Pic 1 is Veronica Icicle and Echinacea White Swan.
Pic 2 The Cephalaria (formerly referred to as Knautia) is moved. I think the whites will look good in this area, maybe behind the Stachys. You can see a white Platycodon on the far right.
I guess I never took a picture showing the red, white and blue together because I hated the way it looked.
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I still have black walnut trees sprouting here also. I brought home some walnuts from a friends, but before I could get them shelled the squirrels found them and now I've got baby black walnut trees. Last year I sent about 25 of them to someone, but I still have more. Darn Squirrels!!
Kathy
that would be fun setting up a spring trade!
Marti, I have the same problem with Black Walnuts! We have a wonderful, mature tree on our property and those darned squirrels just LOVE to 'plant' their nuts in my mulched beds. I generally leave the saplings for one year and then dig them up in late spring and give them away. I did leave one to grow because it was about 3 feet from where we lost a tree a couple of years ago. I figure it'll take forever to grow very big, but will add value to our property when we sell it in a decade or so.
I'm so completely overwhelmed with my yard that I cannot even begin to contemplate where to start. Red sorrel took over one of my planting beds so I'm planning to pull up all of the perennials in the bed (only about 10, and only about 2 years old) and kill the bed off for the first half of the summer. I dunno if that will help, but we'll see. The veggie garden will be pretty simple because I grow so few varieties. That's just a matter of getting the old stuff out and turning and feeding the beds. The rest of the lot is just a wreck. I'll hit you guys up for ideas after the holiday!
Talk about overwhelming, I started with nothing but feilds....lol. Wasn't even reclaimed farm land just feild of wild...grasses flowers and w**ds.
Pix 2: uncultivated feild, all wild
Pix 1: plowed all of 1 acre that was looking like pix2
Pix 3: after rerototilling and before total planting, look at bottom of pix, is where new Iris bed is located (2010)
Pix 4: bottom is same as 3, finally got the Iris in 2011 but look at the grasses to the right, yup...they're back!!!! I'm thinking I ready for round-up this next year....except in areas that are open field, rerotilling, again and again...for a while I did a great job of keeping it clear. Had put what was not in the border in rows. Beds were 4ft wide and 25-50ft. Planted all my seedlings here til I needed them in the main border. Still even have some out there in that mess... Did dig out a hundred or so iris, most now at bottom of pix 4. I'm ready to get restarted on the areas behind the main border again. I am winning tho. I've got hundreds of perenns and shrubs that didn't make it into borders this years ready to go in these new locations next year. Now I have to do it....I already have most of the shrubs (lined out in between lilacs in the backyard now....God, I love sales....lol.
And yes to those trading their Black Walnuts, am thinking I can find something out there to trade...lol. cz...absolutely!!! lol.
Pix 5: the oldest section of the garden and most filled in, but will eventually look similar for all 45ftX100ft of my English Cottage Border.
Yup Pam...if you hate it it's time...Lol...It's yours and only you are the one to be satisfied.....not the neighbors not hubby, just you...lol. Now you are the ARTIST. It's just like a canvas, only your working on a larger scale than most artists. And you get to arrange it and rearrange it to your HEARTS content...Isn't it fun.....Have one suggestion for you in that group of whites...Have you enough blues to put to the side....I have a great go between plant...It's Veronica gentianoides. V.g. is an almost white...it's actually iceblue. I need to get that one again and if interested I have a bunch of this I could share...(I love it but it's only a spring bloomer but look at that color saturation. (see below).
