My Garden: End of May

May came and went very quickly and I was particularly happy with how lovely the irises were this year.

This summer I hope to have a bunch of dahlias to paint, as I planted several tubers and have already installed their tomato cage supports to help me remember where they were planted. I also labeled them, which is not a common action of mine because I embrace the whole "wild gardening" attitude and often let volunteers grow where they seed themselves. This of course leads to a crazy garden in August and September.

Already I have gaillardia and batchelor buttons growing in places I did not expect this year, however I love them, so they remain where they are :)

Recently Naomi asked to take some photos of the garden. The photos below were taken by her. It is so magical seeing what she admires and likes enough to photograph.