I never quite catch the moment when spring slides into summer. But now that Memorial Day is a week and a half behind us, I guess the time has arrived.

The prairie smoke, wild columbine, and bellwort – all spring flowers – are now working on seeds.

Some of the summer flowers are underway.

false indigo

Golden Alexanders

spiderwort

festiva maxima peony has already come and gone

But most are not yet flowering. Just wait until all of these are in bloom!

bee balm is a giant bush

cup plant is collecting water

joe-pye weed is spreading

pearly everlasting looks awful, which is a good thing because…

…these are protective webs for the American Lady butterfly’s caterpillars

tall sunflower and purple giant hyssop have spread so much that there is no more room to walk through that section of the garden

yellow coneflower is a jungle

common milkweed is budding

and the damselflies are back in the yarrow