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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘garden design’
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 »
What I wanted… what I got.
Posted in Garden Design, Groundcovers, Shade Gardening, Uncategorized, tagged garden design, groundcovers, moss garden on July 19, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I envisioned a soft carpet of moss beneath my feet as I walked through the garden… and then the weeds came. So now not only do the beds require weeding, so do the paths! YIKES! I have been resisting the pea gravel alternative. When I am alone in the garden the crunch of the gravel is delightful [...]
FAUX GARDEN
Posted in Companion Planting, England, Garden Design, Garden Rooms, Perennials, Shade Gardening, Uncategorized, tagged England, ferns, garden design, garden Rooms, garden tour, perennials on July 14, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Delightful little courtyard garden? No. Just all the ‘driveway plants.’ Every plantaholic has these. The plants that are unloaded from the car waiting in the drive to be planted. This vignette was put together by our British host just before we arrived for a tour. © All photos & text 2010
GARDEN TOUR ENGLAND & WALES
Posted in Companion Planting, England, Garden Design, Garden Rooms, Hydrangeas, mixed border, Perennials, Shrubs, Vegetable Garden, tagged companion planting, England, garden design, gate, hydrangeas, Levens Hall, mixed border, perennial border, Tara, topiary, Wales on June 29, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Its travel season again. If my passport does not get here in time, I will be homebound. I am consoling myself with photographs from trips past & exercising a mighty imagination! with Tara Dillard (left) above, we enjoyed this perennial garden which we entered via. . . this opened gate, (above) we found. . . along this wall. [...]
NOT A GOOD THING!
Posted in Clematis, Companion Planting, Hydrangeas, Shrubs, Vines, tagged clematis, companion planting, garden design, hydrangea paniculata on June 3, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I tried to grow some Clematis with Hydrangea paniculata, the late-blooming panicle hydrangea, (sometimes refered to as ‘Pee Gee’ or ‘Tardiva’.) but this is not successful. Clematis Purpurea Plena Elegans In Hydrangea paniculata ‘Pink Diamond’ ( above & below) This hydrangea is pruned drastically early spring. When the clematis starts to grow, the branches of the hydrangea are low [...]
FRAMING THE VIEW
Posted in Companion Planting, England, Garden Design, Garden Rooms, Perennials, Shade Gardening, tagged companion planting, England, framing the view, garden design, garden Rooms on May 25, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Recently, Tara Dillard of A Garden View, posted about frames in the landscape. It brought to mind a lovely vignette I saw in a garden while in England. Initially I thought an artist had set up to paint. As I approached I saw What had been ‘Framed’. The lesson here is that framing a view brings it into relief. [...]
GARDEN UPDATE CONTINUED
Posted in Companion Planting, Garden Design, Groundcovers, Hydrangeas, Perennials, Shade Gardening, Shrubs, Vegetable Garden, tagged Annabelle Hydrangea, companion planting, garden design, groundcovers, hydrangea quercifolia, perennials, plant realtionships, pruning Hydrangeas, Snowflake Hydrangea, Vegetable Garden on May 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Plants with a cascading habit, call attention to the ground plane. Above, The heavy flowers of Snowflake Hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snowflake’), draw the eye to the Japanese painted fern (Athyrium nipponicum). The flower on ‘Snowflake’ has double sepals, significantly different from that of ‘Amethyst’ above, or ‘Alice’ below. Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’ forming it’s [...]
CLEMATIS CRUSH
Posted in Clematis, Companion Planting, Garden Design, Perennials, Shrubs, Vines, tagged clematis, companion planting, garden design, hydrangea quercifolia, perennials, Styrax obassia, vertical gardening, viburnum on May 18, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I previously mentioned my Clematis Crush ( here and here ). Beside the beautiful flowers, the fact is they require only vertical space. That makes them the perfect companion to any shrub or small tree. Most shrubs have a limited bloom time so a well-chosen flowering vine can really extend the season of beauty. Also, from a design [...]
TEXTURE
Posted in Companion Planting, Garden Design, Groundcovers, Perennials, Shade Gardening, Shrubs, tagged companion planting, ferns, garden design, groundcovers, helleborus, plant realtionships, texture on May 15, 2010 | 3 Comments »
How important is Texture? Texture can be more pleasing than flowers, and persist longer. In smaller gardens where every design element is seen up close, it is of particular importance. Here the bold glossy leaves of Lenten Rose (Helleborus orientalis) stand in a mass of delicate Maidenhair fern (Adiantum capillus-veneris). Plants used for background need [...]
TRANSITION SPACES
Posted in Garden Design, Garden Rooms, Uncategorized, tagged arbor, garden design, indoor/outdoor living, Pergola, transition spaces, veranda on May 6, 2010 | 1 Comment »
There are several types of transition spaces. The first would be the porch or veranda. Here the veranda unites both indoors and out, creating a continuous living space. My veranda outfitted for a long hot summer of outdoor living. (above & below) Below, the sweeping lawn and the trees on either side anchor the house to the landscape, strengthening the [...]
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 [...]
