May Queen (Leucanthemum vulgare ‘May Queen’) has been blooming since May.
Ox-eye daisies are native to the area and a must have in the garden.
May Queen is very attractive to bees and butterflies and unattractive to rabbits and dears.
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Danish Flag
It has not been that good year for the Danish Flags (Papaver somniferum ‘Danish Flag’). Because of the long warm period we are having many of the plants remain small.
Last year one of the flowers had a different color scheme. The white in the flower was replaced with purple.
I liked the color combination and collected the seeds. Now half of my Danish Flag flowers are waving red purple flags.
Petunia
If I had known that petunias (Petunia) will do this well this summer, I would have bought more of them.
It seems that this hot weather suits them and leads to constant blooming.
Maybe next year I will have more but that depends on the colors that will be available. This spring the offering was quite modest.
Shirley Temple
One bloom, no more, no less. I guess I can say it bloomed this year.
Bought my mom a new peony (Paeonia lactiflora ‘Shirley Temple’ this spring. Let’s see how it overwinters.
The bloom was beautiful though did not last long.
Avalon
The daffodil season is now over and other flowers have begun blooming.
One of the late bloomers is Avalon (Narcissus ‘Avalon’). Already a bit beaten by rain but still beautiful.
Daffodils are so many. I already have more than twenty different varieties growing and each year try to add few more.
Cunningham’s White
The Cunningham’s White (Rhododendron ’Cunningham’s White’) is a new addition to the garden.
Bought two plants last year and both of them made it through the winter. We are a bit too north for them but let’s see how they make it in the following years. This winter we had plenty of snow to protect the newcomers but that is not the case each year.
My father’s plant is blooming beautifully but the other one I planted to the other side of the lake is doing well but not going to bloom.
Flaming Flag
The Flaming flags (Tulipa ‘Flaming flag’) are doing well. This is a third good year in a row for them.
When I bought the bulbs I was not sure how Triumph tulips would do up here in the north but they seem to be just fine.
They are strong and sturdy. Even though the weather has not been ideal for them they still manage to look good and untouched.
Columbus
Columbus (Tulipa ‘Columbus’) sure is a very beautiful tulip. This peony tulip has glowing reddish pink color and has a decorative white edge.
This spring has not been a good one for them. The strong rainstorms have beaten the blooms and it has not been an ideal year.
The blooms are also a bit smaller than previously but I guess I am to blame for not giving them enough nutrients.
Snowboard
I bought yet another birdhouse and it was immediately occupied by a European pied flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca). It have been fun watching them to build a nest with huge enthusiasm.
Though I suspect that they are nesting for the first time since building the nest has not been a very efficient or organized. They are desperately trying to fit too large objects to the birdhouse and seem to get a bit frustrated when that does not work.
The Snowboard (Narcissus ‘Snowboard’) which I planted last year is now blooming. And it is a beautiful white daffodil.
Strike
Summer’s first thunderstorm is now on us which leaves good time to write blogs.
Daffodil (Narcissus ‘strike’) is a good looking flower. The structure of the flowers is interesting and a bit unusual.
I just love the different varieties that are available each spring. When it comes to daffodils they are so many.
Gardening in the North 