A Seesaw Spring

Catmint

 There are several catmint plants in the front yard that have just started to bloom.  The weather has been up and down here all month. Unseasonably cool the first 17 days of May.  We had a night in the high 30's last week and a day where it did not get out of the 50's.  And now we are finally enjoying some heat for three days in the 90's.  And then back down in the 50's in two days.

Spirea bush

Several pink spirea bushes are just staring to bloom. Many plants are late because of the cool, cloudy weather the first three weeks of May.  The freeze that killed the crape myrtle tree leaves are just now starting to recover.  Leaves on three large sycamore trees that were killed in the freeze are now recovering also.

Peony

This is one of three red peony bushes that finally had flowers.  There is one yellow peony bush that was severely damaged in the freeze that is just recovering and has no blossoms yet. So many plants were damaged: the cotoneaster ground cover, the privet bushes, the yuletide camellias.  We'll see how they turn out.

Blueberries

The highbush blueberry bushes have a few berries coming.

Samaritan Jo clematis

 This clematis vine is behind schedule, and just opened three flowers but has several buds.

Dogwood 

Three dogwood trees in the yard are finally in bloom.  Many plants are damaged or late.  Usually by this time in May the temps average 75 to 85, but not this year.  I am longing for warm, sunny summer days.