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Pix1: Veronica austriaca, it does reseed and tends to spread a bit, but so far it's a winner!! Clump is 14-18"^x12-14>.
evening all sorry for being away just lots of things going on right now anyone going out to watch the SKY LIGHTS ??? Not me has been a long day & I Just got home so off to get rested :) as soon as i check my mail & Forums
Nice Pic's one more day of sunshine then Rain Moving in .
ya all have a great eve back tomorrow
Kathy, it's amazing what you've managed to do! You're really taking over the prairie! As for the grasses... For at least 3 of the 6 years I've been working on this garden, I killed more than I planted, went through a lot of Roundup. This year for the first time I only did a little here and there. In 2009 I took no garden pictures at all, too depressing. Too many bare spots in some beds, too many weeds in others, dead and dying plants in the rest, certainly not photogenic! Didn't even realize how I felt about it until I started organizing the pictures I had into years, seasons and areas so I could keep track of what I'd been doing, and found there were none at all from that year. Of course now I wish I had a more complete record, like you have. You are really documenting every step of the way.
When I was just getting hooked on gardening in the early 80's and reading all the English gardening gurus, I went to see Christopher Lloyd at the NY Botanical Garden on his first trip to the US. This is the most important thing I took away with me:
He said if a plant bothers you in the garden for any reason- sickly, clashes, or you'd like something else better there, you shouldn't feel guilty about getting rid of it. Every time you look at it you'll hope it dies, maybe you'll forget to water or feed it or weed around it and hate yourself for not being a good gardener. But if you just pull it out and put what you want in that spot, the other plant will be completely forgotten and you'll be happy every time you look on the pretty picture you made. In my case it's more about re- arranging than tossing, but it amounts to the same thing.
Pic 1 is the way it looked when I left it this fall. The little platys have no foliage left on them at all. Last year I thought I killed one moving it but stuck it in the ground anyway, and it was gorgeous. Amazing.
Pic 2 is the only one I didn't delete, showing the red and blue. The whites in font of the roses haven't kicked in yet.
That Veronica is beeeeyuutiful! And yes, I have room for it. There's tons of room on the upper level, it can seed itself all it wants, and a haze of that color up there would be perfect to marry all my other blues and purples.
I just love Veronicas! I have another couple of beauties for you, V incana Pure Silver H:12-15" W 12," and V longifolia Evelyn, H: 20". W: 12-16"
Next post...
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Pics 1-3 Veronica Incana Pure Silver blooming for 2 months (I did deadhead). It might have gone longer, but we were away from right after the last pic and didn't get back until 6 weeks later. I'll find out next year. I got 1 5" plant from Lazy S spring of 2011 and divided it into little pieces in the fall. This fall I divided it again and spread it around some more.
Pic 4 is V longifolia Evelyn, another winner I've only had since fall of 2011, that also seemed to always be in bloom. I think there may be seeds of that one in the robin.
Lanakila, don't be discouraged... I think we've all been there... Roundup does wonders, trades and sales are great, before you know it you'll have a completely different picture to look at!
OOOOOOH, I love that Evelyn, nice color, what's the height? I also have a light pink that just seeded in from the sight seeing blue. Origional seed was a mix of blue, white, and pink. My daughter has 1 white, I need to get it divided...lol. Yes Pam, it has been a challenge at times but I just dig in (punn intended, tee hee). I new I wanted a long border and that's where I started.
Lanakila..and plants too..lol. I'm waving my hand for those B. Walnuts...lol....Me..I will trade for them!!!! Ya, I may have to pull plants from my spring border that I had started, atleast part of it...Last year I attempted just pulling them but only got it done once last year and here comes those darn grasses. think I'll leave some but have some goodies that reseeded them in and I wannna keep'em. (Salvia turkestanicas which are biennals and should bloom next season at 4-6ft^ x 4ft>, so will have to get to them early!)
Probably should get to bed as it's late, been working on my seeds. Trying to take inventory so I can figure out what I will be starting. Finally decided I would organize and make an index card (bought 600..yikes) on each seed variety that I have and include growing tips, germination info and such..will be writing them in a notebook as I begin seed, that one will contain when seeded and actual germination time and potting on dates. Only 41 done so far, and I have many, many more to go(hundreds probably)....I got in on that rare seed trade earlier in the fall and DJ's hasn't even gotten to me , plus ALL those I been buying or collecting...... I'm thinking I'll be doing scads of Annuals this year to do some filling in between those new shrubs. I'd rather have flowers than w**ds to take care of til those shrubs grow up...(years). Hey Pam, that Nicotiana langdorfii says 3-5ft, how big did it get for you? Ok, back later...Kathy
Pix: would love to grow more of this one.....it's Papaver somniferum Laruen's grape, was there any seed in the box of this? And was there any seed for Monarda Lambada in the box....if not will have to buy...Gads!!!! LOL...
