For this area, the Vinca has too much movement & energy; the glossy leaves reflect so much light one can hardly make out the ‘star plants’… So out it went (to a friend’s garden). The golden club Moss,(Selaginella kraussiana ‘Aurea’) on the other hand, has a matt texture & absorbs the light. It makes a much calmer background which [...]
Archive for August, 2010
PROJECT MOURNING BENCH
Posted in Companion Planting, Garden Design, Groundcovers, Shade Gardening, tagged companion, companion planting, garden design, groundcovers, perennials, plant realtionships on August 29, 2010 | 4 Comments »
WHAT WAS I THINKING?
Posted in Companion Planting, Garden Design, Groundcovers, Perennials, Shade Gardening, tagged Buxus sempervirens 'variegata', groundcovers, Mourning Bench, perennials, Selaginella kraussiana 'Aurea' on August 26, 2010 | 15 Comments »
Never one to work on just one project, I am now looking into another area of the garden I may not have discussed before; that would be the Mourning Bench. Located down the walk from the Circle of friends, just past the intersecting path that leads to the Potager and compost, sits the Mourning Bench. [...]
IN THE GARDEN…AT LAST
Posted in Garden Design, Garden Rooms, Hydrangeas, Outdoor Living Spaces, Shade Gardening, tagged camellia. hydrangea, dappled shade garden, garden design, garden Rooms, pea gravel on August 24, 2010 | 7 Comments »
The heat has finally broken (low 90′s) and the humidity has dropped. Early this morning I chose a project from my ever-growing list of things to do in the garden and out I went! The project is the ‘Circle of Friends’ What is needed here are a few finishing touches. Today I pulled string and arranged the brick to [...]
THE LAST CLEMATIS
Posted in Clematis, Vines, tagged clematis terniflora, Osmanthus fragrans, Sweet Autumn Clematis, Tea Olive on August 21, 2010 | 14 Comments »
The last Clematis to bloom in my garden is the Sweet Autumn Clematis (Clematis terniflora ) I love this clematis. If I did not, it would be banished from my garden. It is a thug. But so beautiful, so fragrant, and my honeybees are all over it. When I lived in Massachusetts I planted it against [...]
HEAT ADVISORY!
Posted in Shade Gardening, tagged Camellia on August 19, 2010 | 6 Comments »
This may be the first time in my life I wanted summer to be OVER. In Georgia we have had 63 days with temps in the high 90′s and that is before they calculate the heat index. Hope is on the way… I saw camellia buds today. Cooler weather is around the corner. I can’t [...]
HYDRANGEA PANICULATA
Posted in Hydrangeas, tagged Aldridge Botanical Garden, hydrangea paniculata, Kay & Eddie A, Snowflake Hydrangea on August 16, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Hydrangea paniculata is one of my favorite hydrangeas.These are the hydrangeas my grandmother grew in Montreal, Canada. She also grew H. paniculata grandiflora,aka Pee Gee but I don’t have that cultivar in my garden. (soon to be rectified) From Left, cultivars ’Pink Diamond’ ‘Tardiva’ ‘Chantilly Lace’ The major differences in the cultivars are the size of the sterile [...]
GOOD BONES
Posted in Garden Design, Garden Rooms, Groundcovers, Hydrangeas, tagged Annabelle Hydrangea, retaining walls, single slab stone steps on August 13, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Last week I was in the vicinity of a garden I had designed 8 years ago. I had recently heard that the property was for sale and had been sitting empty since my client had moved out-of-state to caretake elderly parents. Driven by curiosity I stopped by. Much to my surprise this little garden has held [...]
SHADES OF SEPIA
Posted in Hydrangeas, tagged hydrangea quercifolia, Snowflake Hydrangea on August 11, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snowflake’ © All photos & text 2010
THE CONTINUING SAGA OF…
Posted in Bulbs, Companion Planting, Cutting flowers, tagged companion planting, cutting garden, hydrangea paniculata, lilies on August 8, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Here is what I have learned about Lilium formosanum, The Formosa Lily. It DOES have a fragrance… at night, not as sweet or strong as ‘Casablanca’ lilies, but potent none the less. They last perfectly for exactly three days in the vase before starting to decline. With judicious grooming the bouquet can last 4-5 days. I had [...]
WORDLESS WEDNESDAY
Posted in Bulbs, Cutting flowers, tagged cut flowers, lilies, Lilium formosanum on August 4, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Lilium formosanum ©All photos & text 2010
MORE LILIES
Posted in Bulbs, Cutting flowers, tagged cut flowers, lilies on August 2, 2010 | 4 Comments »
They look even better today! More of the buds have opened. Proves my mantra … Only too much is enough!
