Bleeding Hearts

Dicentra spectabillis 'Alba'

There are some flowers that evoke memories from childhood. They are often the ones that were from my grandmother's garden. A lot of then aren't often seen in modern gardens and have only recently found their way into my own.

Dicentra spectabillis

The pink colored one was the one grandmother grew. It grew by the front walk and I always enjoyed seeing it bloom in the spring and marvel at how much the plant deserved it's common name.

After its bloom is finished the plant will disappear during the heat of summer. I have placed my at the edge of the hosta garden which allows me to enjoy their beauty while I wait for the hosta and ferns to unfurl their leaves.

Hope you have plants that will always remind you of a garden from your childhood.

Full of Blooms

The bloom on the spring flowering trees is really beautiful this year. I think that they are loaded with more blooms than usual. With no late cold snaps to damage some of the buds we are enjoying unusual beauty. This Weeping Peach was planted about six years ago and has bloomed well every year.

The individual blooms are lovely and since there are so many blooms there will probably be lots of the little peaches produced. If this tree has a downside it would be when the peaches fall off in the fall and the area under the tree needs to be raked.