Evelyn gets to 20," she's a beauty. Langsdorfii is about 3' for me I think, maybe a little more. That, Verbena Bonariensis and Sweet Alyssum are my go-to quick fillers. I also like calif poppies, lobelia, cosmos, Cleome. This year trying larkspur, nigella, maybe a few more...
Since I got my iPad it's been easy to keep records on it, backed up to the PC. I have spreadsheets, a journal, and extensive files on individual plants, resources, cultivation tips, etc. it's really helpful!
you ladies are up early or hadn't went to bed :) sorry this pass week has been busy for me with friends ok I have these seeds that were just boughten & Some were given to me so now can you all tell me if I
should start now or wait .
PLANT RIGHT WHERE i WANT THEM OR WINTER SOW THEM IN CONTAINERS ?
BOTTLE GENTIAN --GENTIANA ANDREWSII & G.FLAVIDA
COLUMBINE 'S
POPPIES
GODETIA--SALMON & SCARLET
COREOPSIS DWARF RED
BABY BREATH ---RED
CALENDULA ---MIX COLORS
ROCKET LARKSPUR
FOXGLOVES---EXCELSIOR
BACHELOR BUTTON----RED
ROSE MALLOW
My garden remodel is going to slow down alot. I go in on Jan 15th for MRI's of both my shoulders as they think I've torn the rotator cuff in both shoulders. DARN!!!!
Deejay, if you go to swallowtail seed gardens look at each flower seed packet for sale. At the bottom of the page, it will tell you how to sow the seeds. this has been a life saver for me. Hope it works for you.
Susuie..Have only just collected seed from my Gentain, so no experience yet, this year tho..
Aquilegia...some start them out but have never seen that much in reseeding so I always start indorrs under lights and get great germination (almost 100%).
Poppies...which Annual, Biennial or perenns? Again personally I start them indoors when seed is bought as I wanna make sure I get babiies... I have thrown seed for my perenns in the garden and gotten some babies, tho % is probably small.
Godetia. never tried
Gypsophila red..what is that an annual BB. Again I start inside. Have had some of the perenns start in the garden from seed drop..Have also grown the annual type, started inside and 2nd year had some reseed
Calendula never grown yet tho have seed
Larkspur..started first year in and have found that they reseed wonderfully insitu
Digitalis (foxglove) have stared mine in and have several new varieties this year, am looking forward to Pam's Split a newbie (B), Mountain mix, and regular purpurea. My little perennial one 18" has never reseeded in the garden yet, but the bienns are 'spose to be good at that..I'm ready..LOL.
Centraurea cyans (bach. buttons), again started in, but did throw a bunch of seed this fall from the black one I grew this summer, 'spose to seed in easily, fingers crossed
Lavatera (rose mallow) Started in under lights, now am finding they (Party Girl) starting to reseed. I also have 4 new ones this year, Silver Cup, Loveliness mix, Pink Blush and Ruby Regis. I want some TALLLL ones tho.
Yup Pam trying Nigella here too, need to get some of that verbena from the swap tho...got Cleome seed will try starting out this spring...even wrote it on the calender for the first part of April....
Pix is Gentain..sorry can't remember which one tho...It's a beautiful BLUE tho.
Calendula is easy, comes like Zinnias. I start it inside under lights. Supposedly it reseeds but I've never gotten any volunteers.
I'm trying Pam's Split this year too, looks interesting. I have white ones that come back, also the generic pinky ones, love them all. if I do it early, will it bloom this year?
