Yes, that’s right, Junuary, aka cold like January in the month of June.  Well not quite as chilly as January temps but the daily cloud cover makes it FEEL colder (even though the weather guy says that we are just slightly below normal).   I’ll blame Junuary depression for not posting GBBD on the 15th this month.  Yes, in protest of the ugly weather and sheer lack of light in the sky, I’m posting a good 14 days late. 

At very least there are some nice bloomers in my garden and many of the wee vegetable flowers have burst into food I can soon eat (or have eaten in the case of peas that don’t ever make it into the house).  So here’s my long overdue Bloom Day photos which I post in hopes of some long-needed sunshiny days to tease more blooms out for July. 

PS:  Hover to see the names / click to see a larger photo.

Can I get a “hell yeah!” ?  

So far it has been a MAGNIFICENT May.  I adore what’s blooming right now.  I’ve been eating veg from the garden daily.  I have plenty of warm afternoons in the garden.  Now add that to the fact that the sun is out until 9PM, you need a sun hat, and my back patio officially opens for entertaining this weekend and…

Hell yeah, summer is here! 

When I posted my bloom day photos on April 15, there were a few more blooms that were not quite ready for the paparazzi – but as soon as the pressure was off they came out in full red carpet dress.  I snuck out and snapped a few shots of the new blooms and I’m posting them up because they are so magnificent I just had to share.  What a difference 4 days can make! 

As always, hover over the photos to see the names and click the thumbnail for a larger version.

Here is what is blooming in my garden this month.  There are lots of tulips in bloom and a variety I didn’t plan – tulips just seem to appear don’t they?  But certainly mine don’t compare to the Tulip Festival I was at on Monday.  I really wanted to bring some back with me but I wasn’t up for illegal tulip smuggling and the possibility of getting strip searched over some bulbs.  The border guards do know how crazy us gardeners are.

Here is are rest of the blooms.  Hover over the photos to see the names and click the thumbnail to see a larger version.  Enjoy!

I was very excited for Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day this month because Spring has arrived very early this year.  I was adding top soil to the beds in January (JANUARY!), I’ve been sowing the veg seeds outdoors for 6 weeks now and it seemed like there was no end to the masses of bulbs blooming this past February, so I figured this was surely to be a glorious Bloom Day.  To my dismay the 15th of this month seems to be an official lull in the garden.  The crocuses, snowdrops, and bergenia that I have been bragging about for weeks are all dying down, cherry blossoms are littering the streets and garden beds with pink petals as they come to the end of their bloom cycle, and the next wave of blooms have yet to show their faces.  That’s not to say that nothing is blooming.  The daffodils are in full swing and the grape hyacinths have bloomed and I have lots of interesting things here and there, but I’m still waiting for my magnificent tulips and mini magnolia to open up signifying the true start the year’s flower show.  

Given that other parts of the country are still fighting snow, these blooms are certainly nothing to sneeze at—well, except for all of those allergy sufferers out there.  There are a few gems that are just starting while others are wrapping up which leave me wanting a bit more WOW.  Hmmm, it looks like I’ll be taking a trip to the garden centre this week.