Garden: Gettin' the Photos Outa the Camera

Well, I haven't been spending a lot of time in the garden recently.  Thank goodness it pretty much takes care of itself!  I don't have much patience for diva plants, even in the best of times. And this year has been far from the "best of times"!  Spring was one of the coldest and wettest on record and it's only been in the last few weeks that greenery and floral abundance have taken hold.  The photos in this post represent a dump of everything that was on my camera.  Some of the photos were taken about a month ago and I took the remainder yesterday.  I've organized the photos by location, though, so you'll probably get a little mental whiplash from the switch back and forth between early Spring and present. 

Back in May--Geum and Salvia lyrata near the entry path.

Entry path at present.  The geums have passed, but the Geranium "Rozanne" is just coming on.

Across the path (last month) with Allium and Geranium phaeum "Samobor".
Well, maybe "Samobor".

I have an issue with my geraniums.  There are five new plants--sold as "Samobor"-- adjacent to the entry path.  They are big, tall, and rangy--at least hip height on me, or even waist-height in bloom.  Across the garden are four or five geraniums, also purported to be "Samobor" that I planted a couple of years ago.  These plants are small and compact--only about knee height in bloom.  The flowers are paler--more of a rosy violet.  And, the leaves are smaller and more rounded.  Which are the real "Samobor"?  Ideally, I want all the plants to match and to resemble the ones I first planted.  I've already cut down the plants near the entry path--they got waaaay too tall and rangy for my liking--in hope that they will respond with a flush of new foliage.  I've been trekking around to local nurseries with samples of both leaves to compare with any new "Samobor" plants that I might buy as replacements--but I think that, maybe, leaf propagating or dividing the plants that I want to duplicate will be the surest strategy to cultivating a uniform grouping of plants.

Digitalis parviflora with Allium seeded and Clematis.  I love the mix of floral shapes.

Allium, Melica, and Clematis.

Digitalis parviflora (present).

The southwest corner of this garden bed.

Earlier in spring. I think this area will become better over time as the purple-leaved Actaea grows up and fills in. These are the compact and tidy Geranium "Samobor".

Reverse angle--standing outside the fence at the southwest corner.

Standing on the sidewalk (a month ago, and before I cleaned-up the Pennisetum).

Reverse angle of the same.  The geraniums have gone over, but the Astrantia are blooming strongly, now. ( current photo).

Nodding bud on the Allium "Summer Beauty" with Calamintha and Geranium "Brookside".

Geranium "Brookside" in the sidewalk rockery.

Sidewalk rockery at present with Geranium "Brookside", Pennisetum "Little Bunny", Melica uniflora, Nepeta "Junior Walker", Calamintha, and self-seeded lady ferns.