My perennial foxglove, digitalis grandiflora, spreads itself around generously. I've given tons of it away already, just love it.
If there's no Vernbena Bonariensis in the robin, let me know. I may have some extra, not sure yet.
I've had no luck WS columbines. Kathy, do you chill the seeds or do anything else to break dormancy? Does anone else have experience?
Marti, what a bummer! I've had shoulder problems, no fun. Good luck on the 15th!
My garden remodel is going to slow down alot. I go in on Jan 15th for MRI's of both my shoulders as they think I've torn the rotator cuff in both shoulders. DARN!!!!
Pam I got seed from T&M.com. Packet says: "An early sowing will occasionally produce flowers in the same year."
And remember me for some of those grandifloras.....I have a true perennial form will have to look up as to which, I should remember..lol. 18", June, pink. Yup just looked up is grandiflora. book showas a white too tho shorter at 8-10". Never reseeded in the garden for me tho, clump is getting bigger, probably should divide so I have a few plants.
Marti...you will have the time to recoup this winter and ready for spring...good wishes! Have you thought of trying Accupuncture. I've had great success with it for many things...and alot less $$$$..
Pam, I've only seen a few reseeded Columbine in my daughter's garden. I used to give them the cold treatment. Then 1 winter I forgot and decided to try anyhow and got great results...if they don't germinate can still give cold treatment then bring into warmth if need be.
I have tried just about everything with my shoulders, including trying to give them to someone else (LOL). I have bone spurs in both shoulders that may have cause further damage. I've put up with it for over 6 yrs now and it is getting worse and interfering with my ability to care for myself. If the MRI says surgery will help, I'm going to have the surgery as much as I hate surgery and being laid up. The DR says they can not do both shoulders at the same time so I will be laid up for at least 3 months to heal for one shoulder than they will schedule the other shouldr. So I will be laid up most of next yr.
Marti, if you want to get rid of the maples, placing more than 2-3 inches of soil/compost/mulch on top of the roots will do it. When you place more than that amount of material over the roots of an existing tree in an area that large, you smother the tree's roots and the tree will slowly die as its' feeder roots are in the top 18 inches of the ground.
I don't know about that. One of the trees I've got 6-12 of compost under it and have had it that way for all most 2 yrs. Tree is doing just great. I tried digging in the compost around it and there are millions of little roots. I think the tree is just takingover the compost area.
I was thinking in terms of that new bed as large as it is. To cover a small area will not kill the tree...but if you fill in the entire area out to the drip line it can be fatal for the tree.
Here is a bit of info on it for you.
http://www.bhg.com/advice/gardening/trees-shrubs/will-adding-4-6-inches-of-soil-over-the-roots-of-mature-trees-hurt-them/
Thanks for the link. My maple trees are not sugar maples. I am told that they are called water maples. All I know is that they have never been trimmed or top and are probably 60 feet tall. I'm trying to raise the money to get 2 of them removed. I would rather have a dogwood in the front yard and do have a baby one that is starting to grow. I would also like to have more fruit trees. I have 2 sweet cherry trees ( young, no cherries yet), and 2 plum trees. I'm looking at putting in apple and peach trees.
PEG TY I Have the page saved Now :)))))
love the Plant BEAR'S BREECHES hit me when i went to the page :) way cool they say Z7-11 but a Lady I Know way North of here
has one Z5 anyone else have any in z5-6 ??
Kathy Love the Blue so pretty . Well off to look up some of my seeds Not sure what I can do for i do not have the SPACE To Grow here in my Place , Unless i Move out a couple Chairs :) HEHE .
will try to get back in later
Ok susie... got more questions for ya..is the drive on the southside of that garden, and if I'm placing it correctly, it would be the 30ft side of the garden? Got a ruff sketch and wanna get directions correct before I begin...lol. And are your plant files up to date? ( I know mine aren't...naughty me). Have you had a chance to go through your seed pressis yet? I'm sure I had already sent some of those to you in earlier trades so if their are duplicates that you want to throw into the seed trade is ok with me!! If not you may have to dig up all that grass in the above pix.....
