You know you're a gardener when your outdoors is cleaner than your indoors. Confession: I've spent so much time gardening lately that my house looks like crap. I keep telling myself, "Don't look" at all of the indoor to-dos. They will get done. They always do. Right now I've got gardening to do.
Well, and blogging. It's been forever since I've posted photos. I've got a bunch of them so I'll keep my comments brief. If you have a question or comment, feel free to chime in.
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| Penstemon rupicola with Helianthemum 'Ben Ledi' |
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| P. rupicola close up. |
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| Cirsium rivulare 'Atropurpureum' |
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| Cirsium rivulare 'Atropurpureum' |
This one, lone Gardenia blossom overwintered and bloomed. Ah, the fragrance. I took this photo about a week ago but now the flower has faded. In a few months, the entire bush will be abloom. What a nice little spring surprise.
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| Gardenia jasminoides 'Frostproof' |
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| Enkianthus campanulatus 'Showy Lanterns' |
I'm going to move this poor Peony. It just isn't happy in this spot.
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| Paeonia tenuifolia |
Quaking Grass is an annual grass reseeds. The roots are shallow so the plants are easy to pull and transplant into a pot (or feed to my cats). I will dry most of the seed heads though.
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| Quaking Grass (Briza maxima) |
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| Calycanthus x raulstonii 'Hartlage Wine' |
This Night Phlox is incredibly fragrant. I have it in a pot right at nose level.
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| Night Phlox (Zaluzianskya ovata) |
Speaking of fragrance, this bush Lonicera is incredibly fragrant. I almost got rid of it a few years ago when it was in a bad spot. I'm so glad I didn't.
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| Lonicera syringantha |
Jim was new last year. Despite reports of being an "easy to grow" plant, he pouted. This year he's happy. And so am I.
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| Chiastrophyllum oppositifolium 'Jim's Pride' |
My sister gave me a piece of this gorgeous hardy Geranium. My photo doesn't do it justice.
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| Geranium nodosum 'Whiteleaf' |
In all my gardening years, I've never grown Jack-in-the-pulpit or Arisaema. This spring I decided to try a species. (There are several and the showier they are, the pricier they are.) I bought three bulbs of
A. triphyllum from
Prairie Moon Nursery. They arrived a few weeks ago and check them out. One is already blooming.
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| Arisaema triphyllum |
The Clematis are blooming. Well some of them are:
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| Clematis montana 'Broughton Star' |
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| Clematis 'Polish Spirit' with Solanum crispum 'Glasnevin' and Lonicera 'Gold Flame' |
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| Clematis 'Polish Spirit with Solanum crispum 'Glasnevin' and Lonicera 'Gold Flame' |
I didn't move 'Proteus' like I told myself I should. Darn it. Wouldn't this be fabulous mingling with 'Polish Spirit' and 'Glasnevin'?
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| Clematis 'Proteus' |
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| Clematis 'Proteus' |
More Clems:
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| Clematis 'Nubia' |
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| Clematis 'Viva Polonia' |
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| Clematis 'Viva Polonia' backside |
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| Rhodohypoxis baurii 'Red Star' with Blue Star Creeper |
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| Weigela florida 'Variegata' in full, fragrant bloom |
I saw this cool plant at
Dancing Oaks last fall. I had to have it.
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| Fringed Dutchman's Pipe (Aristolochia fimbriata) |
New plant for me... I love it!
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| Spiraea densiflora |
There are a ton more plant photos but I'll save them for next time. Here area some wide shots:
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| Woodland border |
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| Montia parviflora var. flagellaris and Oxalis crassipes 'Rosea' |
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| Woodland border |
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| Rheum palmatum var. tanguiticum |
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| Shady path to the north part of the garden |
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| Euphorbia stygiana |
The blossoms on Euphorbia stygiana are incredibly fragrant! Think sweet honey... yum!
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| Euphorbia stygiana |
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| Lychnis viscaria in full bloom |
One of the nice things about spring flowers are the spring visitors.
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| Painted Lady butterfly nectaring on Lychnis |
After two-plus weeks of sunshine, I'm glad we're finaly getting a bit of rain today. Maybe I'll even tackle the housework. Cheers!
