Marigold 'Tangerine Gem,' calendula 'Flashback Mix,' and lavenders waiting to be planted on 29 May: These were from the first farmers' market of the year.
More plants waiting to be planted on 29 May: Bidens, knautia, various salvias, coleus 'Alabama Sunset' (one of my favorite coleus), and Scottish bluebells
New handmade vase with dianthus 'Rainbow Loveliness' and ragged robin (a double-flowering cultivar) on 7 June: First garden bouquet of the year
Plants waiting to be planted today: Chamomile (budded), two kinds of celosia (a red-on-red and the one that looks like little brains), a variegated felicia, and (behind chamomile buds) globe amaranth
Peas ripening today, with pea flowers, fava/broad bean plants, and a salvia flower
Peas ripening on 'Golden Sweet' today: Just two of many pods. (Also a green pea pod to the right of the foremost golden sweet.) I'm not sure if this has really been my best performer so far or if it just seems that way because the peas are so easy to spot!
Peas forming on 'Capucijners Blue Pod' (AKA 'Pois a Crosse Violette') today: My other colorful pea! (plus a bonus green pea) I don't know how well you can tell in a photo, but the one in focus (the one farther back) is the craziest pea I've ever seen - it's MARBLED in different shades of purple! (You can click the photo for a larger sized version to see the marbling better.)
Peas forming on the dwarf pea plants today
Fava/broad beans blooming today. (Pea plant blurry in foreground)
Perennial salvia with bolting cilantro 'Salsa' today. Ornamental grass 'Shenandoah Purple' in background.
Zinnia 'Profusion Fire,' gold coin, lantana 'Lavender Trailing,' creeping thyme, and golden oregano today. You can't really see it here, but the thyme is just starting to bloom.
Dianthus 'Rainbow Loveliness' with African daisy, marigold 'Tangerine Gem,' and tovara 'Painter's Palette': Like most dianthus, it does not look its best after a downpour.
One of my favorite color combinations in the garden at present: A marigold with an angelonia. (Heliotrope in background.)
Peach-leafed bellflower 'Telham Beauty'
Today was rainy and humid and day four of thick greyness in the sky. Then, abruptly, the clouds broke, and it turned gorgeous! This is the sky after the clouds broke. The sun still sets farther west every day here. Almost solstice!
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