belarina Lively Lilac’)
3. Dandelion sprouting in the grass, lol
4. Lungwort (Pulmonaria saccharata) 
5. Hellebore (Helleborus orientalis)
6. Blood Root (Sanguinaria canadensis), getting ready to bloom
7. Allegheny Serviceberry (Amelanchier laevis) Getty ready to bloom 😊
8. Fringed bleeding heart (Dicentra eximia)
9,10. Daffodils 
11. Rue Anemone (Anemonella thalictroides ‘Cameo’), too cute, can’t get enough of these.
12. Common blue violet (Viola sororia)
13. Dutchman’s breeches (Dicentra cucullaria), I hope they bloom this year!
14, 15. Blood Root (Sanguinaria canadensis) 💕
Scenes from Whitehall Reservoir 1,2 both ends of Scenes from Whitehall Reservoir 
1,2 both ends of mute swan 
3. Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens)
4. Flat branched tree club moss (Dendrolycopodium obscurum)
5. Spotted Wintergreen (Chimaphila maculata)
What’s blooming/ growing in my gardens now 1. Daf What’s blooming/ growing in my gardens now 
1. Daffodils
2. Hyacinths 
3. Northern spicebush (Lindera benzoin)
4. More hyacinths
5. Lungwort (Pulmonaria saccharata)
6. Dog-Tooth Violet/Trout Lily (Erythronium americanum) - thought it was a goner, so happy to see it coming up! 
7. Tulip
8. Rue Anemone (Anemonella thalictroides ‘Cameo’)
Spring finally came!!! Spring finally came!!!
Can’t believe I have 12 green frogs in my pond now Can’t believe I have 12 green frogs in my pond now!! They’ve invited their friends 🐸
Yesterday I saw 8 little frogs, there are 5 in the Yesterday I saw 8 little frogs, there are 5 in the first picture followed by a pair and a single, but today… a garter snake moved in… I saw one frog, the others well, I can hope are hiding
Orange never looked so good!! Sturgeon moon over L Orange never looked so good!! Sturgeon moon over Lake Chauncy
Mid July in my garden 1. European harvestman on B Mid July in my garden 
1. European harvestman on Blunt mountainmint (Pycnanthemum muticum)
2. Showy tick-trefoil (Desmodium canadense)
3. Fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium)
4. Seedbox (Ludwigia alternifolia)
5. Balloon flower (Platycodon grandiflorus ‘Astra Blue’)
6. Pearly Everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea)
7. Wild bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)
8. Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
9. Pickerelweed (Pontederia cordata)
10. Common evening-primrose (Oenothera biennis)
11. New York ironweed (Vernonia noveboracensis)
12. Obedient plant (Physostegia virginiana ‘Pink Manners’)
13. Shrubby St. John’s-wort (Hypericum prolificum)
14. Lesser yellow underwing (Noctua comes) I think…
15. Wolf’s milk (Lycogala epidendrum)
16. Common buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis)
17. Perplexing bumblebee on Heartleaf Skullcap (Scutellaria ovata)
18. Silver spotted skipper on Beebalm (Monarda didyma ‘Marshall’s Delight’)
19. Mophead hydrangea
20. Snowberry clearwing on Beebalm (Monarda didyma ‘Marshall’s Delight’)
Early July in my yard 1. Bombus perplexus on Hairy Early July in my yard
1. Bombus perplexus on Hairy Wood-Mint (Blephilia hirsuta) * the bees just live this!!
2. Margined calligrapher (Toxomerus marginatus) on Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) *
3. Canada Wildrye (Elymus canadensis) *
4. Ok there’s a murder going on here 😊 Not actually sure how many crows constitute a murder…
5. Virginia Pepperweed (Lepidium virginicum)* this volunteered in my meadow. I liked the way it looks
6. Chickadee at the birdbath 💕
7. Heartleaf Skullcap (Scutellaria ovata) Native to PA and south 
8. Little glassywing (Vernia verna)
9. Geranium Rozanne (Geranium Rozanne)
10. Rough Cinquefoil (Potentilla norvegica) *
11. Great Spangled Fritillary (Argynnis cybele) on Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) *
12. Chestnut longhorn beetle (Judolia cordifera)
13. Some type of Banded grass skipper (Subtribe Hesperiina)
14. Beebalm (Monarda didyma ‘Marshall’s Delight’)*
15. Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)* is going crazy in my meadow, so pretty!
