I'm of two minds with this Polemonium - like the bright colour it adds to the garden during the height of summer - but at this point, I almost think it's too much.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
A Quick Tour of the Wet Garden
A quick buzz through the garden this morning - it's off to Mount Pleasant Cemetery for a tour later on - a guided tour with esteemed plant-guy Frank Kershaw. Providing Joan and I aren't hit by lightning and beaned by hail - photos to follow tomorrow!
I'm of two minds with this Polemonium - like the bright colour it adds to the garden during the height of summer - but at this point, I almost think it's too much.
Oooooh - I had no idea these orangey tulips would have bluey stems and leaves. So cool!
You can see we've had rain - look at the base of the wee tulip - practically drowning itself.
A dark red trillium - year 4 - no flowers. However two leaves - one under this one - so we're making progress. Woodlanders can be very slow.
Looks like I'm going to get blossom on the Mahonia repens:
Now this is Phlox divericata 'Dirigo Ice' - supposedly an icy blue - unfortunately you have to place it next to a yellow to see the icy blue effect.
No, still not seeing it....
Now if you want blue.....Veronica peduncularis 'Georgia Blue' just coming into bloom. Looks like it's a good year for this one!
And my old and only surviving Brunnera - now that's blue!
These green tulips are a little more yellow than I remembered.
Can hardly wait for the purple of these allium.
I'm of two minds with this Polemonium - like the bright colour it adds to the garden during the height of summer - but at this point, I almost think it's too much.
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Beautiful flowers as usual! I love the blue flowers too, Have a Happy Mother's Day!
Barbara, it is always a joy to read your posts...The sweet smiles that are peppered throughout! I could use that dramatic Polemonium coloring in my garden...but I just heard those dread words...wet garden! We are having a very wet spring, but this soon will pass! We can plant bulbs until December and even later, but I discovered that if you plant autumn blooming crocus in autumn...they don't bloom! Have a delicious week! Gail
Cathy - many thanks - blues are just the best.
Gail - thank you for that. Wonder how it would do in your heat - so much better than some of the older varieties as far as melting away. I'm just about to go out to play - can't believe how much everything has come out!
What gorgeous blooms you have Barbara. I love the orange tulip with the blue green foliage too. It's spectacular. I've never seen that variegated polemonium before. The coloring is really nice and would go well with a lot of my pinks! I'm waiting patiently for my alliums too. I know everything will probably pop open on the same day!
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