Bloom Time Plant Name 2000 First blooms 2000 Blooms end 1999 First blooms 1999 blooms end 1998 First blooms 1998 blooms end Planted Provenance Notes
APRIL CROCUSES didn't come up - - - 3-Apr 17-Apr Fall 1997 - Bloomed under snow - early April
- CROCUS 18-Apr 28-Apr 12-Apr 28-Apr - - Sept. 98 Perron planted under bush in front
- CROCUS no blooms none - - - - 7-Sep-98 Perron Planted on mound with Ajuga. Moved in front of hedge beside Lysimachia
MAY HYACINTHES MUSCARIA 6-May 24-May 1-May 21-May - - Sept 13/98 Perron planted on mound with Nasturtiums
APRIL MAY TULIPS 5-May 14-May 1-May 10-May 28-Apr 8-May Fall 1993 Vincelli's Doing well.
APRIL MAY ARABIS 17-Apr 21-May 30-Apr 14-May 18-Apr 15-May Spring 1997 Vincelli A few meager flowers the first few years but in 2000 has blossomed profusely.
APRIL MAY LUNGWORT 17-Apr 22-May 22-Apr 30-Apr 26-Apr 21-May Apr.26 from Rose's garden Planted in rock garden. 1 died in 1999 but survivor is doing well.
APRIL MAY DAFFODILS 8-May - 2-May 17-May 24-Apr 9-May - came with the house No blooms on daffodils on the side of house. Ones in back flowered.
APRIL -MAY DAFFODILS 12-Apr 21-May 21-Apr 10-May - - 7-Sep-98 Perron Planted on side of house, both sides of chimney King Alfred Narcissus
MAY TULIPS 11-May 23-May 6-May 17-May 2-May 15-May Fall 1995 Vincelli Doing well.
MAY LILACS 18-May 7-June 6-May 21-May 2-May 22-May - Came with the house Doing well.
MAY AJUGA 25-May 20-June 7-May 31-May 2-May 25-May 15-Jun-05 from St. Charles. Made a mound & covered with ajuga.
MAY FORGET-ME- NOTS 8-May 17-June 6-May 6-Jun 3-May 29-May - Came with the house Self-seeded, very prolific.
MAY HONEY SUCKLE 21-May 7-June 15-May 10-Jun 6-May 22-May - Came with the house Getting crowded by lilacs and
MAY SILVER DOLLAR 18-May 20-June - - 4-May 25-May Spring 1997. Seeds from Lillian MacIntosh Cut back ugly foliage in Aug. after harvesting seed pods. Abundant flower and seed pods in 98. Didn't come back in 99 but sprouted elsewhere in garden, no flowers 99.
MAY LILY-OF-THE- VALLEY 8-May 4-June 6-May 31-May 8-May 28-May - Came with house Spreds like a weed.
MAY JUNE IRIS, purple 28-May 22-June 21-May 8-Jun 16-May 13-Jun - Came with the house Doing well on back corner but not so well along edge of neighbour's driveway. Some corms are rotten.
MAY JUNE IRIS 3-June 22-June 24-May 4-Jun 18-May 5-Jun - Came with the house Moved some yellow in front of mauve phlox.
MAY SEPT ALYSSUM - - 5-Jun - MAY - Spring 1997 Nittolo Self-seeded, very prolific but didn't do well in 1999. Mostly white, some purple.
MAY- JUNE RAMBLINGROSE 15-June 26-June 31-May 10-Jun 25-May 10-Jun - Came with the house Lots of blooms & lots of hips. Sprayed for caterpillars in 1999.
JUNE ROSE 26-June 18-July 8-Jun 28-Jun 12-Jun 28-Jun - from Judy & Collette Lots of beautiful small pink flowers. Sprayed 3 times for caterpillars in 1999.
MAY- JUNE LYSIMACHIA PUNCTATA 12-June 22-July 31-May 27-Jun 25-May 30-Jun - Came with the house. Doing well, gets eaten by bugs after flowering. Have split and move to several locations. Moved along back fence to the right 4 or 5 ft.
MAY- JUNE PEONY 13-June

This is approximate, they different colours bloom at different times

26-June (red) 28-May 20-Jun 26-May 20-Jun - Came with the house Doing well except for one clump of red on back fence.. Have red, pink and white varieties. Some blight on white peonies.
JUNE LUPIN - - - - - - 1-May-99 Judy & Collette, Appears to have died (May 2000)
JUNE SWEET WILLIAM 23-June - - - 1-Jun 30-Jun Spring 1997 Nittolo Blooms sporadically throughout summer
JUNE- AUG. ACHILLEA 25-June 13-Aug 13-Jun 30-Jul 5-Jun 15-Aug - Came with the house Spreading. Unattractive when flowers turn brown.
JUNE MOCK ORANGE 17-June 10-July 6-Jun 27-Jun 5-Jun 20-Jun - Came with the house Lovely. Gets crowded out by lilacs. Not positive this is a mock orange.
JUNE- SEPT. GERANIUMS Early Nov. - 27-Jun - 5-Jun - Spring '96. Vincelli Put outdoors in May. In May 1999 moved red plants outdoors given by Mrs. Gross.
JUNE PINKS 24-June 15-June 6-Jun 21-Jun 5-Jun 1-Jul Spring 1997 Vincelli Nice but not spreading quickly.
