Manic Monday
May 21st, 2007 by Kristin Green(“wish it was Sunday”) But it rained all over “funday” – somewhere between 2 and 4 inches for the weekend. There’s always plenty to do on Monday to get (dis)organized for the week. This week we’re planting. (That is going to start sounding like a broken record!) We’ll fork rain-mushed tulips out of the cutting garden, North Garden, and Visitor’s Center beds and start emptying the greenhouse of pot bound seedlings and cuttings.
Meanwhile here’s some up-the-skirts and other more demure pictures of blooming beauties:
The Dove tree is full of hankies – almost like it’s been t.p.ed – but so much prettier! 

I think I might like the Pulsatilla vulgaris (Pasque flower) even better naked than clothed (I could never get a good shot of it in flower – that shade of violet/blueish is a toughy.)

Remember the tiny sleeping Cinnamon fern? This is the same one today: 

And the May apples are blooming! The light wasn’t quite right to get a good picture but here’s one anyhow because they’re so cool – you have to really look for these guys!
And now I wonder if there are any other 30+ somethings out there that I’ve managed to infect with an 80′s girl band earworm? So sorry!





May 21st, 2007 at 9:09 pm
I love that Dove tree! I don’t think it is quite hardy here in northern RI but yours is just lovely. My mayapples are up but not yet blooming. Lovely photos.
May 22nd, 2007 at 7:08 am
Thanks, Layanee! The Davidia is marginal here. We’ve got it in a pretty protected spot in the lawn on the east side of the mansion. Are you zone 5 or 6?
May 22nd, 2007 at 8:54 am
Kris:
Really zone 5b. I’d love to try it but then again, the Yankee in me won’t let me throw $$$ down the drain! I’ll come see yours and there is a beauty at Haskell’s in New Bedfore.
May 22nd, 2007 at 3:07 pm
It’s always SO much more satisfying to see something you’ve planted thrive! And good to have one more excuse to visit other gardens!