And that's all folks!! Can you tell I have been photo-deprived? (Depraved?) I couldn't figure out how to re-size photos to upload on this site for months and months.....Now I am back in business! Many thanks to Frank.
Back with a bang too with lots of great shots!! Your hostas don't look as though they have any slug damage whereas mine end up looking like lace. Your azalea is a lovely rich colour and sits nicely into that corner. So many beautiful flowers and I'm now looking forward to many more photographs from you.
Well then bring on more pictures! Looks great ... love your grasses. I have never been able to get mine to look like that! Hosta's look great too! Do you know the varieties?
Just beautiful CM. I hardly have any flowers so I really enjoy looking at yours. I did plant a bunch of annuals this year, though, but it won't look as beautiful as your gardens look. I planted just for cutting flowers for the markets.
Gorgeous, I think I love that Iris!!! Does it have a name....I mean something besides George or Harvey?
Netty--Unfortunately, I have lost track of many of the varieties of the Hosta & some I have never known. I can tell you that the two small hosta in the front of photo 9 are 'Blue Cadet' from the White Flower Farm & #5 is montana 'Aureomarginata' , also WFF. This one is my all time favorite for its color & form. It stands up tall, allowing me to plant things underneath it. In photo #1, the small variegated hosta in the middle is 'Francee' & the small leaved ground cover in the front is European Ginger. I think it is a great ground cover. It self sows but is not invasive. I hope to gradually carpet the rest of that bed with it. Have you tried those water-retaining crystals when you plant you hakonechloa grass? It seems to get them off to a good start. Eileen, Cheryl, Carolyn & Toni-- Thanks!!
Your beds are lovely! Lots of interest. Like you, I use ginger as a ground cover. I am using the BC ginger that is native to this region. I like that it grows under the big hostas and provides green during the winter when the hostas would otherwise leave big holes in the beds.
Mary your gardens always look so beautiful! Makes me feel like a slacker However, this year I am working on my shade bed if it kills me!!!
[QUOTE=" Have you tried those water-retaining crystals when you plant your hakonechloa grass? It seems to get them off to a good start. [/QUOTE] No, but I think I will try it! They just aren't thriving and I think it is due to moisture issues.
Holy Moley! Cayuga, you are really showing off there. --It is a cracking good display. Your place really is stunning, you know. It looks even better than the last time I saw it. Remember we talked about that yellow grass? I had to look at the foto's several times.
