Hosta of the Year Winners from the American Hosta Growers Association

I have all of these Varieties Growing in my Garden.... All Great Growers and All Very Beautiful !! 2013 Rainforest Sunrise 2014 Abiqua Drinking Gourd. Liberty 2012 Praying Hands 2011 First Frost 2010 Earth Angel 2009 Blue Mouse Ears 2008 Paradigm 2007 Stained Glass 2006 Striptease 2005 Sum and Substance 2004 Regal Splendor 2003 Guacamole 2002 June 2001 Sagae 2000 Pauls Glory 1999 Fragrant Bouquet 1998 Patriot 1997 So Sweet 1996 Pictures from the Hosta Forum

MAY and JUNE Garden Calendar

Allium

MAY

Renew Mulch around Perennials. I like to use Compost about 2-inches thick.  This Fertilizes the plants as it breaks down.  Be careful of burying late-risers. 

Pinch Chrysanthemums, Tall Garden Phlox, Asters, hyssop, and bee balm.  Cut stems back to two sets of Leaves.  

JUNE

Divide Spring Bloomers after flowers fade.  This includes Bearded Irises and Oriental Poppies.

Deadhead perennials to keep garden tidy.

Water if rainfall is scarce.  

Pinch Asters and Chrysanthemums one last time before the 4th of July.

Plant Fall-blooming perennials.

squaw-weed

Senecio obovatus

Loose umbels of yellow flowers are produced from early April through June on 12″ stems. The semievergreen foliage is rounded and serrated along the edges. Plants spread slowly by underground stems. Grows well in dry shade. 

I have this in a sunny and dry spot and it does well there too.

Prefers rich soil and and average moisture. Will grow in dry shade.The base of the plant is only 4 inches.  
This is a very hardy plant here in Nebraska and it is a Missouri Native plant.  I love the long bloom period of this plant. In my Garden, It is one of my earliest bloomers and continues to bloom into June.  

I picked up this plant at a Garden Club plant sale from a member's Garden.  

Japanese Tree Lilac

I have had this shrub in my back yard for years. I planted this clearance plant thinking it was a Viburnum.  It took several years for it to bloom.  When it finally did it had just a few graceful Lilac blooms. Then I discovered it was a type of Lilac.  This Season it is has gotten very tall and has many booms just starting to set.

A Japanese lilac tree (Syringa reticulate) is small tree, growing only to 25 feet tall and wide. This tree bears panicles of flowers in early summer that are similar to those on a lilac bush. Deep green leaves cover this tree in the spring and summer, falling off in the autumn to reveal the many branches. The flowers of the Japanese lilac tree tend to be smaller and the color range is more limited than that of the blooming lilac bush, though just as fragrant. Proper care of the Japanese lilac tree will assure the tree lives up to 100 years.

Mother's Day Peony

This is one of my Favorite Plants in my Garden.  This Very Early Blooming Peony came from a very old Garden in Iowa.  For many years a mother and daughter  sold divisions of old plants from their family farm.  I went to their sale a couple years and purchased some plants that I treasure in my garden.

Garden Pot Man

I am hoping to put my Garden Pot Man together this Weekend.

I missed him Last Season!

Today's Blooms

Woodland Phlox is in Full Bloom Right Now

Bleeding Hearts Just Starting

Planted Garden Chair full of colorful annuals

Planted Antique Copper Boiler a mix of perennials and Annuals