I’m very happy today to share another season of Heather’s Garden in Michigan. Heather is married to my nephew James. Photos today by Heather Murphy. (Slight editing and mosaics by yours-truly.) Thanks again Heather for your generosity. For several weekends toward the end of May, Heather was working in the garden. First with her extensive perennials and then adding annuals. The overall effect is a lush green oasis in suburbia.
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Last Amaryllis & A Bunny
Last week I shared what I thought was my last amaryllis. It was my last solid deep red amaryllis. Then I got a surprise from a little amaryllis I got as a forced bulb 3 years ago at Christmas and then planted in the yard. Last year no flower. I thought it was dying. It was a little green plant with a couple of small leaves. Then I noticed 2 small buds forming in almost the middle of May. I’ve explained before that most folks in my neighborhood have flowering amaryllis in February, March, and maybe April. My solid deep red amaryllis bloom late in April. Now this little red amaryllis with a solid white center has 2 flowers. I moved my little bunny over to pose him smelling a flower. (No there isn’t a great fragrance.)
7:30 AM Thursday
Last Thursday was cooler after the previous days with highs in the 90″s F (this is Florida folks!). I went into the front yard about 7:30 am with my camera. Blue skies and lower humidity make me very happy. I find it easier to take photos outside early am or late afternoon before sunset. The bright Florida sun midday can wash out colors in flowers.
In The May Yard
Early each morning I walk in the front yard. Due to very little rain, many of my flowers have been delayed. The red amaryllis didn’t bloom until late April and beginning of May. Read More
May Front Yard
For the last 2 weeks, my white lilies have brightened my yard. Read More
May Garden Changes
The first week in May saw the end of the red amaryllis blooms and 10 days of white lilies.
In The Garden: White Lily Time
For the last ten days I have been enjoying my white lily time. I mentioned previously during my first two years in my home, I planted multiple white lilies. The first year only one plant survived the hot Florida summer. The second year none of the new plants survived. Each year that one lone lily has reproduced, and now I have multiple lilies beside my front porch.