Guacamole#1:

Sum and Substance (between Astilbe and Japanese Painted Fern):

Queen Josephine:

June #1:

Gucamole#3:

First Frost:

Fragrant (Bouquet?) #1:

June #2:

Fragrant Blue:

Wider shot of last few:

Stained Glass:

Stained Glass and Japanese Painted Fern in front of Oakleaf Hydrangea:

Heuchera Dale's Strain, June #3, Japanese Painted Fern in front, NOID, Heuchera Carnival Silver Streak, Fire Island back (the small green weeds are mostly Heuchera volunteer seedlings):

Fire Island:

Iron Gate Delight:

Catherine:

Fragrant (Bouquet?) #2:

Wider of previous plus Heuchera Caramel:

Heuchera Caramel and Wide Brim front. NOID Blue and Huechera Citronella back. Oakleaf Hydrangea background:

NOID blue:

Another NOID:

Shot of daylillies and the big front bed:

Japanese Painted Fern and Stained Glass #2 (small due to frost zapping):

Halcyon with Amaryllis:

Vulcan:

August Moon #1:

Guacamole #4 with light frost damage:

Wider view:

NOID mini:

June #4:

August Moon #2:

Last wider shot:

you sure aren't lying about the rain..all of your plants are glistening..rain is such a blessing..my turn for rain tomorrow..lots of nice hostas..a great pic of Halcyon with Amaryllis..

We've had about 3.5 inches since Wednesday and there is more in the forecast this week.

I'm hoping that I sleep late..and when I do get up that I can lounge in the house while it rains..I need a break!..

Beautififul hostas. Leaves look so nice and shiny.

I would also need rain, it hasn't rain in two weeks. In ten days forecast there is no rain. Which is strange in Finnish spring, usually we get much rain. I've been watering my hostas.

Wonderful hostas, thank you for a walk through your rainy day garden.

The garden after rain is such a pretty spot. Love the Junes!

I love June as well - that's why I have 4 of them :)

Great spring photos!

Sherry

Here's the yard 7 years ago today (day we put in a contract to buy the house):

The yard yesterday:

Good work!..

Wow you have really made a difference. We've had rain for days--my dog is terrified of thunder so it's been a very difficult time at our house. She has so much fur--thundershirts don't help nor do the pills to calm her down. We can't plant anything since it is constantly raining. Hope that things clear up and that the hail in this area missed my yard today. My office is 15 minutes from home so I don't know what I will find tonight. Just love the weather forecast that called for intermittent showers and perhaps a bit of thunder today--we've been drenched and more is on the way this evening. How do those people keep their jobs?

We bought the house from a guy with a horticulture degree that owned a "landscape" business. Tried to convince me to hire him to do landscaping but couldn't identify a camellia in the yard!

Lovely - everything looks so lush.

Nice hostas and what a pretty house with that wrap around porch. Your plantings look very natural, like they belong there. So much better than what you started with. Nice job! . ....I liked seeing all of it. Thanks for sharing!