Memorial day

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The garden is lush and green during the last week of May.






In the morning light, tall oaks shade the stone path to the door.

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Johnny jump-ups at the front of the path were trimmed regularly by deer and rabbits throughout the winter. They explode with flowers in May but will flag in the sultry days of June.

The bleeding heart and purple heuchera make a striking combination beside hostas 'Sum and Substance' and 'Francis Williams.'

Near the end of the path, more hostas are protected by low sweeping branches of a Japanese maple.

A concrete bench invites rest in the shade beyond the hostas.

Remembrance.

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