May in the Northern Hemisphere 2020

[ashley]

Some random plants around the garden today:
Aquilegia buergeriana var. oxysepala
A. fragrans (or a hybrid of, x2)
Galium odoratum

[ashley]

Ferula communis
Polystichum setiferum (Divisilobum Group)

[ashley]

Cistus x purpureus
Paeonia anomala
Rosa 'Madame Grégoire Staechelin'
Meconopsis Fertile Blue Group

[Yann]

Ferula communis
Polystichum setiferum (Divisilobum Group)

may be "communis" but so beautiful and aerial.

[kris]

When do you think would be the best time to divide Sanguinaria canadensis? I tried it late last autumn, and half of the plants died. I suspect they didn't have enough time to root before winter. Would it be best to divide this clump right after flowering or in early autumn? Or wait for next spring?

In the second picture is nice Anemone nemorosa with dark leaves and lighter blue flowers, and then my "red" A.nemorosa after yesterdays rain.
The last two pictures are of pretty seed grown Primulas. I especially like the first one, it is like painted with water colours.

I also have done it several times. When divide try to have  minimal root disturbances. I mostly not divide in hot weather.

[kris]

Sangunaria canadensis mutiplex blooming now in my garden.

[kris]

weather is nice and warm and many plants start to bloom now.
Some pictures from the garden
1.Astragalus lutosus
2.Dicentra cucularia pink
3.Jeffersonia dubia
4.Penstemon arenicola

[kris]

5.Townsendia sp-(unknown).
6.Townsendia minima
7. Townsendia leptotes flowering profusely closer to a dryer vent .

[Leucogenes]

weather is nice and warm and many plants start to bloom now.
Some pictures from the garden
1.Astragalus lutosus
2.Dicentra cucularia pink
3.Jeffersonia dubia
4.Penstemon arenicola

Wow...  great pictures.  Especially the Penstemon is colossal...  ...just like the Astragalus.

You are a magician...😉

[shelagh]

Some wonderful plants from across the pond.  A few more here from Bury where it just won't RAIN.

A couple of cheery plants from Johnnie D.
Adiantum aleuticum.
Geum Totally Tangerine.
Maud with our Hosta collection.

[shelagh]

Maud with the Hostas and Ferns.
Pelargonium Vancouver Centennial.
Rhodanthemum Casablanca, I know you've seen it before but it is still flowering wonderfully.
Rhodohypoxis Pinkeen.
Rhodohypoxis Hebron Farm Red Eye.

[shelagh]

Last couple Trollius Europaeus Lemon Supreme,
and Weigela Monet.

[Leena]

So nice plants everyone. Kris's Jeffersonia is so big! I love ferns and Ashley's Polystichum is very pretty, and so are Sheilagh's pots of Hostas, what nice yellows.

In our climate Leena, splitting Sanguinaria is best done after flowering not matter if the regular or the multiplex form. I noticed for all species with large rhizomes that the sooner is done, the better. In years with lots of rain (or very moist garden locations) the foliage remains nice sometimes until Sept. or even October! so it's not a good indicator for splitting.
In particular for Sanguinaria, try to detangle/broke somehow the clump in smaller pieces without damaging them too much; this creates entry points for various fungi.

Gabriela, thank you!
Mine grows in a bed which stays moist even in dry spells, so that might be why it keeps it's leaves so long.
It is so congested, that it might be very difficult to tease the roots apart without breaking them, I will try Maggis method with soaking.

[David Nicholson]

Some wonderful plants from across the pond.  A few more here from Bury where it just won't RAIN.

A couple of cheery plants from Johnnie D..........

Did he give you the labels as well Shealgh?

[Knud]

It is a long time since I last posted to the forum. That does not mean I have not enjoyed it with all its interesting posts, useful information, and beautiful pictures. Thank you all.

Blooming now in the garden is 'my copy' of the emblem of the Club, the Mountain Aven, in a hyper-tufa trough I made and planted 25 years ago. This Dryas octopetala thrived in the trough, and has been allowed to take it over.
 
This has been a good spring for Trilliums here. The two shown here are hybrids that appeared a few years ago in agroup which included T. sulcatum, T. erectum, and T. flexipes.