It's Been, Like, Forever!

Hi everybody. I'm here with few words and many photos of my garden in early June. If you have any questions, please leave your email so I can reply. Seat belts fastened? Okay, here we go....

The middle of my long, rectangular garden.

I just redid this area.

My south lawn replacement

Allium schubertii

I moved the Melianthus to this bed. It's coming along slowly but it's alive.

Here's a little better view of it.

Physocarpus 'Coppertina'

I think this is a bit too clashy for my taste.

Looking to the southwest-end of the garden.

Looking back to the middle garden, we're now standing in the south end.

The southeast part of the garden

Thanks to the neighbor's trees, it's shady here.

Heucheras! H. 'Paris' blooms red all summer. In front of it is 'Green Spice'.

I finally found the right place for Rue (Ruta graveolens). It was a pathetic thing just a few months ago
but now it looks better than it ever has.

Last week I spotted this little Primula on the clearance rack at Home Depot. $3
(Primula japonica, I think.)

Sedum s. 'Cape Blanco' does well in shade. Who'd a thunk?

The Sedums seem happy to mingle among the Dianthus so I let them. 

I'm hoping my Hesperaloe will bloom. It actually gets a lot of sun in this spot.

The first Japanese Iris blossom (Iris ensenta 'Variegata)

Parahebe perfoliata reaching toward the light

Raspberries on the left

Looking north

Looking farther north

Nectaroscordum siculum is a hummingbird magnet, while behind it,
variegated comfrey (Symphytum x uplanicum 'Axmiinster Gold')  is a bumblebee magnet.

Verbascum before the rain

The north lawn replacement

 

The north end of the garden

Geranium 'Orion'

Lychnis chalcedonica 'Pinkie'

'William Baffin' is blooming!

Geranium pratense 'Dark Reiter' and Sedum 'Ogon'

The patio area

Podophyllum 'Spotty Dotty' and Hakonechloa 'Albo Striata'

Darmera peltata skirted with Hakonechloa 'Albo Striata'

Sidalcea cusickii

One of  few Cannas that didn't succumb to winter's cruelty.

Dryopteris erythrosora 'Brilliance' living up to its name

Phormium 'Sundowner' (I think) from HD this year.
I couldn't resist. I'm going to protect it this winter. 

Okay, that's enough for now. Thanks for stopping by.