THE THINGIST

ZONE 6 GARDENING

8 MAY 2008

Clematis Guernsey Cream will entwine with red climning rose Dublin later in the season. Note the dreaded Creeping Charlie leaf and blossom in the background.

Spirea underplanted With Dicentra spectabilis alba, Lilium Casablanca and Rosa rugosa alba.
Rosa chinensis Pompon des Princes with pink Dicentra spectabilis in the background.





The glorious blue of Aquilegia coerulea on a cloudy day.

Correction, this is "Hensol Harebell."

Above, three shots of Yoshino Gawa tree peony in its glory.
Correction, this is actually Shima-Nishiki.

Syringa patula Miss Kim is a great show off.