My gardening companion grew lupines from seed last spring (collected from Jardins de Metis, in their abundant lupine meadows).
He nurtured them through chilly May weather last year and transplanted them in June as small seedlings. He's been thinking about them, as we're absent gardeners, not able to return to our Canadian garden yet.
I asked our neighbor's son, a friend, who is now in Quebec (he's a dual citizen, as a professor in the US), now returning for the summer to stay with his parents, if he might take a few photos (as his brother had as spring emerged).
We both were so delighted to see how well the lupines were doing, along with the robust ferns and other plantings around our house.
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| lupines and peonies |
We're not there, but I'm so glad the lupines are doing so well.
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| These are along the front of the house, which used to have Bishop's weed. |
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A misty view of peonies in the "orchard"
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| a lilac in the "orchard" |
How lovely. I hope you can see them in person soon.
ReplyDeleteWe do, too! Although we're now resigned to probably not being able to go until next wiinter.
ReplyDeleteJust now reading this post, Lisa. Love the lupins! We have them in abundance and I've scattered seeds in many places. They grow or not, as they choose. The dark seedheads as they go to seed aren't that attractive but it's worth leaving them to produce many more plants the following years.
ReplyDeleteWe were so glad to see these photos! Lupines are definitely are robust. Our neighbors' son sent us a walkabout video from our landscape yesterday; it was great to see how nice the meadow in our "orchard" area is looking this year.
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