Mon 27 May 2013
April-May Flowerscapes
Posted by Bob under Flower/Rock Gardens, Our New Home
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When we bought our Blue Rock property in 2009, we were fortunate that it came beautifully landscaped with flowering trees and bushes. Some areas were in general disarray, however, and we’ve gradually transformed the pond area, added a shade garden, helped vegetation get a foothold on the steep slope above the kennel, and introduced a variety of bulbs and perennials along three sides of the house. This year it’s all come together very beautifully, and we spend many hours soaking in the sublime peacefulness of the riot of color.
Monika’s sweet williams and roses provide a colorful backdrop
to the pond area with its water iris, to which we’ve added several
dwarf junipers as well as a bridalveil spirea and tiger lilies
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Hi Monika
You are rockin’ that hat! The garden looks beautiful too. What are the names of the yellow & purple plants? We could use some of the same plants to brighten up our side yard.
Wait til you see Monika in a new cowboy hat she bought yesterday (picture forthcoming in a later post)! The yellow flowers are zinnias, annuals we bought at a plant sale. The purple ones are a variety of Penstemon: Penstemon Prairie Twilight. They are a perennial; we planted some last year which came back nicely, but we added some new ones this spring since we liked them so much.