Sabji : do you have any fenugreek seeds? I have some variegated basil if you are interested Magick: Re you still looking for Stella d oro lily? Would like your white rebloom azalea. Or maybe you would like a variegated basil? Gail, I am jealous! Get something awesome! I will be joining everyone next year for that event. Camelialover: I have set aside purple balloon flower seeds, yellow iris, and Persian shield for your thalictrum, agapanthus, and spirea

I don't know what Euphorbia this is, but it occasionally seeds, though not to any great degree. It is unfussy and tidy, and provides a nice foliage contrast to the other plants in this bed. From Late May 2014 False Solomon's seal, Smilacina racemosa, volunteered here, probably from seeds in the soil we moved in to level off the bed. I like it at this time of year, but later in the summer it gets a bit ratty in the sun. I need to move it to a shadier spot where it will remain ornamental when the weather heats up. From Late May 2014 My Halesia is fading now, but it while it is blooming the bees love it. This one is more of a shrub than a tree because it froze back to the snow line several times when it was young, so it has many low branches. From Late May 2014 The bed along what was an old barn foundation. From Late May 2014 After a rough first year between my neglecting it in a too-small pot and the voles noshing on it over the winter, this Leucosceptrum japonicum Gold Angel is glowing this season. It reminds me of a golden coleus, but is perennial. From Late May 2014 At DH's shop, the redbud and a Viburnum burkwoodii bloom at the same time. The underplanting of woodland phlox hasn't gotten large enough to show yet, but I am hoping for a haze of lavender under the redbud in future years. From Late May 2014 All the rain has given us scenic effects, like mist rising off the fields as the sun sets From Late May 2014 From Late May 2014 and a rainbow. From Late May 2014

Pixielou, I love your rudbeckia and wish I could get them to grow for me. The only time I ever successfully grew a patch of rudbeckia, my puppy (at the time) decided to uproot them and race around the yard with mouthfuls of the flowers! lol! I figured ok I'll just grow new ones next summer when he's past the chewing stage, but the rudbeckia never grew well again. Your pepper plant is cute too. I have friends who once were given a similar mushroom kit and reported that they harvested two crops from it. Not much is blooming here at the moment, but the foliage on the maples looks promising. If we would get a good hard frost, we might have some spectacular colors in a week or two. This was taken from a clearing in the woods behind our house (looking down on the house). Just little touches of orange and red so far.

This is a fun thread, loving this! My favorite plant of last year was probably my hollyhocks- first year ever giving them a try in a sunny border. Last year they were little clumps of foliage hidden away, I had even forgotten that I wintersowed them the season prior. But then last year they sent up spikes and bloomed. I know that hollyhocks have been a common sight in many gardens for a long time, but everyone I had over at my house asked me about them- they had never seen hollyhocks before! I had never seen them before in the flesh either until last year. And boy, are they beautiful. I had a lovely view out of this window through July of last year. I was disappointed by my hostas- not because they didn't grow or looked nice for a while or so on, but because they were much loved by my growing chickens like a salad. I am most excited to see some new lavenders next year! I'm most excited about getting to begin harvesting some of said lavender. Must haves for me this year, so far have been more perennial herb selections. Lavenders, sage, maybe rosemary, mints... whatever I can get to come back and thrive each year. I love using fresh herbs for more than just in cooking, and I use them a lot. Looking forward to more of a bounty in my garden. Here is a link that might be useful: More new lavender perennial ideas