Hey pam, make a note, I'd love to trade for some of your Allium, they are a light lavender and are very pretty, you did say they reseed? I've been meaning to add some to the garden and keep forgetting. Also wanna get the ones that are a steel blue in color, Allium azureum, 24", June. I had at another garden and will replace one of these days, lol, (ya...sure). LOL. I'm still wanting A. Globemaster at 36", and 10" blooms of purple, but if I remember correctly it's sterile and the bulbs are about $7-10 each. Yikes... Am thinking tho that Alliums might be a good investment here as they smell of onion and the deer would be repelled....Guess that's why I need to grow a bunch of that nictotiana. lol.
Pix is Dianthus grationopolitanus (what a mouth full, say that one 3 times as fast as you can), Bath's Pink or sometimes referred to Cheddar Pinks, 6-8", spring only (occasionaly a few later), and smell divine, silvery blue foliage and mat forming. I had one that got to about 36" wide, so far mine are about 18-24" wide. I've read that they can be started from a sprig put into soil and rooted, I should give that a try this winter and see how long it takes as it would be faster than from seed again.
Ok Kathy, I've made a note for the lavender Alliums. They do reseed. I have them on the edge of a stone wall and they love it. I never get any volunteers below on the flat, but they've spread around the top of the wall and in between a lot. Just enough to be charming, I guess it's a question of drainage. In both pics they're just in front of the box shrub.
Kathy Driveway is on the eastside of the garden I Need to revamp it used to have a pine tree in the mid but brother cut it down last summer .so now it has 6 Butterfly bushes In 6 colors DK Purple to a very Lt Pink & Honeycomb Many many DL's Around the Outside of the Circle .
Not Much in the Middle .
was Looking over the seeds that you shared Questions ?
Ammi Visagna is this Queen anne lace ? or in the same family ?
I have them sorted as to how tall they Should grow :)
also have a few new seeds that i hope to grow in that area like
24"-48+
LADY IN BLACK CALICO ASTER
RED CONEFLOWER
RED LYCHNIS/
HEMP AGRIMONY /EUPATORIUM / Eupatorium cannabinum
NICOTIANA
FOXGLOVES
MIXED HELENIUMS
SHOWY MILKWEED
MIXED VISCARIA
CALICO BEARDTONGUE
FIRECRACKER PENTEMON
RED ROBINSON'S DAISY
SWAMP MARIGOLD
DOWNY SKULLCAP
CATCHFLY SILENE
WILD INDIGO WHITE
LATE FIGWORT
SWEET MARJORAM
ROCKY MOUNTAIN BEARDTONGUE
PALMER'S PENTEMON
SOME OF THESE WILL NOT BE GOING INTO THE FLOWERBED BUT BACK IN OUR OOPs caps
back by the woods & open Field .
well i woke with a stiff neck this morning so off here to paint .
Pam..that's great, I'd love some, thanks for the offer...lol. and BTW, you might want to get that Cephalaria moved as early as you can in the spring, it will fill out over the winter (at the roots), I'm thinking you might be surprised, they can get atleast 48" at the base.
Susie...
The Aster LIB will probably get taller than you think, have seen them at 48", just to let ya know
Red coneflowers, may not come true from seed unless doing the origional X, have read the new var. are now sterile.
Red lychnis, are you talking Maltese Cross? If so they are more of a deep orange.
Eupatorium, haven't grown that one yet
Nic.
Digitalis
Heleniums (Not yet)
Showy milkweed, That's asclepias, which one do you know? Have grown A.incarnata Ice Ballet, don't reseed insitu, grown inside under lights to start here
Viscaria have some in my stash for spring too
Beardtoungue is Penstemon, not sure on calico tho., I'm thinking you got the Rocky Mountain Blue from me (lol), and it can seed in the garden, jusy not sure how reliable it is as it was just seed drop around mother plants, but origional was started in and very easy, firecracker if I remember is orange on long thin wands, should probably reseed also just haven't grown, but those that I've seen at the botanic gardens here are a mass of bloom.
