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May is wet this year but spring is always beautiful here.  All the plants are looking rejuvenated given that the rocks are heating up the ground very well.  Thomas has found his Star Wars part, so life is good.  Charlie has frogs to catch and caterpillars to wear.  Favourite saying “Who ‘dat name?” Just waiting for the dragon flies to come to the dragon fly tree.  No fishing in the rain though.  Jenny is farming the rocks in the lake and Harry has friends in all the cottages. Please see the video here.  Video

Well after a good wet spring and a few hot days of summer, the garden has still the dewey green of cool colours.  Here are a few of the best       successes so far.  I’m taking out all the periwinkle because it’s crept into all the ground cover, including the ivy and am putting down mulch to keep the beds tidy and manageable.  Now this plant is a specimen piece, taking up a lot of space but grand where it is in the morning light.  You have to give it plenty of credit, surviving under the butternut tree.  Even though there are signs of decay in the towering tree, it’s home to several sets of squirrels and a major artery for running from the spruce to the oak for them.  I’m noticing too that there are a lot of little bugs who like the composting tree stumps, so I won’t be burning them, rather putting them in corners where they’ll decay naturally.  Saw a toad today.  Wonder if he’s the same one?  Here’s another white bellflower doing well. I have blue ones as well.  Problem is, they have to be staked.  I think I transplanted these.  The peonies didn’t last long.  They will be divided as soon as the last bloom has been flopped to the ground.