I finally got the last of our garden in and have started harvesting greens. Early in May I planted butter lettuce, arugula and two kinds of mesclun mix, mild and spicy. We don't use any chemicals, so these are not the most perfect leaves, but they sure taste good.
I also planted cabbage, kale, tomatoes, peppers (sweet and hot), cantaloupe, zucchini, basil, oregano, leeks, onions and a dozen strawberry plants. I also have a large wildflower plot, and a small garden of wildflowers by our back door.
There are also foundation plantings that came with the house; irises, virginia creeper, rugosa roses, a mock orange bush, and some cedar and yew bushes. I added some more roses, daylilies and some grape hyacinth. I also planted some rescue plants on the north side of the house and a hosta that I got from one of my customers who was thinning out her flower beds.

Here are some photos I took of things blooming in my yard. I thought I better enjoy them while I could. We have a freeze warning for tonight. The first picture is a trillium that I bought last year at the Grand Traverse Conservation District native plant sale. It was a "rescue" plant. Their native plant sale is this weekend and I plan to go pick up some more plants. Below that is one of the dozen or so lilac bushes that surround our property and the flowering crabapple tree in my front yard.