JUNE- JULY PRIMROSE 23-June 16-July 9-Jun 8-Jul 7-Jun 16-Jul - Judy & Collette's Doing well. Divided and moved some to front, under tree.
JUNE- SEPT. MATRICARIA 17-July - 13-Jun - 7-Jun - Spring 1997 Vincelli Did poorly in 1999.
JUNE- JULY DAY LILY 26-June - 17-Jun 18-Jul 20-Jun 19-Jul - Came with the house Divided Aug. 31.
JUNE- SEPT. SWEET PEA no blooms - 18-Jun - 20-Jun SEPT - came with the house Very pretty but chokes other plants, must be tied. Spreads from seed.
JUNE- AUG. ASTILBE 10-July 18-Aug - - 24-Jun 8-Aug Spring 1998 Nittolo (tall red) Red astible planted behind juniper.
JUNE- AUG. HYDRANGEA 20-June - 27-Jun - - - - came with the house White in July, Green in August
- HYDRANGEA no blooms - - - - - - Cohens Pink
JUNE- AUG. POTENTILLA 16-July - 7-Jul 9-Oct 24-Jun 30-Aug Spring 1996 Rona Doing well.
JULY- SEPT. PHLOX mid Oct. - 10-Jul 8-Oct 1-Jul 14-Sep - came with the house Doing well. Some are reverting
- RUDBECKIA didn't survive - 30-Jul - - 1-May-99 Nittolo Doing well.
JULY- AUG. TALL YELLOW early Sept. - 16-Jul AUG 11-Jul 28-Aug - Rose's garden Doing well.
JULY- SEPT. PHLOX 28-Jul - 18-Jul 8-Oct 17-Jul 11-Sep - Came with the house Doing well.
JULY- SEPT. PHLOXPink 21-July - 16-Jul 8-Oct 17-Jul 27-Sep - Judy & Collette's Doing well.
JULY- SEPT. PHLOX 28-Jul - 18-Jul SEPT 17-Jul 4-Sep - Came with the house Doing well.
JULY- OCT. GAURA LINDHEIMERI didn't survive - - - - - 16-Aug-99 Nittolo Planted under tree in front.
- ASTILBE 1-Aug - - - - - 16-Aug-99 Nittolo Dwarf pink has not flowered yet. Moved from container to side of house.
- GLADIOLAS none - - - - - 17-May-98 Perron Gladiolas a disaster. Foliage turned brown some time in August, flower buds on a few, but none opened.
JUNE-SEPT. CLEMATIS 10-July early Sept. Nittolo Planted June 18,2000
SEPT. CHRYSANTHEMUM died - - - 1-Sep - - Came with the house -
JUNE DAISY 6-June 22-Aug Wild
- DUSTY MILLER - - - - - - Spring 1997 Nittolo 1998 - Returned from previous year. Looked great. 1999 - only one plant survived. Replanted May 15
- ACAENA MICROPHYLLA KUPFERTEPPICH - - - - - - Spring 1997 Vincelli 1998 spread over rock garden. 1999 a lot of die back.
- FERN - - - - - - Spring 1997 Perron left in container over winter. Died .
- HERBS - - - - - - - -
- CORIANDER - - - - - - 17-May-99 Nittolo Went to seed early.
- PURPLE BASIL - - - - - - 17-May-99 Nittolo Plant annually
- THYME - - - - - - 16-May-98 Nittolo Left in flower box, died.
- LEMON BALM - - - - - - 17-May-98 Nittolo Left in flower box, died.
- OREGANO 9 July - - - - - 17-May-98 Nittolo Moved to rock garden in fall.
- GREEN BASIL - 24-June - - - - 17-May-99 Nittolo Plant annually
- CHIVES 3-June - - - - - 17-May-98 Came with the house Plants in box small, no flowers.
- FENNEL - - - - - - 16-May-99 Nittolo Plant from Nittolo
- LAVENDER didn't survive - 18-Jun - - - 17-May-99 Nittolo Plant from Nittolo
- PURPLE SAGE - - - - - - 16-May-99 Nittolo Plant from Nittolo
- ECHINACEA late Oct. - 8-Aug - - - 16-May-99 Nittolo Plant from Nittolo
- DILL - - - - - - 15-May-99 Nittolo Planted from seed, 1999
- ROSEMARY didn't survive - - - - - 17-May-98 Nittolo 1998 Seed indoors, transplanted to box, but didn't take. 1999 - Plant from Nittolo
- ANNUALS - - - - - - - - -
MAY- SEPT ALYSSUM - - - - 17-May - 17-May-98 Nittolo Did poorly in front but well in back & side in 1998 (mostly white). 1999 - A few plants came back on side of house
MAY- SEPT BEGONIAS - - - - 17-May - 17-May-98 Nittolo Plant annually
- COLEUS - - - - 17-May - 17-May-98 Nittolo Plant annually
JUNE- SEPT NASTURTIUMS - - 24-Jul - 13-Jun - 17-May-98 Nittolo Planted from seeds about May 15
JULY PORTULUCA 7-Aug mid Oct. 24-Jul - - - Spring 1996 Nittolo Planted as annual but came back 3 years later
- HARDY PRIMROSE - - - - - - Sept. 13/98 seeds from Perron Never bloomed
- DELPHINIUM - - - - - - Spring 1997 Vincelli Delphinium died. Did not return