As with any project, it starts out strong and then can lose a bit of its momentum. You need to stay focused to stay on track. Well, such is my dilemma. The Spring is the height of our busy season at my retail garden center as well as a home landscaper/gardener. The momentum of my blogging just fizzed out when I got busy at Wakoola and in my own yard. But better late than never!So here are some of my greatest hits and some of the misses that worked in my landscape this season.
I discovered why my front porch garden looked so wrong last season! It was full of variegated plants, such as
Hosta's,
Lamium "Dead nettle", &
liriope "silver dragon",just to name a few. Too much green & white stripe going on. So this year I tried to remedy that by adding some color as well as plants with dark leaves and leaves of one shade. I planted Heuchera "coral bells" in- between the liriope which broke up the pattern of the grass, however the liriope has grown much faster than the heuchera, so next year I will thin the liriope by half. I hate to waste plants so I will find it another home somewhere else in my yard. I planted Zinnias and Delphinium this year and it is beautiful. Of course the Delphinium bloomed for a short time and now I am waiting for the second blooming after cutting it back. The "black eyed susan" that line the porch have found thier "happy place" and they are thriving!
As my garden grows and my shady areas increase with tree growth I search for plants other than "full" sun perennials and annuals. I love the ever changing canvas of my garden, it is wonderful to explore new ideas and find new plants to enhance the beauty of my world!
Keep Digging!
