I’m pleased with how the plants have been growing in my perennial border this spring. We’ve had a very wet spring making the plants green and lush.
The bed you’re looking at has been weeded three times and edged twice. Plants have been added, subtracted and transplanted.
Gardening takes work.
I’m not trying to dissuade you from gardening. I want you to know gardening isn’t a once and done thing. People with beautiful yards spend a lot of time keeping those yards looking that way and love every minute they spend out there. I know I do.
The pink flowers are some kind of Poppy. I wish I could tell you more but I can’t.
A little up and to the right of the pink flowers are Mountain Bluet (Centaurea montana). I lost all but one of my Mountain Bluet over the winter. I suspect the cause of death was wet soil in the Fall, Winter or Spring. I got replacements at the grocery store this spring. If they don’t make it this time I’ll try something different.
You’d be amazed by how different the bed looks through the season depending on what is in bloom.
If you look over the fence you can see my Weber grill. It’s been in that spot for 19 years and counting. I enjoy peeking over the fence while grilling hot dogs in the Summer.
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A closeup of the Poppies is below. Lauren, see below in comments, thinks it’s Papaver Orientale. I agree!
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2 responses to “Perennial Border June 2019”
My guess for your poppy is Papaver orientale
(https://www.selectseeds.com/heirloom-perennials-2/oriental_poppy_princess_victoria_louise_seeds.aspx)
This link shows a picture of one variety that looks similar to the color you have.
I LOVE them. I’ve been caring for a garden now about 4 years that was quite abandoned for years before. Each year some perennials who’ve been waiting until it seemed that someone was loving the garden once more, have the courage to poke their heads above ground to see if it’s safe yet to come back. Two years ago, white Oriental poppies with black/violet centers showed up. I was elated! Last year there were three plants; the two larger ones each bore one flower. This year the two larger plants bloomed one flower each and both have two more on the way. The smaller plant also has one flower this year. So exciting that they’re beginning to make a clump of poppies. ENJOY this beautiful Spring.
Lauren I followed your link and I think you got it! Thank you for sharing. I have Oriental Poppies in the salmon color and red and they reliably return year after year. They also do ok in dry parts of the garden which is a good thing as well.
Restoring old gardens is a labor of love, quite literally. It takes way more work to bring an abandoned garden back than to plant one.