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I know I said I would blog about Japanese Maples next time around and I will post some pictures of them soon -but there are some really good pictures of perennials that I took this week. The red peonies have popped and look so bright in the morning light. The red ones I like are the variety 'Karl Rosenfield' and are a brilliant red and double variety. The lovely Geranium 'Rozanne' has beautiful cup-shaped soft violet blue flowers - good for edging or containers. The Baptisia 'Solar Flare' has lemon yellow flowers and is a profuse bloomer. A mature plant can produce more than a hundred stems of flowers. The boxwood topiaries are a vivid bright green. I took a picture of the spiral one but there are many more forms. In the lower yard the Black Lace Elderberry caught my eye with its black lacy foliage and the bright pink turning to white flowers. And course them beside them there was the Cheyenne Privet in bloom as well as the massive ones he have in the back of the yard. The lilacs have finished their spectacular show and I miss the fragrance coming through the doors. The yard is alive with birds nesting away and doing their thing. To my knowledge we haven't sold a tree yet with bird nest in it! The tri-colour Beech are a must see! A customer came in on Saturday and saw one that had been dug for another client and wanted to know if there was more. I took them to the field and they tagged one immediately. They are literally a bright neon pink. I took some pictures today but it is cloudy and they don't seem so bright - I will take some more when it is sunny. Don't mind the rain - the trees all look greener and happier for it.