My days are filled with a wide variety of projects and activities, but by 10 p.m. I generally get a bit lazy and find late night TV to be rather boorish... what to do... That's generally when I spend a couple hours with my gardening books collection or gardening magazines from the past many years. It's when I rekindle my inspiration and review what I've accomplished in our own gardens as well. For me ten till midnight is frequently the most enjoyable part of the day.
As I anxiously await spring (which seems more likely with each new weather report), I've once again pondered what to post about in the meantime. I've decided to again revisit photos from the past four years... I've definitely not posted these in the past as I do have a system that allows me to know these things, believe it or not! The subjects may be familiar, but the specific photos are new to the blog.
Above... the variegated maple is wonderful in spring and despite the fact that it starts to look ratty by the end of summer, May through the end of June make it worth keeping. The aesculus carnea 'briottii' is long blooming and also a favorite of mine.
Below... I have developed the allergy to the oils of Dictamnus that causes long lasting blisters and blackening of the skin. I will be careful around them as I'll never be without them in the gardens. I particularly enjoy this plant paired with the Fagus sylvatica "tricolor".
I often read that too many blue spruces don't look good in the landscape... obviously I disagree!! These are the selections called Picea pungens 'Montgomery'.
Martagon lilies are really special and I've been thinking about getting more... I found a good price (they can be very pricey) the other night and ordered a dozen of two cultivars. Normally I'd prefer to plant them in the fall, but just couldn't pass this opportunity up...
I've only planted nasturtiums once in my forty years of gardening... they were wonderful... this cultivar was called "Cherries Jubilee" if memory serves...
I have the perfect spot for astilbe along the garage stone wall. The stone wall faces north and the steel roof condenses moisture every night which waters the plants automatically in the mornings as moisture drips from above the plants. I've decided to capitalize on this situation and have ordered an additional thirty astilbes for this spring...
The arbor changes with every passing season... this year will be an emphasis on many baskets of hanging petunias once again in combination with lobularia...
My favorite Monkshood...
A view of that north wall built by my son and I and mentioned a bit ago. The astilbes will be below the higher section pictured here, which continues about twenty-five feet to the left, and has no eaves trough hence allowing the moisture to serve the plants beneath... The daylily is the very heavily textured 'Joel' with petals that remind one of cardboard...
I've located a new pile of stones near the road about two miles from here... more stone walls?!
A very fastigiate blue spruce splayed open after a lot of snow one winter... for awhile I trialed its trunk as a perch for a planter but it was too far from a water source, making it a bother... sort of pretty while it lasted though...
Verbenas are wonderful but the rabbits are in full agreement, so I seldom plant them anymore... these are nice and thick because of all the pinching the rabbits did on them!
With a couple of weeks of 60's to 70's predicted, these daffs will be blooming again soon enough...
I particularly enjoy the color and blossom form of this hellebore... the only improvement might be taller stems for the blooms...
A personal favorite color combo from the world of daffodils...
Ah spring... so barren and yet alluring...
I will miss the spring color in the red Vanguard flowering crab... it was recently removed because of susceptibility to heavy defoliation by apple scab...
It seems strange that the bunnies never bother my mature clumps of Lathyrus vernus... set some seedlings about the yard and they will be decapitated post haste...
An enjoyable brick path walk in spring...
Lilacs at sunset always inspire a sense of romanticism...
A combo of late season tulips...
Tina flowering crab with Blushing Beauty late season tulips...
All for now... Larry
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