Tulips at Kingwood Center

Built in 1926 for Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kelley King, this 47 acre estate in Mansfield, Ohio opened as a public garden in 1953.

The gardens change season to season, but the most popular display is the tulips in May. Every year the staff plants more than 55,000 tulip bulbs for a brilliant display in the spring. When the tulips are done, they are replaced with over 35,000 annuals.

When I saw that the peak for the tulips coincided with my yearly Wade and Gatton hosta farm trip (more on that later), I decided to go see the tulips since it was in the same general vicinity.

I will feature the tulips in this post and do a separate post for some of the other blooms due to the amount of photos.

These coral colored ones were my absolute favorites as you can tell by the amount of photos I took of them!

I love how perfectly they match the bricks.

Sorry....I could have done an entire post just on these gorgeous ones. LOVE!!!

Bloom Day

I can't believe it's time for Garden Bloggers Bloom Day. I have no idea where the last month has gone. Busy, busy, busy!
Everything changes so fast in the spring, I didn't get pictures of everything. It seems like everyday something new is blooming.

Dogwood Blossoms

Wood Poppies, Sweet Woodruff, Ajuga, Snowdrop Anemone, Tulip 'Claudia'.

Snowdrop Anemone

Blue Flax

This is just starting to bloom. I love the color of flax with it's dainty sky blue blossoms.

Dwarf Korean Lilac

The Oriental Poppies are Popping.

Fern Leaf Bleeding Heart

Solomons Seal

Dwarf Solomons Seal

Isn't this the cutest? I found this last year and it only grows to about 6 inches tall. They go dormant if the soil is too dry which it did last summer. Going to try to keep it watered this year.

Forget-Me-Nots

Alliums

The Snowball Bush is loaded with blooms this year.

Cranesbill Geranium

Woodland Phlox

This is a great plant for woodland gardens and it's very fragrant! It grows more upright than the creeping phlox pictured below. Attracts hummingbirds and butterflys.

Georgia Blue Veronica

Love, love, love this beautiful little ground cover! Spreads nicely but never gets out of control.

I'm loving the miniature versions of irises. These are about 8 inches tall, but I had some purple ones that were about 2 or 3 inches that were just adorable but I didn't get a picture of them.

 This Azalea doesn't have the nicest shape to it but I do like the coral color.

Crabapple

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