As I anxiously await the coming season... two months and counting... and I consider direction for the gardens in the future (see previous post), I thought I would continue to look back and enjoy some scenes from the past year at Oak lawn...
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Dictamnus albus is the only species in the Dictamnus genus... pictured here in early June in both pink and white |
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Macleaya cordata of the Papaveraceae family provides a blousy touch to the month of August |
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| A carefully pruned pagoda dogwood provides a nice contrast to several Montgomery spruce in early June |
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| A deutzia blooms in relative obscurity in a somewhat shady corner of the gardens |
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| One of the more unusual varieties of Hydrangea paniculata is 'The Swan' |
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| I strongly feel that one of the best things one can do for one's gardens is to provide crisp clean edges |
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| Clematis recta pupurea is a strong bloomer but beware, it's a thug when it comes to self-seeding |
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| Beware the lovely monkshoods as there is poison in their makeup |
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| Verbenas can make a fine groundcover blooming all season |
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| Hemerocallis provides the gardeners much potential for putting one's color theories to work |
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| Developing focal points will add much to the overall pleasure of the garden, as in the use of the weeping spruce shown here |
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| Astilbe works well as a specimen, but in my opinion, much better when used in drifts |
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| Mildew resistant Phlox 'David' is the garden version of a whipped cream topping |
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| More whipped cream... uh... I mean 'David' |
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| White makes a wonderful foil to most any color in the garden, as with these Salvia farinacea 'Evolution' |
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