I was mowing the lawn this afternoon when I noticed something new growing under a dogwood in the woods--a bleeding heart (Dicentra)! Very exciting. The goatscaping made it possible for natives like this and the trillium to have some room. But, oh, the irony... I planted a bleeding heart in the front garden a few years ago, and it didn't do well. It looked so pitiful that my husband cut it down while weeding last year. It was an accident--he didn't know what it was. I was hoping it would come up this spring, but so far it hasn't. That made the one in the woods an especially wonderful discovery this evening.
We've been trying to keep the undergrowth in the woods under control since our visit from the goats. Things are still looking pretty good back there, but I'm afraid I'm going to have to take the Roundup to the poison ivy. Unfortunately, it's really enjoyed all the open space (where there used to be English ivy and honeysuckle).
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