West Side Garden

I wrote this before the california trip, and forgot to post it. So if you are scratching your head because we have past the columbine and wood hyacinth season, you are correct!

My pale yellow double columbine is blooming right now in my garden that faces west. This wildflower attracts hummingbirds and bees because its flowers are loaded with nectar. The names columbine means dove-like, and its folk name is granny’s bonnet. If I can remember to dead head the flowers as they die, my columbine will continue to bloom through june.

The purple flower in the back is a wood hyacinth. I have several patches of these as they lend well to naturalization. They also attract butterflies and they have the added benefit of being rabbit, deer and squirrel resistant.

Here is a photo of one of my patches of naturalized wood hyacinth.

Just one more.