I put in an Endless Summer hydrangea in my front door garden two years ago. It came through this winter quite well and promptly started filling out with shoots and the richly green, heart shaped leaves that are characteristic of hydrangeas. Last year the blooms were not a very deep blue because I don’t do […]
Garden and Plant Photos
Old Rose
The upper set are all of Blanc Double de Coubert rose. Middle picture is of Charles de Mills Rose, lower left is the Eglantine type, and lower right is the Thérèse Bugnet rose. Technorati Tags: heirloom roses,
May Colors
Here are some color scheme ideas for the late May bloom period in Ohio and similar zone 5a climates. The photos may be seen larger if you click on them.
The Two of Us
Here is a pic of us during our Atlanta reunion. “Johanna-lea” and I didn’t make it to the Botanical Garden, but her description of it made me put it on a list for a future trip. Here in Ohio we just went through a spate of strong thunderstorms and it is now very humid (that […]
More of my Garden
On the left are meshed pictures of the back walk made of pavers and the front walk of freeform limestone. Upper right is a picture of a just planted container with the Lemon Symphony osteospermum, middle are two views of Arenaria montana growing along the arbor walk. Last, is a part shade container grouping of […]
Dawes: Landscaping Help
Here is another set of pictures from Dawes Arboretum. The hillside arbor includes wooden steps to climb up and down a fairly steep hillside incline- it is underplanted with shade loving plants, many hostas and some ephemerals like dicentras. The upper right is a strong pink purple lilac against the dogwoods display behind. this hillside […]
