Todd, welcome home! We've missed you. Can't wait for the new photos.
What's blooming in the alpine/rock garden?
I just had to post my Aquilegia jonesii, which is hard to grow and flower here, by reputation. I was thrilled!
That's about the size of our Aquilegia right now, but they aren't blooming yet. I love your rocks. Looks like granite?
Oooo Sally - that's a beauty. I love the folliage.
Todd - can't wait to see & hear about the trip.
Alta - lovely pic's. We start out garden visits next week.
Three on 5/9 and another two on 5/16.
Tam
Sally, I didn't realize AJ bloomed so early! But I guess now that I noodled it some more, and already know a bit about the peculiar habitat it comes from, I supposed it is not so surprising after all. A former member of our Chapter, Marcel Jouseau, obtained a grant from NARGS to map the parameters of it known habitats to predict where else it might be found. He has been very successful.
Thought you'd be poppin' in one of these days now, Todd. Welcome back, I know you had a great trip! Nice corydalis form. When I grew Erica spp. they never colored up so nicely over the winter. Heck, yours in that pic would be just as pretty without the flowers!
FYI one of my Impatiens namchabarwensis has suddenly collapsed from some root pathogen . . .
Alta, H.n.'Rubra Plena' almost looks like double anemone flowers!
Every year I say I am going to visit a founding member of our chapter that has a great collection of hepaticas, to see them blooming. Once again, missed it . . .
I started a May thread
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/985092/