Yeah, yeah, I know I just did report number 1, but I found a picture from 2023 and I have to compare. The shots are a couple of weeks different in time, but I think you can easily see how much bare ground is in the picture from three years ago.
Lots of pictures, but I've done a lot on this in the last week!
First, that approximate view today.
And this is in late May 2023! Confession- I had totally whacked off that seven sisters rose that I hate, to let it start over, but even so, there just isn't much else to see.
Another look at the profusion of color in this section- most of it just foliage. I've dreamed of a garden like this for years, and on a small scale, I'm being allowed to pull it off. You've seen all of this before except the orange 'Caramel' Heuchera. I got that last fall and put it where 'Peach Flambe' had been. Moved the peaches farther west. I'll do a whole Heuchera post one of these days.
A couple of specific things to report. This is the 'Loyalist' Hosta that got damaged last spring, and it has totally recovered. It has a 'Frostbite' Brunnera to the left, 'Cathedral Windows' Heuchera in front of it, and 'Krossa Regal' Hosta behind it.
I've been moving a lot of things around, which is always a bit risky. But here's the white-flowered poppy- about twice as big as when I planted it two weeks ago. It won't bloom this year but it certainly looks like it's going to live.
I have also potted up two baby pink and two baby orange poppies that came up on their own. Some are going to Marie. And I've found more tiny, tiny baby donkeytail in the rock garden (finally!), so a couple of those went in pots for now.
Now let's move to the east. This is where many changes have happened last year and this year. Here's another shot of the far east end. Yeah, I just showed you this, but I added three (one's off screen) small Hosta in the front. I thought they were all 'Blueberry Tart.' The far left front is. But the next one over is similar, but not as blue. So, I have another mystery to try to solve. These were just totally hidden by larger Heuchera leaves on the west side, and I thought they'd make a nice edge in this section because they are low and spreading.
Speaking of transplanting, I said I chopped a chunk off the 'Caramel' Heuchera, but wasn't sure I got a good enough bit of root. But I think I did. It's working on a new leaf! For reference, this is the large orangy-gold one above on the west side.
Other regulars are starting to bloom. The blue Globe Campanula is just beginning. I wish the blue and white would bloom at the same time, but nope.
And this just amazes me. It's the lily that I have no idea where it came from. Last year it had 4 blossoms. This year, it's trying for 6, and it may be having a baby. Stay tuned.
In other news: I got a couple other things done yesteray evening. I fixed a door latch that wasn't working right and finished my column for Mason County Press.
But I woke up feeling awful this morning. Sometimes it just happens. Not much got done in the morning, but by noon I felt better. Somehow, I managed to redeem the day, doing all the editing and a little garden work. The weather was lovely- cool with a light breeze. I think we are going to get rain again this evening.
I wasted a bunch of time playing games while I didn't feel good, but sometimes that's all I can manage.
 | See Front Garden Report 2026- #1 |
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