No wildflowers today. Instead I’m posting a few photos from my gardens.

OK, a couple of wild things are showing. The wild Ginger is fully leafed out and there’s some jewelweed seedlings in the lower corner.

The Vinca flowers have come and gone and a couple purple violets are still hanging in there. The blooms are Phlox. To the best of my knowledge – stolonifera, I swear that’s what I remembered the tag saying. (rely on my memory and you can get in big trouble, I do all the time)

A close up look at one of the Phlox flowers. A pretty phlox either way you look at it.

A peek at my pond garden. The white flowers are Sweet Woodruff (Galium odoratum). Cool how it worked it’s way into the stone wall and a reminder how invasive it can be. The photo doesn’t give you a clue how invasive the Ligularia is so let me just say all those (and more) came from one plant. They’re great self seeders but nothing compared to the Jewelweed. Yep, all that low growing stuff in the cracks are Jewelweed seedlings. I love that ‘weed’ too.

Stewy’s favorite spot. He’s become a frog stalker that can’t figure out how they disappear.

Back in the woods the ground is covered by Lily of the Valley

This is my favorite Lilac because of the deep purple blooms. I forgot to get a shot of the whole shrub. I had my face plastered in the flower clusters and I think I hyperventilated.

You didn’t think I’d let you leave without sticking your nose in it?