End of the Oregon Trail Pioneer Garden: May 2016

Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Color in the gardens

All the colors of spring are blooming this week. The roses and spring flowers continue to bloom, and the colorful veggies are leafing out. It smells so fresh and clean, and the birds are singing - nesting and raising their babies. Bees are collecting pollen too - the roses are alive with activity!

Overcast skies saturate the colors

White cluster roses

Pink and yellow is found on nearly all the rose bushes

Shades of pink

Peaceful white

Chartreuse lettuce leafing out

We call this dark pink, but the pioneers knew this color as red

Love the stripe!

Pink and white and green

China rose showing off for visitors

These Hollyhocks will start to show their colors soon

Purple chives

Blooming Sage

Bees

Borage hiding purple flowers in fuzzy buds

Sunday, May 15, 2016

A Rainy Saturday in May

On Saturday, May 14 we invited our fellow Master Gardeners and the public to our gardens to view the roses in bloom. Typically to the Pacific NW, it rained! But that didn't deter our visitors, or us from spending time and doing a little work in the gardens. Here are some of the photos captured. I have more to post, so stay tuned!

Rosa Mundi hedge

Rosa Virginiana

Old Cardinal

Fragrant Cabbage and Moss roses putting on a tangled show

See the bud?

We can't wait to see the bloom!

The foxglove almost look like a painting

Roses on the arbor

The Arbor from the other side

Rain drenched Dog Roses

Panorama of the garden

Moss roses in the rain

Plentiful Herb beds

Rosa Virginiana in the rain

Cabbage Rose, this was my fave photo from this weekend

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

May Roses, and more

We tend the gardens all year, tirelessly weeding and planting and pruning. And May is our reward. The roses and other spring bloomers are spectacular! We are really having a wonderful year. Almost every rose in the garden is blooming, including a few that I have not seen bloom in several years. Take a walk around the gardens with me, and you will see what I mean. If you are in the area, stop by to see them for yourself, the roses should bloom for about three more weeks.