Wow 'bug, I'm swooning here ! Autumn Delight Sedum, need one, H. 'Mardis Gras, need one, and the variegated Erignyum ? I'm certain Miss Wilmott is turning in her grave.Must have. And the Hostas ? I can't speak.

Every pic is fabu !

Kathy in Napa

I'll be thinking of these shots as I languish at the awfice. ;)

Marie, so many pretties! I've scrolled through them a few times :) You have such a wonderful plant collection! Yes, I think that is the same heuchera as mine, and I happened to run across that eryngium this spring and had to have one, Jade Frost I believe it is. Rodgersia's one of my favorites too. I finally found a good spot in my garden for them by the fountain and put in one I love called "chocolate wing" last year that's doing well. That large stand of rhubarb makes me want to bake a rhubarb custard pie but I'll have to purchase some at the Farmer's Market this weekend. It would be nice to be able to go out back and cut my own. I'll be on the lookout for that sedum for sure. It's very cool! I'm really enjoying all of the photos of your gardens that you're sharing this spring!

Eden

Stunning, stunning as always... I want every single plant.... (and a photographer to go with them...)

-cindy

What beautiful things you have Marie! Of course your garden is blooming ahead of mine - up here in the frozen north. Funny, I just bought a Sedum Autumn Delight last week! I also bought a dark red cut leaf perennial geranium...maybe I'll get some photos today - I haven't been out for a week - cold and rainy here AGAIN!

Julie

Which geranium Julie? Victor Reiter or Midnight Reiter? If it isn't the rain it's the bugs here! 17C at noon today though, which is pleasant.

I thought I posted yesterday, but I must have gotten sidetracked looking up gillenia. Which I see is at the Millennium Park garden in Chicago. It's a native here.

I am in complete awe of all your photos...I actually felt palpitations! LOL. I'm putting several on my list to get, esp. the gillenia and the A.D. sedum. Is that a variegated solomon's seal with the hosta? I don't have any v. ones, so that goes on my list,too. I swear, your photos are better than the nurseries at getting me to lust after certain plants. Thanks for sharing.

There are several kinds of Gillenia, Anita, so look for the fancy ferny leaves if you can find that. It isn't very showy, but it is lovable, especially as it emerges in early spring.

Here is another leaf form of it taken by our barn on June 15th last year:
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You have such a wonderful collection of beauties. So many are ones I am not familiar with. I would espacially like to have Corydalis and those Primulas. I had the single Wood Poppies but they died out in just 2-3 years.I like the unknown ferny leafed plant with the yellow blooms. Our soil is too acid for Lupines to grow here. It makes me sad, since they are a favorite. I seem to remember getting a Dictamnus plant, but if I did, it did not survive. I love that Sedum Autumn Delight, and the Rodgersia....

I particularly like the primroses because I can picture in my mindseye the area they are in - all that lovely color really made a lasting impression when we saw them in person!

I just love poking around the farm....wish I was doing it in person!

I love it all!

Saucy

Absolutely gorgeous Bug! I especially love that 'Whirlwind' hosta. I can't believe you feel the Corydalis is weedlike, I can't keep it alive. I absolutely love that 'Autumn Delight' Sedum, another plant on my must have list that I have no place to plant. LOL

Deanne

Gee Bug, my tag is neither "Victor" nor "Midnight". Is is labelled "Dark Reiter. Comon name name is listed as "Meadow Cranesbill". Interesting. I had never seen it before. Could be a slightly hardier variety sold in this zone. You know Canada" two seasons. Winter and July. This is only June....*sigh*

Julie

Julie, Google tells me this:

This hardy geranium is a clone from Midnight Reiter, but it is a very compact plant with deeply divided dark reddish plum leaves with lilac-blue flowers that bloom all summer on stems that are also reddish-plum in color.

Also check below.

Here is a link that might be useful: Dark Reiter

Marie, I wonder if you realize how lucky you are to have not only such a gorgeous property, but a gorgeous garden to go with it. You choose great plants and they all look very healthy and well cared for. I hope you are getting a lot of pleasure from the garden this year. Thanks for sharing your photos with us, I get pleasure from looking at them.