{"id":109298,"date":"2026-05-22T13:33:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T17:33:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agrowingobsession.com\/?p=109298"},"modified":"2026-05-22T13:33:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T17:33:51","slug":"scenes-from-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/agrowingobsession.com\/?p=109298","title":{"rendered":"scenes from May"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2se3T4U\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55281644974_7a5a78c6e5_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2331\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Scotch moss and succulents, Wonder Garden<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> A few images from local nurseries and garden tours, courtesy of that incredible team, gardeners and the month of May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2scNDde\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55267550297_4386efaee2_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2169\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">field of amsonias at a local nursery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2scTiqc\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55268459271_3bf16e4c12_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2188\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Crambe maritima and arctostaphylos on an HPSO garden tour<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2se3WqZ\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55281656289_5afc8d5ca4_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2320\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Diplarrena latifolia, Wonder Garden, Manzanita, OR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Every May this perfectly proportionate, quietly elegant iroid lures me in for close inspection.  The Tasmanian Flag Iris, Diplarrena latifolia, exudes the charm and appeal that makes plants ubiquitous, yet there&#8217;s no local source for it.  Xera lists it, but not currently available, and I have no doubt this specimen comes from their fine nursery, like many of the plants in the WG.  Said to be easy from seed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2sdWZZH\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55280497607_354a4fd1e4_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2333\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Wonder Garden, Manzanita OR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2sexCFP\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55287254845_d34bdac533_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2211\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">on an HPSO tour a podophyllum greets visitors at the front porch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2seqQUc\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/55285930147_558de7765e_c.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2204\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">On the HPSO tour, a fatshedera co-opts the handrail on the front steps, a clue to the gardener&#8217;s priorities<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Have a great long weekend!  More soon, AGO<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few images from local nurseries and garden tours, courtesy of that incredible team, gardeners and the month of May. Every May this perfectly proportionate, quietly elegant iroid lures me in for close inspection. The Tasmanian Flag Iris, Diplarrena latifolia, &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/agrowingobsession.com\/?p=109298\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[2423,112,36],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paNJ2E-sqS","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/agrowingobsession.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109298"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/agrowingobsession.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/agrowingobsession.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/agrowingobsession.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/agrowingobsession.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=109298"}],"version-history":[{"count":37,"href":"http:\/\/agrowingobsession.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109298\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":109409,"href":"http:\/\/agrowingobsession.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109298\/revisions\/109409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/agrowingobsession.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=109298"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/agrowingobsession.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=109298"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/agrowingobsession.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=109298"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}