Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day May 2015

On the fifteenth of every month, Carol at May Dreams Gardens hosts Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day to allow us to share what's blooming in our gardens each month.  At this time, garden bloggers post their pictures and say that they can't believe that the month's half over and wonder where the time goes.  I heard the greatest response to that question the other day, "Cleveland." So, once again, a month has flown and here are photos of some of what's blooming in my garden:









Tree peony a bit past it's prime.  Finally bloomed after many years in my garden when I dug it up and planted it much deeper as Cisco Morris suggested!

Yes, it's this bright and vulgar but I got it for the fragrance which is equally and wonderfully powerful.

 'Simplicity' rose bushes are black spot free (fragrance free too, unfortunately) and bloom their heads off in the hell strip all season long with very little water.

Some noid thing which is probably the rootstock of something that died but I kind of like the smokey color.




Cecile Brunner.  The corner of the garden dominated by this rampant climber is heavy with it's  sweet scent reminiscent of my mother's rose perfume.


That crazy pelargonium that bloomed all winter in the greenhouse has moved outside.  It's kind of leggy and woody now.  Should I cut it back and  root the cuttings now or wait until fall?







Inherited Camellia japonica that puts out flowers from early spring through summer instead of putting on a dramatic massive show for a single month.











 Kalanchoe uniflora 'Coral Bells' The dried flowers make a delightful sound as they hit each other when a breeze passes by.




"I'm called little buttercup, sweet little Ranunculus constantinopolitanus 'Plenus'.  Doesn't really fit the Gilbert and Sullivan score...


Sarracenia leucophylla 'Tarnok' by Courting Frogs  had to come home with me from Jungle Fever.  It's got a really interesting flower, yes?