yard plants-

Just some photos of things growing in the yard. All the plump, oblong buds my camellia had this spring, turned into a flush of bright new leaves. I have a fall-blooming one.

Milkweed is setting buds-

Can't wait to see black-and-blue salvia bloom this year!

Bright edges of liriope glows against the duller mulch and darker hellebore behind it

Feathery flower buds of astilbe-

Several of the astilbe are nearly hidden among the monarda and echinacea-

Rhubarb is in that thicket, too-

Rudbeckia came up very lush-

Mostly echinacea in this photo- hellebore on the left, fern in the back against the tree

Rudbeckia in front, echinacea behind, monarda in the background- it's a wall of plants!

Red-striped rumex with liriope, hellebores, echinacea and rhubarb

Purplish-red flowers on the new salvia-

Here's a full shot of the rear perennial bed, I thought it would be nice to compare to similar one from last year or the year before (but haven't located the older photo yet).