January...
blah humbug....
~ Nothing excites me in January~
except dreaming of
"how to Paint my garden".
"how to Paint my garden".
You mean "plant the garden?"
No,
"paint the garden".
"paint the garden".
I'm dreaming of a garden with texture and color in my window frame.
Window vignettes should be full of color and interesting texture everyday, all year long.
Last year was a difficult year because of a drought. But his year I am hopeful!
Yes! Once again, I'm Naively hopeful.
Yes! Once again, I'm Naively hopeful.
How to Paint a Garden?
1. Find inspirational images
2. Take photos as it is now
3. Compare summer photos (winter, spring and fall) - objectively
3. Dare to dream of what could be
4. Take one step ...
You are one step closer
this is how I paint my garden.
Shade garden
Companion flowers
Daylilys -a companion for them...
I stumbled upon a garden forum at Gardenweb with most everything I wanted to study by poster herb lady. I am not sure how to repost other's work in a blog, except to give them credit.
My blog is for my own personal study of gardening.
Below is a repost with some of my own moderations (photos are linked to the original post)
from http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/cottage/msg1214503115834.html
posted by herblady
Shade garden
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| beautiful photos- this inspiration is from Pinterest |
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| much work still to do... |
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| following year 2016 |
Companion flowers
Daylilys -a companion for them...
I stumbled upon a garden forum at Gardenweb with most everything I wanted to study by poster herb lady. I am not sure how to repost other's work in a blog, except to give them credit.
My blog is for my own personal study of gardening.
Below is a repost with some of my own moderations (photos are linked to the original post)
from http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/cottage/msg1214503115834.html
posted by herblady
According to my records these are the companion plants that are blooming
at the same time as the Summer Phlox. Phlox is blooming in my zone 6
around July 1st, but many of these plants started blooming before the
1st. Flowering will vary depending on your zone. Achillea "Moonshine" (Yarrow)
Achillea millefolium (Yarrow)
Aster- from seed
Adenophora bulleyana (Ladybells)
Adenophora x confusa (Ladybells)
Alcea (Hollyhocks)
Asclepias incarnata (Swamp Milkweed)
Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly Milkweek)
Buddleia davidii (Butterfly Bush)
Callirhoe involucrata
Campanula "Kent Belle"
Bee Balm
Blue Chip
Campanula latiflora
Campanula poscharskyana
Campsis radicans (Trumpet Creeper)
Centaurea cyanus (annual Blue Cornflower) direct sown in March
Clematis
Coreopsis "Double Sunburst"
Coreopsis "Early Sunrise"
Coreopsis "Sunray"
Coreopsis rosea (Pink Lemonade Coreopsis)
Coreopsis verticillata "Zagreb"
Coreopsis verticillata "Moonbeam"
Dianthus barbatus (Tall Sweet William)
http://www.whiteflowerfarm.com/27640-product.html
Digitalis lanata
Echinacea pallida
Echinacea purpurea
Echinacea tennennissis
Escholtzia (California Poppy) Reseed
Gaillardia "Blanket Flower"
Hemerocallis "Stella de Oro" (Daylily)
Daylily
Heuchera (all varieties)
Hydrangea arborescens "Annabelle"
Hyssopus officinalis (Anise Hyssop) Tall easy care
White Nancy will continue to bloom in shade
Larkspur (Reseeded from previous year)
Lathyrum latifolius Sweet Pea
Lavender (All Varieties)
Linum perenne (Flax)
Lychnis coronaira "Rose Campion"
Purple Loosestrife - my FAVORITE! ** This plant is invasive and is illegal in many states
may use the sterile kind though.
