What’s Blooming May 15, 2011
Here’s everything blooming (and almost blooming) today.
Waterlogged Front Perennial Bed & Licorice
Viburnum plicatum tomentosum 'Mariesii'
Geranium 'Bill Wallace'
Pink Bluebells
Blue & White Bluebells
Clematis
Candytuft
Espalier Apple Tree
Weigela Carnaval (?)
Double Pink Peony (not quite open)
Cornflower, Bachelor's Button
Geranium phaeum 'Samobor'
Persicaria & Hardy Geranium
Bleeding Heart
Bleeding Heart 'Alba'
London's Pride
Tree Peony (name unknown)
White Lilac
Purple Lilac
Summer Daphne
Chives
Garden Blogger’s Bloom Day takes place on the 15th of every month and all started with May Dreams Gardens.
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Gardening in My Rubber Boots 
That front garden is lovely. I like how the chicken got her image in the shot. Perhaps she thought your garden would not be complete without her. :) Those pink bluebells are stunning. Happy GBBD Day!
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My little chicken gets into almost every shot! I think it’s pretty cute.
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Beautiful blooms! I now have to get some Bleeding Heart. I didn’t realize there were different colors. BTW, I LOVE your photo with the chicken in it. :) I raise them too and think they’re quite entertaining. Thanks for posting
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I love my white bleeding heart – I got another one last year but it’s too small to bloom.
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At the risk of sounding like a “Valley Girl” (I was a teenager in the 80s) – I am TOTALLY FREAKING OUT over here looking at all of your gorgeous photos!!! There is so much blooming in your garden right now, and it’s just incredible!
The bluebells! The wiegela! The white and purple lilacs! The summer daphne! Even the geranium is absolutely stunning! And a delightful black hen just hanging out…I’m so envious!
Thanks for posting all these lovely photos. I’m so looking forward to seeing how your garden changes over the season!
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Thanks Aimee!
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Wow, your front yard is so full and lush. I want to camp out there. I’ll help Licorice find the snails and slugs. :-)
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Thanks Kristi! Licorice (and the other three less friendly chickens) do a pretty good job keeping the slug and snail population down. They really are a pet with benefits. ;)
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Wow, You’ve got a lot of nice blooms, but licorice is the star of this post. Man I wish I had some black chickens! They’re beautiful.
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I bet you could get a couple black chickens…they’re pretty quiet and really cute….
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Hi~~ I’m new here. Love your blog. I was wondering about ‘Bill Wallace’ Geranium. I’ve seen it on sale through Annie’s Annuals and am considering buying it. Does it really have a long bloom time and is it winter hardy? Does it take long to get established? Any info would be much appreciated. http://www.gracepete.blogspot.com. Thanks.
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Grace, I picked my Bill Wallace geranium from Annie’s Annuals last year. It’s huge now and overwintered perfectly. I’m outside of Seattle so I bet we’re in the same zone (or close). I like that it doesn’t get super tall but bushes out nicely. I bet it’s been blooming for close to a month now and doesn’t look like it’s slowing down. It’s a great plant.
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The perennial bed looks really great (chickens are great garden candy). Isn’t so nice to see color in the garden again!
Tree peony is quite lovely, I just bought 2 this year, can’t wait until they bloom!
Hope you’re enjoying your weekend!
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What lovely blooming flowers!!! Beautiful…
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