My garden has finally starting bursting with color. It seems like we had such a long winter here in zone 6a New England with the late freeze that hit. Everything seems to have bounced back and has begun to bloom. So excited to see the return of some of my favorite perennials. The peonies are almost ready to start flowering. The poppies have really taken off, and my phlox continue to add color to the shade garden. I've added some of my favorite annuals. Cosmos, snap dragons and petunias are all putting on a show. Annuals fill my container gardens along with some vines. My honeysuckle and Bougainvillea are catching the attention of the hummingbirds.
A house finch has made a nice little nest in my bird house. My vegetable garden is off to a wonderful start with peas, greens and sprouting seeds. The strawberry patch is filled with blooms and I'm hoping to start picking some in June. The herbs and companion plants are all doing well, and I can't wait to see what the rest of the season has in store! Come enjoy some photographs of what's blooming in the May garden below. Feel free to click on the links below to read more about what I'm growing over on PlantsMap.com.
Peonies getting ready to pop
Window box filled with a mix of pansies and vinca vines
Hanging basket filled with Proven Winners Superbells Tropical Sunrise, Proven Winners Bright Lights African daisies, vinca vine and dracaena
Urn planter filled with Proven Winners Graceful Grasses Prince Tut dwarf Egyptian papyrus, Supercal Blue petunias & Proven Winners 'Sweet Caroline' Light Green sweet potato vine
Bird house acting as a home to a house finch
Strawberry patch filled with pink and white blooms
My hen prosperity string inviting good fortune into my garden
Contessa ivy geraniums used as companion plants in the veggie garden
Cherry tomato plant surrounded by French Dwarf marigolds
Onion chives getting ready to bloom
White wave petunias acting as a companion plant for my beans
Bush Blue Lake Beans beginning to sprout
Berry bushes filling in nicely
Do you have a favorite in your garden that blooms or is ready to harvest in May? I'm keeping my eye out for some blooming peonies, salvia and daisies this June. I also love harvesting strawberries, peas and chives around this time of year. Right now my main focus is adding some pollinator friendly plants to my butterfly garden. Looking to add more shrubs and annuals for my winged friends to enjoy. If you have any suggestions, please feel free to comment below or tweet me @thefreckeldrose. Wishing you beautiful blooms and bountiful harvests!
44 Comments
JM Illinois
June 1, 2016 at 7:26 pmEvidently your hen string has brought you good fortune, plants are blooming everywhere in your garden. How lovely!
Claudia
June 1, 2016 at 2:17 pmwow! that’s quite the variety!!! truly beautiful pictures
Joan M Harrington
June 1, 2016 at 2:10 pmHi Angie 🙂
Wow, your garden is beautiful! Love all the pretty flowers growing around you…..great pics! My favorites to grow are lilys and iris….I would love to have a garden again 🙂
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June 1, 2016 at 1:58 pmLovely series of shots!
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bj
June 1, 2016 at 1:02 pmMERCY ME…this is one fabulous garden…so many beautiful flowers and veggies…..great photos of them all, too. and, I am going to order a prosperity string for my very own garden, as small as it is….I wanted to follow you but I only follow thru Google Friends Connect and didn’t see one on your blog…which, by the way, is beautiful…
Peggy Rudd Jones
June 1, 2016 at 10:09 amWe have had so much rain in Ky. we really needs warm nights and all day sunshine. Your garden is beautiful and very complete. Happy harvesting. Over from Outdoor Wednesday.
Liz
June 1, 2016 at 9:39 amLovely! Spring is such a happy time in the garden!
daisy
June 1, 2016 at 7:39 amSo much going on there! I’d say spring has definitely awoken! I didn’t even realize that bouganvilla grew that far north! Enjoy all of your lovelies.
I am awaiting the blooming of agapanthus, a gorgeous purple blossom. It’s worth waiting for!
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Lady Fi
May 31, 2016 at 11:25 pmWhat gorgeous flower shots!
Jenny
May 31, 2016 at 10:05 pmI have garden envy! lol
Rhonda
May 31, 2016 at 9:59 pmMy persimmon tree is ready for harvest in late May.
Christine @ The (mostly) Simple Life
May 31, 2016 at 7:25 pmYou have a gorgeous garden. Really beautiful!
candy
May 31, 2016 at 6:58 pmSo exciting to see everything blooming and getting taller and stronger. Already picking strawberries.
Merlinda Little ( @pixiedusk)
May 31, 2016 at 12:58 pmLove each photo. So clear and crisp and your blooms looks lovely! I have few potted plants but none is flowering yet! #mysundayphoto
Justine Y @ Little Dove
May 30, 2016 at 1:50 pmEverything is looking so great! I love all your gorgeous flowers. We can’t have most flowers because all the deer will eat everything, but our enclosed orchard/garden is doing pretty well!