May Flowers in my Garden

I know that my garden is going to suffer a bit this summer. I don't have the stamina and agility to wrestle with the weeds in my garden, especially the ones on the south side of the house (where I planted wildflower seeds a few years ago). I'm trying to at least maintain control of the two beds in the front of the house, since they are the most visible. Perhaps I'll get to attack the weeds in the wildflower bed in the summer, after the baby comes. But if not, I'm going to be content with enjoying the flowers that I have already planted. If there was ever a year to be lazy about gardening, it would be this year!

The Rubens climatis has been absolutely gorgeous this year. The wisteria and Avalanche climatis are doing alright, but I'm a little concerned that the Avalanche climatis hasn't grown or shown any signs of budding. We'll see if anything changes in the next few weeks.

I've really been enjoying the flowers that are in the bed right next to our fence. It's fun to look at them when I go in and out of the house. The peonies just started to open a few days ago. And, I'm happy that the poofy purple alliums have opened up this year. (It only took them two years!)

If you look closely in the back of this image, you can see that the orange California poppies are starting to open in the wildflower bed. The yellow Lady Stratheden Grecian Rose is also doing well.