Tag: Combinations
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Enable Beauty
Muscari, dwarf iris, and dianthus budded foliage Found myself in waking consciousness muttering the words” enable beauty” one morning this week. The dream fragments that I woke with escape me now but do remember the words–a mantra of sorts. The mantra of one who gardens and designs landscapes professionally, I’m continually challenged to create gardens that delight, restore,and…
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Fairy Hang-out? Emerging Rodgersias (now named Astilboides tabularis) or Rodger’s Flowers
Emerging Rodgersia Its the round leaf variety that I grow and cherish in my garden–it will have very large round leaves as the photo taken last summer shows. I love it tucked into a shady damp corner of my garden. The flowers are enchanting aren’t they? I’d…
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Maples and Pulmonarias, Acers and Lungworts
The swamp maples red glow brighten our New England woodlands now–its Acer rubrum’s spring color reminiscent of autumn. But its the Acer japonicum ‘Folicifolium’ bud’s that hold my attention just now. Long a favorite tree I planted one in my garden last fall. I’d never seen it at this time of year and while I anticipate…
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First Blush
Daphne cneorum Its happening. Its been a long wait. Photos taken on April 4, 2008 in my front, back, and side garden.
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Amazing Amaryllis Begins to Open
Wow! Its a beautiful baby. One of three! Yes, triplets! You can see the other buds behind the opening one. The photograph below shows the Amaryllis in relation to the other plants grouped together. Notice the role of foliage and form in the composition. You’ll want to know…
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Amazing Amaryllis Creates Multiple Flower Buds
Beautiful. Isn’t it. I’ve been watching the lengthening stalk for a while now with its promise of flower. A dear friend gave the bulb to me early in December. I potted it up with no idea of its color. So I wait and watch and wonder. The anticipation of its emergence is part of the…
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A Favorite Chosen as Perennial of the Year
I was delighted to read that the Perennial Plant Association (PPA) voted Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’ or Golden Variegated Hakone grass as the 2009 Perennial Plant of the year. This lime-green small low growing ornamental grass lights up a shade garden and combines to create stunning plant combinations and textural compositions. I love planting it with…