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In flower today.
This is one of the new breed's of azalea viscosum (Swamp Azalea) As their
name suggests they will grow in wet soils. But their real asset is their
wonderful fragrance.
25th June 2001 |
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make great pot plants for a shady area. I would store the containers in a
unheated shed or garage. Bring them out in the early spring and you will
have a wonderful display all summer. Choose from a whole range of colors
and sizes.
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This is one of the
bulberous oat grasses. It is not very aggressive when compared to ribbon
grass and can be used in mixed beds like this. The yellow leave plant is
the columbine 'Woodside' from England.
25th June 2001 |
| The
giant allium 'globemaster' rising above a Siberian nepeta. I am not sure
just how hardy these bulbs are in our zone 5. However the one that do
survive are very showy indeed.
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Focus on flowers.
This is one of the Heliopsis flowers. A big perennial for the middle or
back of the border. You can get at least 5- weeks of flowers from these
mainstays.
25th June 2001 |
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Meidiland Roses have started to flower here at Greystone. This year
promises another amazing display.
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Our 'yellow'
footpath is really attractive this time of year.
25th June 2001 |
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one of the better forms of foxglove. Most foxgloves are biennials but
digitalis lutea is an excellent perennial. Although the flowers are not
big they are pretty tall.
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Yellow loosestrife.
This is the new variety called "Alexander" The variegation on
the leaves is outstanding and the plant has no loss of vigor. It spreads
progressively.
25th June 2001 |
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a good color combination. The yellow form of helichrysum with the
spectacular Persian Shield. It will get big!
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Our fabulous gold
flame honeysuckle is trained on one of our wrought iron towers. If you
dead head on a regular basis , we will have flowers all summer long. They
can be quite fragrant in the evenings21st June 2001 |
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bird's eye view of the little shade garden we planted outside our garden
shop. There is lots of foliage texture and color. For winter effect we
have a weeping hemlock cascading over some aged featherlite rock.
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Need something
different? You can't do better than plant geranium Ann Folkard. It has a
yellow green leaf colour and some of the brightest Magenta flowers you
have seen. It tends to ramble among
other plants and pop up in all kinds of strange places.
21st June 2001 |
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sunny bank in prime display. The top half of the bank is composed of
plants that are quite drought tolerant.
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Our woodland walk is
composed of so many wonderful shade plants that it is always a surprise
each year. Half of them I had forgotten I planted!
21st June 2001 |
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hot pokers or Kniphofia are becoming increasing popular. The single
colored varieties are becoming more available each year.21st June 2001 |
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Our cafe terrace has
some wonderful plantings of roses. The David Austin roses are particularly
attractive. Here you see the charming Mary Rose.
21st June 2001 |
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created a really beautiful rock garden just behind our pool. In flower are
the garden sages and low growing sedums.
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A magnificent white
flowering peony.
we have some amazing varieties planted all over the garden center.
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are really one of my favorite perennials. On the left is geranium
magnificum and on the right on of the newer blue varieties.
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The single
flowering peonies tend to stand up better. Ours also flower a little
earlier.
June 10th 2001
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sunny bank takes on full summer color.
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Geranium striatum.
The pink flowers are lovely
June 10th 2001
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common snowball (Viburnum opulus "roseum". Its now a big shrub
in our woodland walk. It a very cheery specimen that is beginning to make
a huge impact in the landscape.
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I just love the
deciduous azaleas. They are much more cold tolerant than the evergreen
ones. The flowers are just wonderful too. We carry the swamp azalea too.
It will grow in wet soil conditions too
31st May 2001
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like a beautiful oil painting? It is a photo from our sunny bank. The
Siberian iris Caesar's Brother is planted in front of a beautiful white
tree peony.
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The Clematis Nelly
Moser.
It's one of the first to flower for us. It
is growing on our Terrace. Clematis like deep rich soil that doesn't dry
out too much. Keep the roots shaded and you will be rewarded with fabulous
displays like this.
31st May 2001
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| One of
the first Day lilies to bloom. We pride ourselves in having one of the
best daylily collections in the North East. We carry ever bloomers and all
kinds of hybrids.
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The Iris pallida
making quite a show around our pond. The flowers are wonderful but
remember the interesting foliage stays all summer.
31st May 2001
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year our hosta collection looks brilliant. We have been growing some
varieties for 2-3 years. The make great specimens in the landscape as well
as excellent groundcovers.
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This is the double
flowering wisteria I have at home. It flowers later than the Chinese
variety. The leaves have developed a little more. It's still an attractive
but vigorous addition to the spring garden.
25th May 01
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hardy cranesbill. Every garden should have a few hundred. They are so easy
to grow and make excellent weed suppressing ground covers.
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The good old
potentilla. This is probably a variety called abbots wood. If you trim
them after flowering they will flower again all summer.
25th May 01
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double file viburnum 'Shasta' is a landscape dream come true. Left to its
own devices, it branches horizontally and reminds me a little of the more
fussy American dogwood.
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One of our gorgeous
Tree peonies just opening. The tree peony is a woody shrub that will
become quite large. At the garden center we have about 4 varieties growing
in the landscape. They cost a little more but will give a lifetime of
pleasure.
24th May 2001 |
| I am
not a great fan of the bearded iris. They flower for a short while and can
succumb to borers. However, the one on the left is Iris Immortality,
a great rebloomer. It can have a great fall display too! They are in
flower now.
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