But what is that? More flowers on the horizon! Or rather, tucked into foliage. For it is the purple profusion starting...last week it was the periwinkles, which are still blooming frantically:
This week it's the tradescantia (Spiderwort - again, who would name a flower that?!?).
A landlady in Connecticut called them thumbprint flowers - because the flower looks like those child paintings where they use three imprints of their thumbs to make a flower. I prefer that nickname, definitely.
Then there's the verbascum, which can be a weed in many areas. It hasn't really taken off and given me any volunteers here. Which is sad, because I've decided I rather like this flower.
And for next week, there will be chives and maybe even iris...and my globe allium is starting to open. So lots and lots of purple.
For variety, my crabapples also bloomed this week. I really like crabapples, particularly when they are in the middle of the yard so that cleanup is as simple as mowing the lawn.
This picture didn't turn out so well. I've found that taking pictures of trees in a windy environment doesn't work out so well. Any tips on making that happen, other than waiting for the wind to stop? My neighbor jokes that it's only not windy at 7 am and 7 pm. Maybe that's when I should be out with my camera.
Hope you all have a great week!
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