May is drawing to a close, but the garden is really getting started. Something new blooms pretty much every day.

Regular readers will recall that these particular poppies weren’t planted. In this spot, I planted a solid red, and a solid white. But poppies are promiscuous, and they cross bred, and this is their offspring. I really can’t complain. I’m curious to see if there are any solid red or white left. Time will tell.

Because of the Iris Borer Moth, it’s been a pretty poor showing for the recovering irises. This one was completely unaffected however and it’s just stunning.

Happily, my Shaker’s Prayer Siberian Irises are not susceptible to the moth. I split it up into several different spots last year and they all seem very happy about it. Each bloom only lasts a couple of days, but boy are they gorgeous when they do.

The chives are very floriferous and the bees are loving it.

And I’ve got a variety of alliums coming up almost everywhere else. They are mostly out front, but I do need to split them up so they will probably spread to the backyard this year.

I have a couple Verbascum in the garden and I would like more. This little magenta one is always the first to bloom.

All my Widows Tears are blooming. they will bloom on and off all summer long. The dark purple also need to be split up so it will probably make it’s way to the backyard too.

I’ve got this lovely little Alpine Aster at the front of the sidewalk garden. It doesn’t last long, but it’s a little bit of cheer while it’s around.

The Lupin are in full bloom. Sadly, it’s just my purple ones. My pink one disappeared. I bought a new red one this year, and I hope it is actually red. Several years back, I bought white, and got more purple! I’d love to have them in every colour.

My purple lilac has finished blooming but the pink one (Tinkerbell) is in full glory. And oh does it smell wonderful.

I have several ornamental sages, but I think this pink one may be my favourite.

And this little Geum is absolutely blooming its heart out. I absolutely love it. I bought it last year – it was on the pricier side. If it wasn’t, I’d buy several more. When it’s done blooming, I may just see if I can split it up a bit.

And of course, there’s so much more to come. What’s blooming in your garden?