May is bursting with spring flowers, trees are a bright yellow-green and the grass is looking fuller each day. After such a long winter, it's wonderful to see everything coming into bloom. In addition, a few things I planted later in the year last year are finally pushing forth fuller growth now. Here's what's blooming around my Long Island garden this month.
Beautiful columbines in full bloom. I love the pink outside and the white flower inside.
Variegated red-twig dogwood looks stunning in front of the blooming viburnum in the background.
Heuchera 'Miracle' is one of the beautifully leaved coral bells. The new growth is really coming out now and its dainty little flowers shouldn't be far behind.
In the shade garden, the Kwansan cherry tree flowers are falling to the ground, creating a pink carpet. But through that, Phlox 'Home Fires', bleeding hearts, ferns, astillbe and anemone are living quite happily.
Here is a close up of the white anemone behind one of the bleeding heart plants.
The azalea in the front yard is in full bloom, with new growth on the weeping spruce behind it. In the foreground, alliums are starting to open.
If it's May, it must be time for iris! These purple beauties look stunning in front of the purple lilacs behind them.
And my favorite tree - the Japanese Maple. These leaves just opened up and the color is simply show stopping!
And that's what's going on in my part of the world! Be sure to check out what else is growing around the country this month over at May Dreams Gardens "Garden Blogger Bloom Day" list.
