A Garden Update

By John Markowski @jmarkowski0

Here's what's new out in the garden:
My young Malus (Crabapple) 'Prairie Fire', recently saved from an invasion of tent caterpillars, is in full bloom and I am loving it:
 

Not so long ago I complained about the lack of variegation on the Salix (Dappled Willow) 'Hakuro Nishiki'. Not so much any more:

  
Newly in bloom is Geranium 'Espresso', but the foliage is the true winner here:



I have promised my daughter she will faint at the sight of the bloom of Allium 'Globemaster'. Why I planted only one is still a mystery to me:


Here come the peonies and a potential showdown with the neighborhood deer:

I continue to love Juniper 'Gold Cone' more and more:

The heliotrope are planted and me likey:

And the pansies continue to thrive:

My precious lemon has turned into ... well ... a lemon ... and soon we will all enjoy said lemon in some sort of celebratory ceremony, still to be determined: