The peonies are blooming now. This is how I mark my time. I do not use a "smart" phone but rely on Mother Nature.  The late May calendar shows white and lavendar colored phlox, lilies of the valley, and deep purple, almost black columbine. Wild geraniums dot the pachysandra, and grandfather rhododendron (15' high) arrived …
Flirty Phlox
Lacy, frilly wild phlox capture the garden Like a nubile's smile at an older man.
Stranger Things Happen
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