This time of year is so delightful in the garden. There are lots of photos so I'm going to keep my words to a minimum.
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| Clematis 'Ernest Markham' |
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New this year (on sale!) Clematis 'Dr. Ruppel'
In my opinion, it has much better better coloring than C. 'Nelly Moser'. |
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This is Linaria triomithophora or Giant Toadflax.
There has been some discussion on FB regarding its resurgence.
Annie's Annuals sells it
but I was honored to receive a clump from my friend Diana. I love it! |
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| The purple flowers bloom up the stem. Even before they bloom, the buds are interesting. |
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| Pink Sea Thrift (Armeria maritima rubifolia) and Lady's Mantle (Alchemilla mollis) |
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| Variegated Honeysuckle (Lonicera periclymenum'Harlequin') |
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| Weigela florida'Variegata' is intensely fragrant on warm days. |
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| And the bees love the flowers. |
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| The first little blossom on Rosa 'Jeanne LaJoie' |
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| Camas Camassia qualmash |
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| Looking down... |
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| Meadow Rue (Thalictrum aquilegifolium) |
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| Painted Daisy (Tanacetum cocineum) |
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| Podophyllum 'Spotty Dotty' Flower and buds |
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| Dwarf Buckeye (Aesculus pavia) in flower |
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| Geranium 'Elke' |
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| First flower bud on Rosa 'Rhapsody in Blue' |
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| Here it is in full bloom! So fragrant. |
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| Prairie Smoke (Geum triflorum) |
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| Euphorbia stygiana, purchased in the spring of 2014. It's now over five feet tall. |
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Here is a photo of the Euphorbia's flower. Not much to look at but, oooh, the fragrance!
The delicious, honey fragrance is far-reaching and stops me in my tracks. |
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| Silene...blooming all over my garden right now. |
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| It goes to seed everywhere but I don't mind. |
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Variegated Silene ~ Silene dioca 'Clifford Moor' has been in this pot for several years.
After experimenting, and finding every other situation unsatisfactory, I found that
growing it in a pot is the best option.
Even after the blooms quit, the foliage looks nice. |
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| Has anyone else been dealing with spittle bugs? |
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I wanted to show you a comparison. On the left is Mukdenia rossii 'Crimson Fans'.
On the right, Mukdenia rossii 'Karasuba'. Notice the drastic difference in leaf texture.
In my opinion, stick with 'Crimson Fans.' |
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The main reason I bought this Hellebore was for the fantastic leaves.
Helleborus x ericsmithii'Ruby Glow' |
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| Last week we had a hail storm. Check out the damage on my Edgeworthia chrysantha... |
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| ... and my Tetrapanax. |
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| Does your Tetrapanax do this? Drop its smaller, outer leaves? It almost looks like a crime scene. |
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| Stachys lavanduifolia is starting to bloom. |
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Hosta 'Pineapple Upside Down Cake' finally found a home
under my Sobaria. Now if the slugs will stay away... |
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| Loving the bluish foliage on the Rosa glauca above the Lychnis viscaria. |
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The super-easy to grow and very long blooming Geranium pyrenaicum'Summer Sky'
does a great job mingling in among the shade-lovers. |
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After going into shock from being moved from shade to sun a few years ago,
my Carpenteria californica is finally going to bloom. |
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My daughter's boyfriend brought us this bird's nest that had fallen to the ground.
I put it in this basket and added three green rocks. |
