Sometime, no matter how much thought goes into companion planting, It just does not give the results anticipated. On a Variegated Tea Olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus ‘Variegatus’) I planned a creamy white Clematis to peek through Tea Olive’s foliage. I did not plan on the green foliage of the Clematis! So… variegated leaves peek [...]
Archive for April, 2010
PLANTING GONE AWRY
Posted in Clematis, Companion Planting, Shrubs, Uncategorized, Vines, tagged clematis, companion, companion planting, variegated foliage on April 29, 2010 | 2 Comments »
DOWN THE GARDEN PATH
Posted in Garden Design, Shade Gardening, Shrubs on April 28, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Curved paths create mystery. They take us to places we cannot see. On the way to the compost bin, I am greeted by Southern azaleas (Rhododendron indica). ’George L. Tabor (pink) on one side and ‘G.G. Gerbing’ (white) on the other.
MONDAY MUSINGS
Posted in Uncategorized on April 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
After the last post I got to thinking about how fortunate we are to have the paintings that record the gardens of a vanished age and lifestyle. As Lanning Roper* so elquently stated, “Gardens are so personal and poetic in their conception that their spirit dies with the owner.” Jeklly recorded her gardens in the medium of [...]
GERTRUDE JEKYLL & GARDEN ROOMS
Posted in Garden Design, Garden Rooms, Gertrude Jekyll, Perennials, tagged garden design, garden Rooms, Gertrude Jekyll, perennials on April 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Probably one of the most influential garden designers of the early 20th century, Gertrude Jekyll, was a proponent of separating the garden into separate enclosed areas, each devoted to a season, or a single plant. She believed no garden could possibly be kept at it’s best for the entire season. Below, her Autumn garden of Michaelmas Daisies. Painted by [...]
GROUNDCOVER IDEA
Posted in Companion Planting, Groundcovers, Hydrangeas on April 23, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Every gardener/designer has their own ideas on groundcovers. I thought I would share what I do with my hydrangea. At the base of the shrubs, and forming a nice ‘sweep’, I plant the small tubers of Arum italicum ‘Pictum’. This delightful little plant is the ideal workhorse groundcover for any shrub that looses its leaves in winter. [...]
Secrets of Companion Planting
Posted in Companion Planting, Garden Design, Shrubs on April 21, 2010 | 1 Comment »
“The best associations are between plants which have one element in common and another contrasted.” – Dame Sylvia Crowe (Distinguished British Landscape Architect) Here the common element is the color white, while the contrasting element is size. Large blossoms compliments of the Chinese Snowball (Viburnum macrocephalum); small blossoms are the white Lady Banks Rose (Rosa [...]
Versatile Climbers
Posted in Clematis, Companion Planting, Shrubs, Vines on April 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Clematis ‘Asao’ made its appearance this week. Raised in Japan, this beauty graces the shrub Viburnum dilatatum ‘Michael Dodge.’ The Viburnum will bloom later and so will Asao, thus extending the show in this area of the garden. In their native habitat, Clematis climb through shrubs & trees without hurting the host plant. They lift themselves by twisting their [...]