Red Robinson Daisy, is that Pyrethrum, if so had years ago, gets 12-18", but only an e. summer bloomer, never reseeded for me out.
Haven't done the swamp marigold yet and can't think of botanical at moment
Downy skullcap same as above
Have done Silene before but can't remember anything about it, it's been 20 years, lol
Indigo is Baptisia, will bloom second year from seed and can become almost like a shrub, very busy, blom Juneish, if you let them go to seed in the garden, the pods turn black toward the end of the season, (some people like that), never had them reseed. Started mine in.
Figwort and Marjorum never done
And that last Penstemon, I've been reading up on it and it needs stratification to break dormancy, let me know if it doesn't work, maybe I could get a baby off mama.....
And the driveway is on one of the long sides of the garden? If so, do you have a problem with moving tall things to the back then?
Ammi visagna is related to Daucus carota, D.c. (mine is the tall version (5-7ft) of what most have along their ditches (18-24") is biennial, A.v. is an annual (I've had light reseeding and get to 48", great cut flower and light fragrance ) The ditch grower am not sure which it is a perenn or reseeding annual or maybe even a b. Also in my stash, which I need to start again is Daucus c. ruber,, a pink Queen Annne's Lace at about 24-30" and is biennial, and VERY rare. The other in the group is Ammi majus 'Graceland', at 48-56" annual similar to A. v., can't remember which one has more of a green cast to the white flowers. Have fresh seed this year for A.m 'Graceland' and will comparring it to my plants last year (if they reseed for me) so I can determine which is which, as both have similar flowers but just a bit different if appearance and height.
Pix 1: Daucus carota, 5-7foot, June, b.
Pix 2: D.c. close up
Pix 3: Ammi am hoping it's visagna , couldn't tell last summer it only got to 12" cuz of our drought, seed started late and didn''t get past 12", reseeded in from the previous summer, and I forgot to put on the bag as to which it was whem I collected it from the garden, v. or m. (naughty me!!!) I will say that the Ammi is now widely used in the floral industry as filler in many bouquets for that country effect that people love soo much, also lightly fragrant, Select Seeds describes as being night fragrant, and have seen where it's been dyed various colors. (Dye in a glass of water, will change the flower color).. Ok...lo, is that too much info...lol.
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Kathy, the Cephalaria was moved in the fall, but I'm planning to send you a piece in the spring... Better do it early, I guess.
I have the Penstemon palmerii in a baggy in the frig. My notes (Tom Clothier) say fresh seed can germinate without chilling, saved seed needs 8 weeks of cold.
Off to bed, no more playing in dirt tonight...
Good Morning Ladies. I hope Santa was good to all of you. We were snowed-in in Syracuse. It is good to be home. ^_^
Very pretty pictures, Kathy. What do you have planted with the Carota? I love tall flowers myself.
Pam - love your lavendar alliums. Do you know what type of alliums they are? Mine don't reseed, which is why I am wondering.
I Can hardly wait till spring friend of my brothers came after some wood this morning & He was telling me about Buying some alfalfa
& spreading it on his gardens he said after using it last summer on one of his gardens he had the best crop ever . has anyone else heard of using alfalfa rather then the organic nitrogen ?
as for the taller plants in the back they are On the backside of the garden what your seeing in the that garden is the weeds that took over last summer .
well have to get ready to go have my Blood drawn back later
Alfalfa is what is referred to as a Green Manure crop....like clover and other legumes.. you can find pelleted alfalfa sold in feed stores
http://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/green-manure-crops-zmaz86sozgoe.aspx
http://en.allexperts.com/q/Lawns-725/2008/1/Green-Manure-Alfalfa.htm
http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=11087
If that Penstmon palmerii seed came from me it's fresh, collected it in Aug or Sept.
