Felix Supreme Peony

 Name:   Peony

Variety Felix Supreme
Type: perennial
Height: 30"
Sun: Full Sun
Flower color:  red
Bloom Time: late May
Fragrance:  yes
Location:  planted on the back side of seated arbor on south side
Care: prune off dead flowers after bloomed; trim to ground after fall freeze; bloom boost weekly in summer spraying ground and not plant.

This finally bloomed.  It's a lovely red although lighter and more pink that our other red vareity.

Hardy Geranium Birch

 

Name: Geraniaceae

Variety:  Birch Cranesbill

Type:  Perennial

Height:  18"

Sun:  Partial Sun

Flower Color: pink

Bloom Time: Summer 

Fragrance:  None

Location:  Perennial garden between iris and geranium

Care:  Fertilize weekly throughout summer.  Sheer back 1/3 after first bloom.   Cut to ground in fall.

Stargazer Lily

Name:  Stargazer Lily

Latin:  Lilium 'Stargazer
Type:  bulb
Size:  2'
Bloom: varigated pink to red with spots
Location:   south side east of other lilies

Care:  Cut down in fall.  Fertilize with bulb tone.

 I bought these from Brecks and they sent three really large beautiful bulbs for a really great price.  including free shipping. 

Spring Color in the Garden

 

The Black Agua in bloom.  It died back over winter, but the new growth has excellent blooms

Mother hen and chicks are bright red.  This is the color they turned in winter.  Don't know what will happen the rest of the year.

New Purchases Dianthus and Hydrangea

 Pink Pom Pom Dianthus

Type:   Perennial 

Size:  Ground cover

Bloom:  pink flowers spring into summer

Location:   Waterfall west side.

We purchased these at Home Depot with the diplodenia.   We delayed planting so they were really dried out, but we did get them in the ground soon enough.  We moved the lavender most phlox that doesn't doing well to the south side of the garage and planted there.   The other small dianthus--firewitch pink is not doing well, so we moved it.   Hope this one will do well.  It's a zone 5

Fire Light Tidbit Panicle Hydrangea

Size:  2-3'  by 4'

Type:  Perennial

Flower:  white most of the summer to dark pink in the fall.

Location:  along north fence in between forsythia and spirea.  I hope to hid our neighbors mess.

Care:  blooms on new wood.  cut back to ground 1st of March before new growth.

We picked this up at KBK nursery in Saline.  It is a Proven Winner and hardy to zone 3.  

New England Aster

 

Name:   New England Aster
Variety:  Purple Dome
Type: perennial
Height: 24"
Sun: Full Sun
Flower color: purple 
Bloom Time: fall
Fragrance:  none
Location:  planted on the south side of gated arbor
Care: fertilize weekly in summer time.   In late fall, cut to ground after blooms have gone.

Front Porch

 

The front porch as never been more beautiful.   There are a few little changes I would make, for next year.

On Porch

Large pots:  Sun patience, grass.  I think I will get a bigger purple grass for next year

Calalily:  White in large pot, Gold Fever in medium pot, Millennial Queen small pot

Steps:

PW Super Bena, White Out

Side:  Pink Caladium  

Next year I have a tall thin pot and three different caladiums.   The pinks will go in the pots next to the bench.