MAY GARDEN and RAIN REPORT

Ok, so we had some downpours at the beginning of May--We didn't mean to complain!
Really!! We're sorry if it sounded like complaining.
It was good rain that we needed. Nice rain, good job. 
But you didn't need to stop completely, an occasional 1/2 inch a week would still be very welcome. 
Should we do a dance for you? 

I know a few places got really drenched yesterday around here. But we've been in a bit of a doughnut hole here at our place. Granted,sometimes that's nice. Today I've got the hoses out helping the garden to stop wilting, just so you know.............


End of May update: 
It sure has been a warm dry May around here--a couple two days of light on and mostly off mist in between lots of sun. The garden is sure coming into bloom a lot earlier this year. 
Besides all the Pacific Coast Iris and Arisaemas and Cardiocrinums that we love, here are a few pictures of plants in the May garden 

Rhododendron  'Naselle'
We're not big Rhody fans, but do
love these coral salmon colors

 Rhododendrons everywhere around here this year have been fantastically full of bloom. My theory is that we had a very rainy September last year when the buds were developing.

Polygonatum prattii ?

I first got this little guy from Heronswood as an unnamed collection number, collected in Sichuan in 1996 COBC 96-186. I since found P. prattii from Keeping it Green that looks exactly the same and planted next to the original clump. Yet both of these have much rounder leaves than most pictures I've seen of P. prattii. And these flowers arise upward from the leaf axil.

Polygonatum prattii? 

Paris polyphylla v. yunnanense
just emerging

Paris p v. y side view

Paris p.y. fully open

Chrysosplenium davidianum

Primula japonica

Podophyllum pleianthum

Podophyllum  pleianthum

 

foreground plant is
 Heuchera cylindrica

Onoclea sensibilis

Diphylleia cymosa
( don't spell that Genus wrong
when you are looking for an image)

Enkianthus campanulatus

Cardiocrinum gigantea
v. yunnanense

Viburnum sp.
pink lacecap flowers

   

Polygonatum hookeri

     

 this cute little Polygonatum grows only about 2 inches tall and has relatively big flowers sitting right on top.