Here's hosta 'Pineapple Upside Down Cake' in the new shade garden. I was going for a cottage look here, and I'm getting there. I found these little twig chairs at a garage sale and couldn't resist. They're about 10" tall and there are two of them (in different shapes). I also found a piece of a wrought iron fence that I put in the garden so that the diervilla lonicera (honeysuckle shrub) can climb around on it.
Kayly...
Oh boy.. I can sure relate to your story...only I ended up going ahead with the divorce after 25 years of mental torture.
I'll share a funny to make you laugh...
About the 3rd week of my separation things were getting pretty nasty. I wanted things from our home (which was fairly secluded) and he would not give them to me. Well...... finally I decided to go back and rescue a few of my plants. I knew his work schedule...and I still owned half the house...so.. I wanted them. I felt it was within my right so I planned a caper..hehe.
I nabbed one of my galpals...and we drove out there. She was terrified...lmao I dug up a few of my grape scented iris... and a couple other things...and then decided I was taking a very old Clematis. My ex had mowed that poor thing off so many times it broke my heart. He did it just to spite me I'm convinced. The year we moved into that place it was stunning! It grew in the perfect place for it...the ONLY dappled sunshine we had. There was no reason he couldn't take 20 seconds and just go around the base.
Soooooooooo as we were frantically digging it up my friend THOUGHT she heard a truck coming down the road...and she panicked and YANKED it right out of the ground and threw it in the truck! I was so mortified to think that she may have just murdered my sweet plant I almost whacked her with the shovel!!! We dove into the truck...and sped off. Well....she was right...the Clematis lived happily at my new little home. When I moved to WA I once again dug it up and took it with me.
It's just a standard old purple clematis, but ya know... over the years of it just heartlessly being mowed to the ground I began to relate to the CLEMATIS. No matter how hard I tried to bloom as a person...and be a good wife I got cut off. In my emotionally frazzled mind I felt it was morally wrong to leave it behind to continue to be unloved and mowed off every time it started to thrive. I fully understood it's pain.
I have that clematis to this day...LOLOL
"Comptess de Bouchard" clematis on a free-standing trellis in my border garden. This is the second summer for this clematis - I'm a little disappointed - it's touted as a 'vigorous grower and profuse bloomer'.
I planted Comtesse de Bouchaud this spring, can't wait for next year. My callas are starting to bloom.
And another one
kaylered,I think he said the perfect thing !! great luck to you,Here is a pic of my little garage sale find,both of them,i just love the ice cream palor set,and its old
I spent a good part of the morning looking at the photos on this post. All I can say is WOW!!! Here's my contribution. Don't you just love spring!
Rose
My lupines are just starting to bloom.
I've got to find out what lupines will grow here (besides bluebonnets!)
I generally lurk on this forum, but I thought I'd share some pics. Perennial geranium.
MTB Elfin Shadows
Siberian iris Silver Rose
coralbells
mini rose
micro mini rose Applause
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jumper2
Thanks for sharing .
How small is a micro mini ?
We are getting rain today so I am inside looking out.
All week the air has been heavy with the smell of the honey locust trees.
Today all the buds are coming down like snow.
Mine measure 18". I think the micro is for micro climate, at least that is what it said in the Northeast rose catologe.
What a great story, Highmtn. Thanks for sharing. You're so right--you can't bloom if someone keeps mowing you to the ground. And if that person doesn't want to change, and doesn't want to let you bloom, it's time to go plant yourself somewhere safe.
I still drive by our old house occasionally. It's set pretty far back from the road, but I can see a few things. I know that my bleeding heart is enormous and bloomed like crazy this spring. And I know that the tulips looked gorgeous. I hope someone moves in there who appreciates a perennial garden. Either way, though, sometimes you have to just let go....
I added Allium Globe Master last fall - I love the sturdy blooms.
Here's some of my poppies.
Here are the red poppies
Here's my blue columbine.
Gardengus, I looked up the micro minis in the catologue, the micros are 15-18" high. I guess minis are a little taller.
Pretty poppies and columbine roserairie. They look happy in your garden.
Thanks - I love the lupines. Last year the rabbits ate all my seedlings but this year they couldn't get in because I put rabbit proof fencing on the gates where they were squeezing through.
Busy today preparing the house for carpet cleaning Friday. Sure wish I had all hardwood floors!
It is a pain moving stuff to the garage every six months. Anyway did take a picture on one of my breaks of my double knockout rose.
I come back and fine even more wonderful pictures.
DG has some very talented gardeners who are so great to share pics of their gardens. Just breath taking.
Janet
What are the names of those two clematis in the first pic???
Blooms from Kentucky!
I'm loving these hardy geraniums with 'Black Jack' Sedum and Lamb's ears.
Several Clematis are showy for the first time in my garden!
The clematis in the first pic. that looks like this is multi blue . I am not sure of the other . I will check to see if the tag is buried and let you know.
I like the way it looks after the petals fall off.
gardengus,my clematis,really has not performed well for me,I have 3 planted on the west side of my garage,I think that west sun does more harm than good ,they are mulched well,Ive planted things infront of them to help shade the roots,Iam thinking about moving them,to the northside garden, It gets sun 11-2 opinions welcome!!!
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my most recent rose
siberian iris Harbor Mist in the forground, Silver Rose (siberian) behind
veiw of this bed from where the computer sits on desk
I don't have much blooming yet except for my Montana clematis. I didn't photograph any of my bulbs.
Alllllllllll of the photos shared are GORGEOUS. Love how the one clematis drops it's leaves and then looks like an aster...LOL
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A close up of the blooms...
highmtn..beautiful clematis and so many wonderful blooms.
iris with lupines
