Bleeding Heart

Survivor
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I bought two starters in January but didn't plant it right away like the instructions said to do. When I took it out of the box a week later, the stem had burnt and all that was left were the roots. I planted it anyway and hoped for the best after Mike's advice. Now in late May, we have flowers showing! I didn't kill it after all, hooray! Every morning in the last two weeks, Mike asks me "Have you see your Bleeding Heart? It's got flowers, you should take a picture of it." I finally got out and took a picture.

This Bleeding Heart is doing really well in the shade and in a container. I keep the soil moist and have fertilized since it's started showing leaves. Actually, last friday was Fertilizing Friday but didn't get around to it. Oops.

The weeds, they will rise

Undisturbed
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Our yard is covered with dandelions and moss. In the Winter time, the yard becomes soft and cushy with wet fluffy green and slippery moss. By early Spring, the dandelion starts emerging all over the place. In mid Spring, the dandelions go to seed and the first seed heads start spreading more joy around the yard. On windy days, the dandelions drop their seeds, they float in the air like angels, finding the perfect spot to nestle in to start the cycle once again.

I wish they would bloom all year round

I wish they would bloom all year round
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I wish they would bloom all year round, colorful trees, some measuring over 20 feet tall. The one on the farthest left is a hybrid variety called Cynthia. Mike's grandmother received it as a Mother's Day present years ago. I'm just amazed how beautiful they are. We have about 33 Rhododendron trees in the property including one that we added just recently. I don't know all the names of the Rhodies but little by little we are finding out more information on them. We know that most are hybrids. We believe we have a couple of wild Rhodies, one which bloomed back in February and one that is blooming this month.