16. Spine-headed bug (Acanthocephala terminalis)
17. Balloon flower (Platycodon grandiflorus ‘Astra Pink’)
18. Spotted joe pye weed (Eutrochium maculatum) *
19. Common evening-primrose (Oenothera biennis) *
20. Northern hammertail (Efferia aestuans)
Late June, early July garden sights 1. Black-eyed Late June, early July garden sights
1. Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) * first of many starting in my native meadow 💕
2. Robin enjoying my pond
3. Carolina rose (Rosa carolina) *
4. Comb-clawed beetle (Capnochroa fuliginosa)
5. Red milkweed beetle (Tetraopes tetrophthalmus)
6. Black cohosh/ Bugbane (Actaea racemosa) *
7. Bush honeysuckle (Diervilla lonicera) *
8. Virginia Stickseed (Hackelia virginiana) * volunteer in my garden
9. Hosta
10. Cleome
11. Cabbage white (Pieris rapae)
12. Mad dog skullcap (Scutellaria laterifolia) *
13. White meadowsweet (Spiraea alba) *
14. Tall white-aster (Doellingeria umbellata) *
15. Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)* color variation, there is a whole range of how much extra brown is on the yellow petals
16. Common liverwort (Marchantia polymorpha) *
17. Two-spotted bumblebee (Bombus bimaculatus) on Hairy Wood-Mint (Blephilia hirsuta)* the bumblebees love this!!
18. Dragon fly on black-eyed Susan
19. Red-banded leaf hopper (Graphocephala coccinea) love the colors on these!
20. Goldfinch enjoying the waterfalls
Last fall I converted part of my lawn into a flowe Last fall I converted part of my lawn into a flowering lawn. It hasn’t flowered yet, put it seems that bunnies like it better than my garden so that’s a big win in my book. Enjoy the clovers bun bun 💕
Late June in my garden (*=native) 1. Asiatic Lily Late June in my garden (*=native)
1. Asiatic Lily (Lillium ‘Rosella’s Dream’)
2. Silky dogwood (Cornus amomum)*
3. Robin enjoying a bath in the waterfall
4. Indian Pink (Spigelia marilandica ‘Little Redhead’)* outdoing itself this year!!
5. Fringed Loosestrife (Lysimachia ciliata)*
6. male Winterberry (Ilex Verticillata ‘Southern Gentleman’)*
7. Hairy Wood-Mint (Blephilia hirsuta)* Bees love this!!
8. White meadowsweet (Spiraea alba)* first year blooming 💕
9. Shasta Daisy (Leucanthemum x superbum ‘Thomas Killen’)
10. Astilbe (Astilbe chinensis ‘Visions Inferno’)
11. American goldfinch enjoying a drink at the pond
12. Asiatic Lily (Lillium ‘Patricia’s Pride’)
13. Swamp azalea (Rhododendron viscosum ‘Framingham’)* this smells so good!
14. Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus)
15. Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)*
16. Blue vervain (Verbena hastata)*
17. Chinese Forget-Me-Not (Cynoglossum amabile) Volunteer showed up in my native meadow…to keep or pull?
18. Short-tailed aphid eater (Eupeodes pomus)* larva
19. Stokes Aster (Stokesia laevis ‘Blue Danube’)*
20. Abelia (Abelia chinensis ‘Ruby Anniversary’)
Morning visitor! Watch out little bunnies 😊 Morning visitor! Watch out little bunnies 😊
Views in my garden mid June (*=native) 1. Common w Views in my garden mid June (*=native)
1. Common white cheeked jumping spider on Peony
2. Inkberry Holly (Ilex glabra) *
3. Sundrops (Oenothera fruticosa) *
4. clematis (Clematis ‘Niobe’) 
5. Purple-flowering raspberry (Rubus odoratus) *
6. Fringed bleeding heart (Dicentra eximia) *
7. Rose Campion (SIlene coronaria aka Lychnis coronaria)
8. Cardinal
9. Tadpoles getting bigger 😊
10. Green frog sitting in waterfall
11. Cornflower (Centaurea montana) 
12. Black-edged Dichomeris Moth
13. Indian Pink (Spigelia marilandica ‘Little Redhead’)
14. Nasturtium
15. Goat’s beard (Aruncus dioicus) *
16. Hairy Wood-Mint (Blephilia hirsuta) *
17. Yellow Daylily (Hemerocallis lilioasphodelus)
18. Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa) *
19. Tiger Lily (Hemerocallis fulva)
20. Feverfew (Tanacetum Parthenium)
Early June in my gardens (* = native) 1. Rosa ‘Nep Early June in my gardens (* = native)
1. Rosa ‘Neptune’
2. Maltese Cross (Lychnis chalcedonia)
3. Elderberry (Sambucus nigra ‘Laced Up’)
4. female Winterberry (Ilex Verticillata ‘Red Sprite’) *
5. Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia ‘Minuet’)
6. Gray Tree frog (Hyla versicolor) * These frogs sing every night and I finally was able to get a picture of one
7. Knotweed (Persicaria affinis ‘Superba’)
8. European harvestman (Phalangium opillo) I think?
9. Mophead Hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla)- I’ve had this for nearly 8 years and it’s finally going to bloom!
10. More tadpoles to come!
11. Silky dogwood (Cornus amomum) *
12. Blanket Flower (Gaillardia aristata ‘Spintop Copper Sun’)
13. Beautyberry (Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Plump & Plentiful Purple Giant’)
14. Tall meadow rue (Thalictrum pubescens) *
15. Selfheal (Prunella vulgaris) *
16. Blue-ridge Buckbean (Thermopsis villosa) *
17. Squirrel tail grass (Hordeum jubatum) *
18. Snapdragon (Antirrhinum majus)
19. Red-banded leafhopper (Graphocephala coccinea)
20. Ruby-throated hummingbird
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