My garden is under construction. It has been so for ten years, and I see no end in sight. Fortunately I have som nice plants to rest my eyes on while I work. Some of my trilliums: My husband's sweetheart, magnolia "Susan": Dwarf epimedium and anemone obtusiloba: Two of my orchids: Meconopsis of various colours: A dodecathon, hosta Island Charm and rhododendron "Milde": A brownstriped arisema: Different kinds of irises: From the herbs patch: Marthagon-lilies: Old-fashioned roses: Summer-flowering primroses: Lilies: I was about to start on the hostas, but I think I'll give them their own space. We had around 40 different ones last time I counted.
Wow Droopy you have such a beautiful and vibrant garden. And so much variety. The close up Meconopsis photo really stood out. You could start giving garden tours I think
What a beautiful garden. I've been stuck inside for the past week or so because the tempature is at least 100 degrees and the humidity is extremely high. Seeing your flowers, makes me want to work in the garden :'(
Thank you, DaphDaph. I'll gladly send you lower temperature and some rain. In return, I would like some sunshine. Thank you, Frank. This is just a few of my plants.I have never counted how many different species there is. I'm afraid to find out exactly how mad I am. Once the main constructon work is done and I feel that my plants are presented to their best advantage, I will let visitors in. Before that, I prefer to keep the whole thing more or less a secret.
Droopy your garden is really lovely - so much variety and colour. I've never seen a white Meconopsis before. I did have the beautiful blue ones until last year when they myseriously disappeared. I must buy more seeds and replant them for next year. The first trillium looks like royal velvet as it's such a rich, dark purple. Thank you for the tour and I look forward to seeing your hostas as I have just started a collection here. :-D
Wow Droopy! It took my dial up over 15 minutes to load those pictures but it was well worth the wait! I just love that purple Trillium and I've never seen double Trilliums - gorgeous! And your Roses are spectacular!!
Wow Droopy, you have really outdone yourself. I am in awe. What is the purple lily in the 2nd picture from the bottom and the spectacular yellow lily 6th from the bottom, if you don't mind me asking. I am also curious as to your climate's temperture range. Simply amazing garden, can't wait to see the hosta's.
Thank you, sweet people! Eileen, I have white, off-white, blue, dark blue and purplish blue meconopsis, and my mother managed to get hold of a small, red one that is said to be perennial. Netty - I wish I could send you the rose fragrance in a bottle. On hot days they fill the garden with fragrance. cajunbelle - that is a double Martagon. The yellow one is a species, Lilium hansonii. In case you counted wrong, the dark red one above is called "Tautas Fronte". She's Latvian. The paler one below is "Wedding Bells". Our temperatures range from -10 C up to +25. Normally the winters are no colder than -5C, but they last from November through March, and it's snow-thaw-frost-thaw-snow-rain-frost-rain-snow-thaw. On occasion our summers are no hotter than 14 C and rain.
Droopy, what an absolutely gorgeous garden you have. Mine is in it's ugly stage because of the heat and dryness so I really enjoyed looking at yours. What is that blue bloom in picture #10. It appears to be in the Mallow family?
Thank you toni. Mine is too wet. The lilies are all but destroyed. That is a Meconopsis grandis. The English call them blue poppies, I think. They grow wild in the Himalayas, and like our climate.
