Spring blooms

The gardens are starting to look good this year as they mature and have filled in. The groundcover (ajuga or bugleweed) is getting thick and I love the color when it blooms.

One of my favorite things are the vines, especially the clematis, which I have everywhere. 

This one isn't fully open yet, but will be soon.  It's called Josephine.

I love the combinations of colors and textures, like this heuchera (coral bells) and the ghost fern.

This is in the back area and gets a fair amount of sun, but the ferns seem to do just fine.

We have a very shady lot with five trees, so mostly I grow hostas and things that enjoy the shade.

It wouldn't be June without columbines.

This one is starting to naturalize so hopefully I'll have a nice clump of them eventually.

Another summer favorite is daisies.  

This is a nice clumping variety, not like the ones I had in Wisconsin that took over the empty lot next door.  It did look stunning, however.

This is a combination of a Japanese painted fern and a heuchera. The gold groundcover is lysimachia nummularia (moneywort) and the silvery one in the back is lamium (dead nettle ).

Well, that's been my tour for the day. My granddaughter has given me the use of her camera which makes it much easier to share these photos with you.

Long Live the Queen of the Garden