Spring beauties in my garden

I bought this beautiful Axminster Gold comfrey at one of the many open gardens I attended last summer.  It's really coming up well this spring and should get quite large over the next few months.  It will eventually have small flowers though I really wanted it for the beautiful bright foliage colors it adds to the strip garden.  In the background, along the fence, you can see clusters of foliage from the hundreds of daffodils I planted along the fence last fall.  They gave a pretty good show this spring but I plan to add MORE for next spring and I look forward to them naturalizing and really providing a lot of spring color in years to come.  There are several clusters of allium planted along the fence that should bloom in the near future.  And to the top right of this photo is the first bearded iris to bloom in the strip.  It's a fragrant white with a bit of a blue undertone.  Eventually, those big strappy leaves in the middle right of the photo will have day lilies blooming amongst them.

This beautiful lilac was shared with me a few years ago by Deb whom I met through the Lane County Dahlia Society.  I can't believe how quickly the small start has grown to a 7-8 foot tall bush.  The dark blooms are so beautiful and the scent is lovely.

I don't remember when (2022 or 2023) I transplanted some of this Centaurea Amethyst in Snow from the back border garden to the strip garden but it has really taken off in the strip and will probably need to be divided soon.  It adds a lovely layer of color near ground level.  

Some of the beautiful tulips growing in the strip this year.  I need to remember to plant more tulips for next year!  

The Persicaria microcephala Red Dragon adds such a lovely intense color to the strip garden.  It's growing pretty rapidly and will soon need a wire cage around it to help support it throughout the summer.  The green foliage to the left is the butterfly bush that is just getting started.  It will eventually tower over everything around it. 
Back by the gate, you can see two columnar bushes that I received from a neighbor who was replanting a garden bed with rose bushes.  

Here's a wider view of the strip garden.  Mexican orange in the foreground, the red leaves behind it are on a lovely rose bush and then the bright colors of a small maple tree.  A little further away we can see the Persicaria and beyond that tulips and then a yellow twig dogwood and the very tall lilac bush.  

Clematis Vanso Blue Light 

This beauty is to the left of the gate into the backyard.  It has the most blooms it's ever had, the only bummer is that they are all way up high; there's nothing at eye level.  

Lastly, a sweet bouquet of lily of the valley, cerinthe, lungwort and forget-me-nots.

Truly, there's so much more going on in my garden that I've just not had time to document.  So much time has been spent on attempting to keep ahead of the weeds, a battle I'm already losing in some areas of the garden, as well as developing some new areas of garden beds around our property.

Until next time!