Carolyn...I am fascinated by the tall ones too, the taller the better. Walls of flowers!!!!! I purposely look for the tallest flowers I can find and then hope I love them. That cephalaria that Pam has get 4-6ft, with yellow scabiosa type flowers, I'm thinking of putting it in front of a patch of my Daucus along with some other yellows, just put in this fall: Helianthus 'Lemon Queen' 5ft (5), Inula helenium 'Elecapane Sun' (new, 6ft), Chrysanthemum serotinum 'Herbstern' 40+", am thinking I also put some Veronicastrum sibericum which is blue 48-72" (veronica on stilts, lol). Will have to see how the area works together as I have some editing in that section also. I have some Alcea (hollyhocks that are a deep red and a few pinks I will move out this coming spring. Lower plants to the front of these plants are Agastche Blue Fortune, orange tiger Lillies, a vine Lonicera (I think is Wheeler's yellow), a tall deep purple Aster, some dark blue Iris 'Denver Delight', Limonium latifolium (perennial statice, just love this stuff), Penstemon Pike's Peak Purple (some pink ones that need moving), and in the front is a patch of Coreopsis grandiflora, which I am allowing to reseed so I have a large patch as they bloom the whole season. Thinking there are a few other goodies there but can't remember what at the moment. It doesn't have that AHHH effect yet, lol. Gotta remember my border on this side of the garden is 20 feet deep. This section is at the end of my 100ft border, which has Lilacs on the back and to the side (whole garden is outlined with lilacs, which will eventually give me a walled effect), and next to the path at the very end of the border is Spiarea Van Houtte (tho these are still small, will eventually be an enclosed garden that has to be entered to be seen. (What the deer can't see, they can't eat!!!!) LOL, ok, that's my hope, sorry change that to belief...). Like I say, my 100 fooX 40foot border is now done being planted but not done yet....editing will continue for years!!! (Just to let you know, the above pix of Daucus was taken at my daughter's house).
Sorry forgot pix
1. coreopsis grandiflora, 18" ^ all season
2. Iris g. 'Denver Delight'
3 & 4. new jj's added, in the orange range
5. Limonium latifolium, perennial statice, 36-40+"^ x 36">
Carolyn, the Alliums were growing in a crack in one of the lower walls when I came to the garden. I discovered them when they bloomed and the flower heads appeared out of nowhere above the wall. There were two clumps, one each lavender and white. Both have spread nicely around where I put them, but not too aggressively. Pics 1-4 are all from 2011. The white are in a narrow section of the Falling Down Wall rock garden that might once have been steps. Pic 5 is from the bottom this fall, the Alliums have gone by. Salvia White Hill, white Saponaria and Sweet Allysum are still going. I keep adding more white plants, hoping for a look of a flowing river of white. Achillea Ballerina, Asclepias Verticillata and Salvia p White Swan have yet to fill in. Next year there should be a lot more going on.
Stunning, Pam. I really love what you have done.
I have the Salvia Snowhill and it is one of my favorites. I like the way the white flowers brighten up areas of the garden. I was not familiar with the White Swan variety until I looked it up as a result of your posting. I like that one too, but then I never met a Salvia I didn't like. ^_^
Thanks, Carolyn. S White Swan came from Buestone last year, I got 3 plants on sale, can't wait to see it in action!
Kathy, I'm chilling some of the P Palmerii, maybe I'll take some out and see how they do. From what I've read, perennials are not harmed by chilling even if they don't need that to germinate.
OK Making My NEW YEAR Shopping or trading List & I do hope you all plan on being in the swaps come spring :)))
i have a dreaded sore throat , stiff next , drippy nose so trying to just stay in stay warm its snowing not to hard but might get another inch .
as for today not really feeling up to typing allot so going to go through my garden books that I got from kathy & also the new garden books that are coming in the mail already :) will try to get back in later.
