Morning glory

These are morning glories. Fallen seeds from last year give us new generation. What color will they be? Pink? Purple? Blue?

by Monarda

Cilantro

Cilantro is blooming.

by Monarda

Rose mallow

Rose mallow's shoots are getting taller.

by Monarda

Clematis

More flowers of clematis are blooming. The pink one started to bloom.

by Monarda  

Virginia Sweetspire

Virginia Sweetspire starts to bloom.

by Monarda

Weeding ( May 10, 2011 )

We weeded. The Rattlesnake Master and Shrubby St. John's Wort are spread everywhere in the Anniversary Garden. Tons of aphis are sucking jucies from asters. We've never seen huge amount of aphis before. We hope ladybugs have a big appetite. Go ladybug!

We found some wild petunias. Looking forward to see its flower.

( 0.75hours, 2 people worth of work)

by Monarda

Aphids

These are close-up pictures of the aphids. The aphids are sucking the juices out of the new growth, so you usually see them on the tips of the leaves.  These just happen to be green, but they come in a variety of colors.  The lady bug seems to be doing a good job of eating them, if you look carefully, the leaf is pretty clean. I'm hoping the rain will knock them off. 

by Snapdragon