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Textures and Colors

Category: Ramblings | Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2014 1:37 am

Today was the neighborhood garden walk and yard sales. Purchased a little oil painting of an abstract apple for my kitchen for $2. The painting needs a highlight or two in the right spots, but over all the colors were perfect for this room.

Funky abstract oil painting of apple ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )

It was fun seeing several yards where paths wind through flowers and veggies intermixed with fruit trees and bushes for focal points. Lots of wonderful edible landscapes a few with chickens artfully included. It is amazing what can happen in small spaces with creativity and amazing little or no grass. Unfortunately these little gardens are impossible to photograph, but I came away with a want list for a few more plants.

When I came home with the sky bright and unusual temps continuing in the 70s and 80s i couldn't help but notice the shadows. I have been also observing the textures of the garden. Here is a back corner I especially like in the shade garden.

Pallets, mirror, ivy, pigsqueak, ferns, bricks ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )

The autumn and native sword ferns play off the rounded leaves of the bergenia. The pallets mimic the silver of the bricks. Underneath is a planting of hostas and hellebores with entirely different textures.

Hosta fragrant bouquet ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )

Hellebores and dead nettle ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )

I was lucky to get a variety of silver leafed plumeria inter mixed with the regular. Separated it is a stand out in the shade. For comparison the old and the new.

Regular plumeria ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )

Silver variety plumeria ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )

The phlox are still blooming. They are needing regular deadheading as some plants are winding down.

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The yellow flowers continue

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And a few others too

Just beginning fall anemone ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )

Stargazer in hostas ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )

Calendula ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )

The shade and shadows make there own textures. Bamboo and winter squash shadows.

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Winter squash bed ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )

Panorama of veggie and flower garden ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )

Even my old gargoyle has an aging texture...namaste.

Cast in shadows ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden )

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Frank wrote on Sun Jul 27, 2014 9:18 am:

Beautiful colour Jewell!

Sjoerd wrote on Sun Jul 27, 2014 11:46 am:

Spectacular flower foto's. I liked the gargoyle head in the greenery.

Netty wrote on Sun Jul 27, 2014 1:19 pm:

So beautiful! I love your new Pulmonaria, the leaves are so striking! I also love the photo of the Stargazer with the Hosta blooms, it has to be my favorite :)

Tina wrote on Mon Jul 28, 2014 4:42 am:

Love every texture and every color of your garden. I feel fortunate to have been to your beautiful garden twice. Its just spectacular. Very good job, Jewell.