Flowers and plants are still coming up at MWW. We have also put in a fountain and will be laying down a plastic barrier and spreading smooth river stone around the fountain area. We have also made a stone and mortar planter which we will probably be filling with "pinks" of many varieties. Below are some photos of some of the newbies around MWW. We have a workday scheduled for this coming Saturday from 10am - 4pm. Hopefully we can get a lot more done this weekend.
A rare sight on the far right - a Rose-breasted Grosbeak. This particular bird is usually found in Southern Canada and more rarely in the Eastern to Midwest America. Missouri is on the extreme outer fringe of their natural range. They winter in the West Indies, Mexico and NW South America. This is a male. We have seen several of these already this year.
A standard Pink Dianthus barbatus
A standard White Dianthus barbatus
The Peonies just opened this morning for the first time this year.
This is one of the flowering Ninebark trees that we planted last year. We planted 25 more this year and already one of the new ones has flowers. They grow fairly rapidly and will make an excellent border along the NorthWest fenceline.
Lavender and Purple Iris
Standard Mixed Color Dianthus barbatus
Red Climber Rose
The new shade garden with fountain
Closeup of the new fountain with Sedum, Dusty Miller, and Dianthus plumarius
Mixed Dianthus plumarius
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