Another rain free day................

Three Begonias are free of their tiny pots and happy in the clay pots.  I still have a few more plants to put in a pot.  I also spread more of the leaf mulch in the front garden.  I have one more area that needs to be done but we have some rain predicted for 2 days so I may or may not get it done before the weekend.

In the area next to the Begonias one of my 3 types of Cranesbill is blooming.  The flowers are a little brighter color than they look here.

This is the entire section.  There are 2 of the Cranesbill plants.  They can tolerate wet soil.  My sidewalk is sinking and is tipped toward the garden and this area is next to the downspout extension so it does get quite wet when it rains.

On the other side of the porch I checked out the Columbines.  There are still a few good flowers.

My little crop of new Columbines is coming along nicely.  When they get a little taller I may get brave enough to thin them and maybe even transplant some to a new location.

I finished planting the tomatoes yesterday.  I bought 2 of the huge pots and saucers and a friend gave me another one the same size.  It's always hard to mow around the pots so I decided to put cardboard under them.  I have 4 planted along the driveway, 3 in the raised bed and 5 in pots.  Last year was a lean year for the red tomatoes but lots of the little yellow sweet cherry tomatoes.  I planted 2 of the plants with little yellow ones this year.

I can't believe the Peonies are starting to bloom.  This is about a week earlier than usual early blooming.  This is always the first plant but some others are only a few days later most years.

The close up shots never show the deep color.  I'll have to be watching for more blooming.  I have them planted in lots of different places.