White lavender, Salvia Caradonna, Blue Veronica bloom near vegetable garden.
Lime scented geranium is still not back to the size it was before freezing back two winters ago but is happier this year than last.
Pelargoniums are blooming around the yard...I like this one because it has a richer color than many of the others I have.
Star jasmine covers the fence in the side yard that contains firewood piles, leaf holding bins (like the one you see at the left), compost bins and various wooden stakes and wire for garden use.
Abutilon Pink Parasol attracts hummingbirds.
Brunfelsia pauciflora, commonly called Yesterday-Today-and-Tomorrow, blooms purple one day, turns lavender the next and ends up white.
Alstroemeria Regina blooms near the fountain.
Another scented geranium...this one rose scented.
Scabiosa Butterfly Blue
Dietes blooms here and there around the garden a reliable, could-be-invasive filler.
Pink carnation blooms in the front garden near the little bench.
Parsley has been left to hopefully reseed.
Red onions planted last fall are beginning to go to seed with the first seed head just opening.
Climbing New Dawn is pretty in the back corner growing into her job of protecting the birds from the neighbor cat. Soon she'll be full enough to keep that killer out!
And yet another scented geranium, this one in a pot, is citrosa.
Penstimon Husker Red blooms near the front door.The more or less complete list of Davis bloomers for May 2009:
Solanum rantonnetii
Solanum jasminoides
Alstromeria regina
A. unknown pink
Cranesbill biokova
Scented geranium-rose
Scented geranium-lime
Scented geranium-citrosa
Lavendula pinnata buchii
Dietes
Anisodontea Elegant Lady
A. Hibiscus Bits
A. Very Cranberry
Pink Pandorea
Erodium
Star Jasmine
Penstimon Husker Red
Allysum
Pansies
Wax begonias
Dwarf Carnation Evermore
Scabiosa Butterfly Blue
Felicia amelloides
Nepeta Walker's Low
Borage
Onion
Fennel
Parsley
Cilantro
Sweet Pea Shrub
Salvia Mulberry Jam
S.Dancing Dolls
S.May Night
S. Caradonna
S. Blue Hill
S. Indigo Spires Dwarf
S. greggii
Rosa Flower Girl
R. Berries and Cream
R. Climbing New Dawn
Iberis
Spanish lavender
Meyer lemon
Bearss lime
Forget-me-nots
Strawberries
Yellow columbine
Nemesia
Bush Mallow
Abutilon Pink Parasol
A. unknown pink
verbena
