We finally made it out to the arboretum yesterday to get a take on what wildflowers are up. We missed all of last year due to pandemic, and even now are leery of going. We used to go early in the mornings- 6 or so, before anyone else was there, with a few exceptions. But now there are restrictions and they don’t open until 8 AM, by which time we feel like half the day is gone already. But I am glad we went- we saw many of our old friends, still in the same places they were in 2019. Here is a sampling.
Mary Isabelle greeted us as always 
Bluebells (Mertensia virginica) 
Sassafras albidum
Dogwood (Cornus florida) 
Pussy toes (Antennaria parlinii) 
Indian paintbrush (Castillejia coccinia)
Viola pedata 
Hoary puccoon (Lithospermum canescens) 
Golden seal (Hydrastis canadensis)
Rue anemone (Anemonella thalictroides) 
Trillium sessile 
Dutchman’s breeches (Dicentra cucullaria)
Pawpaw (Asimina triloba) 
Jacob’s ladder (Polemonium reptans)
Then home, to begin spread a truckload of leaf mold on the garden. More on that later-
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