Newcomb Lawn

Indian pink is at peak — crimson tubes flaring into yellow stars, hummingbirds working it daily. Sweetspire is in full perfume. Catmint is at peak hum; shear it back by half right after to trigger the rebloom. The first coneflowers are opening for the summer. Woolly thyme is throwing its sparse pink along the path.

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Indian Pinknative

Spigelia marilandica

····▃█······ Blooms May–Jun · peak bloom, finishing bloom, setting seed

Coral Bellsnative cultivar

Heuchera americana 'Green Spice'

····▃█▃····· Blooms May–Jul · first bloom, peak bloom

Virginia Sweetspirenative cultivar

Itea virginica 'Little Henry'

····▃█······ Blooms May–Jun · first bloom, peak bloom, finishing bloom

Catmintnon-native

Nepeta × faassenii 'Blue Wonder'

····▃█▃▃▃··· Blooms May–Sep · peak bloom

Woolly Thymenon-native

Thymus pseudolanuginosus

·····█▃····· Blooms Jun–Jul · budding, first bloom

Doing this month

Shear the catmint by half right after the first flush — it will rebound.
Shear the moss phlox by half to keep it dense.
Chelsea-chop the aster by early July for a bushier, self-supporting habit.