West End Neighbors
Garden and History Tours
Ideas for color and
companions
in the garden:
Perennials in April |
Perennials in May |
Perennials in June |
Perennials in July |
Perennials in September
Ground covers through the months |
Shrubs through the months |
Trees through the months |
Houseplants
Installations and art |
Maintenance
Minnesota Noxious Weed List
(external link)
Minnesota
Wildflowers
(external link)
Extremely Cold Hardy Perennials
Perennial Resource
(external link)
Best Performing Perennials
Midwest Gardening (external link)
March
29, 2021!:
Chionodoxa (Glory-of-the-Snow)
But no snow--first to bloom in 2021.
April 4, 2021:
Crocus
April
4, 2021:
Clematis snowdrift
This very early vine is a rare treasure.
April
22, 2021:
A collection of white tulips
This is a memorial garden for our three whippets: Bess (2006-2019), Annie (2003-2020), and Maud (2011-2020)
April
22, 2020:
Lenten rose (Helleborus orientalis)
A perennial in the buttercup family.
Photo reminds me of the Little Shop of Horrors...
April 4, 2021
April
23, 2020:
Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis)
April
24, 2020:
Hyacinths
In front of the garage's garden house that stores marginally hardy plants during winter.
April
25, 2020:
A solitary yellow tulip, a veteran of over 20 years
April
26, 2020:
Yellow tulip (dasystemon tarda)
April 27,
2020:
Daffodil.
Another veteran of 20+ years that blooms rarely in deep shade.