Beautiful, Silverkelt! We coudn't live in two more different parts of the country; iris, tulips, pansies, are past their prime, we're hitting the 90's every day, heading toward 100's, makes gardening somewhat difficult, although we do have our own sort of beauty, and we use lots of compost/mulch too!

Such cool scenes. I like the cool immaculate white of your rose with its prim buds. And the ladyslipper, presiding over its own small realm.

LOVE your woodland Phlox, I wish it would grow for me but it disappears every I time I plant it and... your little annual geranium is very pretty. Great pics of some lovely flowers, thanks for sharing.

Annette

I don't think I've ever seen ladyslippers growing in anyone's garden. It is quite wonderful.

Your compost is great. I am always too anxious and end up using mine all up before it is ever 'well done' like yours! There is never enough compost.
Christine

Pretty, pretty, pretty!

I am so jealous of the lady's slipper, the showy one is our state flower. I used to love to find them in the ditches when I was a kid. Now days, with all the farming and chemicals farmers use, I have not seen them in ages. Some day I will buy one for my garden, I just hate to invest that kind of $$ in a plant I am not sure will survive in my garden.

Love your pictures. Every one is wonderful. I especially like the geranium and the phlox...and the iris...and the violas...and...

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Columbine

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Showy Ladyslippers are pretty common here, well I mean in any sizable woodland plot, that has some filtered sun, you will "probably" find some. Ive thought about buying some of the yellow ones at some point.

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Another woodland treasure that I see alot here is painted trillium,

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and this is the flower that got me interested in woodland flowers, eastern starflower, its spreads , blooms right about now, then goes dormant by mid june.

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Pure delight! Lady Slippers growing wild. Wow. And trilliums too.
Your garden is so different from what we have here in the hot and arid west. I really need to move.
I love that iris. If the name occurs to you, could you please post it?
Renee

Very pretty pics! The painted trillium is lovely. I love the woodland phlox with the pink eye. Is that a cultivar you purchased or did the plant seed that way?

Wow.your woodland flowers are so beautiful. When I rode last year to Maine I saw so many flowers that I had never seen in AL. It was amazing what grew by the roadside never mind the fantastic gardens. You are lucky you have the rain...5 yrs drought in AL. c

I love the lady slipper but it beats me why its named lady Slipper. Looks more like a bowing swan to me.

Lovely!

I enjoyed your photos!

Cameron