Ah, May! My favorite month of the year! I love seeing all the flowers emerge out of the ground and bloom. I love the gorgeous blossoms of the crab apple trees. It's so wonderful to see life begin again after a long, cold, dark winter. But as much as I love the month of May, it is a busy month for me. There is so much to do, I often feel overwhelmed. The garden beds have to be cleaned up and weeded. Fresh mulch needs to be applied in the gardens that need it most. Seedlings need to be started indoors. Baby annuals need to be planted. The vegetable garden needs to be planted. Porches need to be cleaned, and some repainted. Indoor plants need to be taken outside for the summer. I wake up each morning stressed out and think: "What is the most important thing I need to accomplish today?" But little by little, things get scratched off my list, and by June I can relax a little and just spend the rest of the summer watering and weeding...until Fall, when the busy, hard work begins again.
But let's not think about all the hard work see what is in bloom in my garden in May, shall we?
The creeping phlox is always one of my favorites to behold. I love how it's "creeping" onto my stairs.
This Crabapple tree was the star of the garden this year. Of course it helps to have a beautiful carpet of Creeping Phlox behind it.
I hope you enjoyed my little May garden tour. I will be back in June with more pictures! Something new blooms every month!
Have A Great Day! Amy
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You have a beautiful garden Amy! I have not heard of a creeping phlox until today and I can see why you love them. They add so much character and beauty. And those tulips, wow. Those blooms are stunning! I bet they even look so much better in person. I hope you are having a great weekend so far!
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DeleteYour garden pictures are always such a joy to look at! And yes your daffodils have done so well this year, it must smell heavenly in that area!!
ReplyDeleteI've been adding several shrubs and flowers to my backyard last year when the only stores open besides grocery stores were hardware stores/garden centers then I got addicted to checking out their marked down plants. Lots of work to upkeep but so worth it!!
Thank you. Yes, I always check the nursery section in the hardware stores for marked down plants. I think my yard is filled with them. And yea, it's a lot of work, but I couldn't imagine my life without flowers.
DeleteSo very beautiful and lovely colors.
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DeleteYou have so many beautiful blooms! I am sure it is a lot of work.
ReplyDeleteThank you. Yes, it sure is!
DeleteYour garden looks so pretty, definitely all that hard work pays off! The daffodils are just beautiful! :)
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DeleteIt all looks so pretty, you definitely have a green thumb!! Thanks so much for linking up with me at the Unlimited Link Party 26. Pinned!
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DeleteLovely, thanks for sharing.
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ReplyDeleteOh I wake up with the same thought - so much to do!
ReplyDeletebut it is enjoyable work. Your garden is gorgeous, I love seeing any and all photos of it.
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DeleteSo many beautiful flowers. My husband takes care of most of our garden related jobs. And we try to keep flower limited.. my eldest is allergic to bees and we don't want too many bees swarming around when he is outside.
ReplyDeleteOh, I so understand the bees! I have so many bees in my yard it's ridiculous and I've been stung a lot. But I've learned some tricks to avoid being stung by bees, like don't work in the garden in the cool of the morning when the bees are "sleepy" because that's when you're most likely to get stung.
DeleteIt must be really nice to go outside and admire all of the blooms! I have 2 lavender plants now and this years planted lots of sunflowers. Looking forward to those blooming. Your garden is beautiful!
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Yes, I love it! The first thing I do every morning is look out my window at the garden. You are so lucky you can grow lavender. That's not a plant that grows well in Wisconsin. As for sunflowers, I feed the birds and they plant the sunflowers. :). I always leave the little sunflower alone and they grow wherever the birds drop their seed.
DeleteMay serves us a new and beautiful view every day!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely! May is one of my favorite months of the year!
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DeleteAmy, your garden is absolutely wonderful! I would spend all of my days enjoying the beautiful blooms! My daffodils and tulips were over the top this year! They were so vibrant and they got gigantic. But they have already begun to wilt which makes me a little bit sad. Thanks for sharing your garden tour and linking with me.
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Thanks Shelbee. I certainly do spend all day in the garden. I walked out in my yard yesterday and was just struck with the beauty of nature. It must have been a good season for tulips and daffodils. I'm glad your's turned out so well too.
DeleteBeautiful blooms ,loved the Tulips and Daffodils. Thanks for joining in Garden Affair.
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