Garden 2005
planting bed 2.jpg
planting bed 2.jpg 2005-07-15
callistephus chinensis 1.jpg
My neighbour bought too many bedding plants. I inherited this one.
Campanula carpatica 'Blue Clips'.jpg
The blue and white theme led me to these bellflowers. They are prolific bloomers.
campanula glomerata 1.jpg
These were a gift from my gardener friend. Blue!
astilbe x arendsi.jpg
I love the flowy-ness of astilbe. Goes in my high-water corner, away from drought tolerant plants.
campanula glomerata 2.jpg
These were a gift from my gardener friend. Blue!
Cherry 'Nanking'.jpg
These cherries attract birds. We got 30 pounds of fruit the first year, so quit picking them.
achillea millefolium.jpg
Yarrow is a native plant. Though it self-seeds like mad, it looks so good for months!
clematis 'polish spirit' 1.jpg
We have a Polish ancestry on one side of the family, wanted clematis, chose this one. Liked the colour and the name!
clematis 'polish spirit' 2.jpg
Pretty prolific bloomer.
clematis 'polish spirit' 3.jpg
I hope it comes back nicely this year - not sure how to prune...
Consolida ambigua or delphinium ajacis 1.jpg
These were used in our son's casket spray
Consolida ambigua or delphinium ajacis 2.jpg
Planted in with the Blanc de Coubert rose.
cosmos bipinnatus.jpg
These are volunteers or from the neighbour's surplus, I forget.
dianthus barbatus 'wee willy'.jpg
I started these from seed and they have taken over the corner of my bed.
dianthus barbatus 1.jpg
A variety of colours
dianthus barbatus 2.jpg
I really like pinks.
dianthus barbatus 3.jpg
Started these from seed - they are leggy and unkept every year.
dianthus barbatus 4.jpg
Please ignore the weeds, I do. This pink was a gift from a friend.
gypsophila paniculata.jpg
Perennial baby's breath - kind of smelly, but necessary in a baby's memory garden. A gift from a friend.
hemerocalis x hybrida.jpg
A really lovely daylily I inherited on the property.
hydrangea macrophylla 'Balimer' 1.jpg
My absolute pride and joy. I hugged the pot when I bought this hydrangea, called "Endless Summer".
hydrangea macrophylla 'Balimer' 2.jpg
It gets bluer if you water in the right chemicals (for a baby boy). It lives next to the astilbe.
hydrangea macrophylla 'Balimer' 3.jpg
I stopped watering it with chemicals and it turned pink later in the year.
hydrangea macrophylla 'Balimer' 4.jpg
This was the light blue colour. I worried it wouldn't overwinter, but looks like buds are developing...I hope, I hope!!
hydrangea macrophylla 'Balimer' 5.jpg
This was the item that I chose to nuture last summer when I could not nuture my son.
hydrangea paniculata 'pink diamond'.jpg
Another hydrangea variety, more hardy. It is pretty, but I don't *love* it the way I love the Endless Summer.
iris spp..jpg
A gift iris from a friend.
leucanthemum x superbum 'Shasta Daisy'.jpg
My daisies are pretty, but the sibling plants that I gave to a friend are much prettier. Go figure. Self seeders, grr.
lilium spp. 1.jpg
Lily came with the property.
lilium spp. 2.jpg
Lily came with the property.
lilium spp. 3.jpg
I planted this one. It was really pretty the day before, but I didn't get a photo (see the bloom fading below).
lilium spp. 4.jpg
I love the vibrancy of these lilies - prolific, too.
lilium spp. 5.jpg
This one might be called 'Lollypop' but I forget. It gets 3' tall and covered in blooms.
lilium spp. 6.jpg
The yellow in full blossom.
monarda didyma.jpg
Bee balm for a little boy's garden.
Pansy spp..jpg
I like this white edge on this.
pansy spp..jpg
Purple for the memory garden
peony spp. 1.jpg
Close view of the double pink peonies.
peony spp. 2.jpg
Close view of the white peonies.
petunia spp..jpg
I like petunias that don't look like petunias, but they just don't bloom as heavily...sigh.
phlox drummondii.jpg
I just discovered annual phlox - LOVE IT!
platycodon grandiflorous.jpg
Balloon flowers - I love this. I bet my son would have, too.
potentilla fructicosa 'Pink Beauty'.jpg
Pastel pink potentilla, since they are drought/heat tolerant, grow well here, and I don't love the yellow (see next)
potentilla fructicosa.jpg
Yellow potentilla - cheery, but WAY overdone here. I inherited this one with the yard and it is too heathy to remove...
rosa 'Blanc de Coubert'.jpg
The most perfectly white rose I could find. No blush at all. We used white roses in the casket spray.
rosa 'Morden Blush'.jpg
I have always loved this shrub rose - the double blossoms are perfect. And roses are the perfect flower.
rosa 'Terese Bugnet'.jpg
A nice shrub rose that was recommended by a friend - only one bloom in a season, though, so it annoys me. I want blooms!
rosa spp..jpg
This one came with the house and survived rough treatment in the renovation.
stachys byzantina.jpg
Lamb's ears are SO soft - I am sure they would have been favourites of my son.
veronica spicata.jpg
A gift from a friend
viola spp 'Johnny Jump up'.jpg
I love viola spp. - good self seeders. Please ignore the weeds!
viola spp. 2.jpg
I liked the soft purple of this viola.
zinnia elegans.jpg
From the neighbour's surplus of annuals.