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June Belongs to the Roses
The climbing rose buried its trellis, an apricot beauty stole the show, and one rose showed up in peppermint stripes.
Azalea Season (and a Tree Peony That Outdid Itself)
Three azaleas in three shades of pink, plus the raspberry-red tree peony that stops sidewalk traffic every May.
The Garden After Dark
Solar lanterns, a camellia in the spotlight, and why I keep wandering outside in my slippers at 10 p.m.
Wisteria Week
For about ten days the whole yard hangs in purple. The arbor disappears, the air smells like grape soda, and I forgive every pruning session.
Tulip Roll Call
Every bulb I planted last November, graded honestly. The doubles surprised me, the stripes redeemed themselves.
A Carpet of Creeping Phlox
The front border wakes up: phlox in three colors, tulips punching through, and grape hyacinth filling every gap.
The Kwanzan Cherry Says It's Spring
No flower on this street works harder for two weeks a year. Pom-poms of double pink, then a snowstorm of petals.