May Garden

Last year, I shared a few snaps from our backyard. We did quite a bit of work (with the help of some very dear friends!! A gardener I am not haha) last year to spruce it up - a few photos of that over here - and have added a few new pretties this year :)

We had a pot of Gerbara's last year, but they were so finicky. This year we've tried Gerbara's specifically meant for pots/containers so fingers crossed they'll fair better. And I love the dark centre with the white leaves!

I love having mint to add to my water all summer - this year I tried Pineapple Mint!

I'm pretty sure this is the same type of basil (Genovese) that we had last year - it looks the same anyways! Loved eating this with lemon parmesan pasta or tomatoes & soft cheese.

While picking out a third herb for my pot, I debated between a few. But the smell of this Lemon Thyme won me over :)

Our snowball's are growing back! We used to have two huge trees/bushes of snowballs, but they haven't bloomed in a few years. So excited to see this guy happy again!

These tiny blue forget-me-nots are everywhere (see below too!) but I think they're so sweet.

We couldn't buy mom a bouquet for mother's day because our cat loves to eat anything with leaves, so I bought her a big pink hydrangea that we could plant outside instead :)

The lilac tree is one of my favourites. Such a gorgeous scent!

The back part of our yard is full shade, so finding plants that work back there can be tricky. We planted this Solomon's Seal last year and it is so happy. It has these big fern-like stems with sweet little blooms underneath. (see below)

Photos like this make me like the dandies just a little.

A wide shot from the deck. I hope the hydrangea grows quite a bit taller - that and we need to clear some forget-me-not! You can see a bit of the red maple we planted last year on the left - it is super happy too which is very relieving after the crazy winter we had haha
What herbs or plants are you growing this year? Any tips on keeping hydrangea's happy? Or tips on peony plants? That's what I want to try next (if I don't kill anything this year!)
xo,
B