Good thing blossoms look good in the rain
Well Garden Blogger’s Bloom Day was easy for me this month because my Royal Burgundy Cherry tree is the only thing blooming, except tulips, late daffodils, and some ajuga. It seems like it took the cherry forever to bloom this year—a month later than usual.
I’m a sucker for dark foliage anyway, but with so much green in the Pacific Northwest, it also helps set off the “garden” part of the yard from the “woods” part of the yard.
Sure, those frilly pink blossoms are a stretch in the middle of the woods, but you can’t beat how they glow in the gloom. Gee, didn’t I just gush about my Pink Impression tulips glowing a couple of posts ago? For someone who doesn’t like pink flowers much, maybe I like pink flowers … at least in the gloom.
Love that dark foliage
After all of the positive comments about the wide shot of my tulip barrels—thank you so much—I am screwing up my courage and showing an actual photo of the tree. It’s funny that Mr. Sorry decides to hang the hummingbird feeders about the same time this tree blooms. Maybe that’s why I usually shoot macros of it.
Royal Burgundy Cherry lords over the raised beds
I haven’t noticed Royal Burgundy Cherries planted in many gardens here. In fact, the only other place I’ve seen one is the rental house we lived in several years ago when we remodeled. Mine was just a twiggling then. It’s getting pretty tall now, considering that’s a 6-foot pea trellis.
It’s usually more upright and fountain shaped, but it’s droopy in this photo since it’s been raining cats. In the Sorry Garden, it doesn’t rain cats and dogs because, with three dogs, raining dogs would be a good thing. But raining cats, not so much. Sorry Leo … and Sweetness … and Bootsy … and all of the other bloggy cats I know.
Also, you might notice that I’m building a fourth new bed in that spot that was just too difficult to mow anyway. Uh huh. Sure. The tree overhang isn’t as dire as it looks in the photo, but I hope it doesn’t someday shade out my veggie beds because choosing between them will be a tough choice.
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