Nepeta subsessilis- Cat mint
Nepta "Dropmore"
Nepta "Six Hills Giants"
Nepta "Walkers Low"
Oenothera fruiticosa yyoungii "Sundrops"
Oenothera speciosa (Pink Evening Primrose)
Papaver atlanticum
Papaver somniferum (Poppies) reseeded
Penstemon barbatus coccineus red
Penstemon digitalis
Perovskia atriplicifolia (Russian Sage)
Phlox maculata
Phlox paniculata (Tall Garden Phlox)
Potentilla fruticosa (Shrub)
Roses (Continuous blooming shrub roses)
Silene mexicana (reseed)
Sorbaria kirilowii (False Spirea) Shrub
Stachys byzantina (Lambs Ears)
Stachys monieri
Symphytum grandiflorum "Hidcote Blue" (Comfrey)
Tamarix
Teucrium canadense (Creeping Germander)
Teucrium Chamaedrys (Germander)
Thyme "Caraway"
Thyme "Creeping Red"
Thyme "Doone Valley"
Thyme "Golden Lemon"
Thyme "Latvin Lucy"
Thyme "Lime"
Thyme "Peter Davis"
Thyme "Silver"<<
Achillea millefolium (Yarrow)
Aster- from seed
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| Aster |
Adenophora bulleyana (Ladybells)
Adenophora x confusa (Ladybells)
Alcea (Hollyhocks)
Asclepias incarnata (Swamp Milkweed)
Asclepias tuberosa (Butterfly Milkweek)
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| Milkweed- white flower farms photo |
Buddleia davidii (Butterfly Bush)
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| Butterfly Bush White Flower Farms |
Campanula "Kent Belle"
Bee Balm
Blue Chip
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| Campanula Blue Chip- White flower farms |
Campanula poscharskyana
Campsis radicans (Trumpet Creeper)
Centaurea cyanus (annual Blue Cornflower) direct sown in March
Clematis
Coreopsis "Double Sunburst"
Coreopsis "Early Sunrise"
Coreopsis "Sunray"
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| Coreopsis |
Coreopsis rosea (Pink Lemonade Coreopsis)
Coreopsis verticillata "Zagreb"
Coreopsis verticillata "Moonbeam"
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| MoonBeam Coreopsis from EdgewoodGarden.com |
Dianthus barbatus (Tall Sweet William)
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| Sweet William - White Flower Farms |
http://www.whiteflowerfarm.com/27640-product.html
Digitalis lanata
Echinacea pallida
Echinacea purpurea
Echinacea tennennissis
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| Red Hot Coneflower |
Escholtzia (California Poppy) Reseed
Gaillardia "Blanket Flower"
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| Blanket Flower- Buy at White Flower Farms |
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| Stella De Ora - lily reblooms (white flower farms) |
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| Day Lily |
Heuchera (all varieties)
Hydrangea arborescens "Annabelle"
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| White Flower Farms Annebelle Hydrangea |
Hyssopus officinalis (Anise Hyssop) Tall easy care
White Nancy will continue to bloom in shade
Larkspur (Reseeded from previous year)
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| Larkspur |
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| sweet pea |
Lavender (All Varieties)
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| Lavendar http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org |
Linum perenne (Flax)
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| Flax |
Lychnis coronaira "Rose Campion"
Purple Loosestrife - my FAVORITE! ** This plant is invasive and is illegal in many states
may use the sterile kind though.
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| Purple Loosestrife |
Nepeta subsessilis- Cat mint
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| Cat mint- Easy to grow |
Nepta "Dropmore"
Nepta "Six Hills Giants"
Nepta "Walkers Low"
Oenothera fruiticosa yyoungii "Sundrops"
Oenothera speciosa (Pink Evening Primrose)
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| Evening Primrose |
Papaver atlanticum
Papaver somniferum (Poppies) reseeded
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| Poppy |
Penstemon barbatus coccineus red
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| www.sunnygardens.com penstemon |
Penstemon digitalis
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| Beards Tongue |
Perovskia atriplicifolia (Russian Sage)
Phlox maculata
Phlox paniculata (Tall Garden Phlox)
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| Tall garden Phlox perennial pleasures |
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| David |
Potentilla fruticosa (Shrub)
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Roses (Continuous blooming shrub roses)
Silene mexicana (reseed)
Sorbaria kirilowii (False Spirea) Shrub
Stachys byzantina (Lambs Ears)
Stachys monieri
Symphytum grandiflorum "Hidcote Blue" (Comfrey)
Tamarix
Teucrium canadense (Creeping Germander)
Teucrium Chamaedrys (Germander)
Thyme "Caraway"
Thyme "Creeping Red"
Thyme "Doone Valley"
Thyme "Golden Lemon"
Thyme "Latvin Lucy"
Thyme "Lime"
Thyme "Peter Davis"
Thyme "Silver"<<
Fall Gardens - Russian sage. Prune in spring
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