Here are some recent shots of flowers near the home place. Happy Easter!

Bloodroot

Bloodroot

Marsh Marigolds

Marsh Marigolds

Periwinkle

Periwinkle

Creeping phlox also is available in pink and is available at many nurseries and garden stores.

Creeping phlox is a native alternative to invasive periwinkle recommended as a groundcover by the National Park Service.

See Also: Periwinkle

Last Sunday was a gorgeous day; we went on a short hike around Lake Thompson in the G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management Area.

Periwinkle is an invasive species from Europe, but sometimes you find it deep in the woods presumably planted by someone long ago.  An evergreen with nice flowers, periwinkle is a popular plant that does well in the shade.

If you decide to grow periwinkle you should keep it to a confined area where it cannot spread out-of-control.  Periwinkle can form a thick mat which can choke out native wildflowers like bloodroot.