The other day at the nursery, I saw the famous (or infamous) Blue Himalayan Poppy. It made me think of
Barry.
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| Meconopsis betonicifolia |
Do you think I bought one? Nope. I've already killed more than a few and the gamble didn't seem worth the $10.
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| Look how pretty they are all lined up. |
On a recent trip to Dancing Oaks, I wasn't in picture-taking mode but I did capture a few pretty vignettes.
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| "Snow" petals carpeted the terrace. |
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| This water feature always takes my breath away. |
At Fry Road Nursery, I saw this really cool plant and had to take a photo.
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| Bells of Ireland |
And also...
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| A very cool Mandevilla |
And...
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| A blooming banana |
And finally...
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| A baby pineapple! |
Last weekend, in my own garden...
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| I saw this sweet Painted Lady butterfly enjoying the Blue Star Creeper flowers. |
Last Sunday my garden group visited Gentle Breeze, a Japanese garden hidden in the forest not too far from home.
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| Restrained serenity... I love this water feature. |
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| Next to the house, a huge Laburnum tree in full bloom. |
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| This Corokia is incredible! |
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I'm not a fan of yellow daylilies but this long row of foliage
is really captivating. |
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Looking back to the beginning of the pathway through the garden.
I love this simple arbor. |
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| Fabulous ferns! |
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| New Hemlock foliage is so pretty. |
The pathway eventually led down a hill to a babbling brook that was, apparently too captivating to take a picture of. What was I thinking? Dang. However, there were native Delphiniums blooming. Just gorgeous!
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| Delphinium menziesii |
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| So pretty! |
Back up near the house, a bank of blue Forget-me-nots were just finishing up while a mammoth Snowball Viburnum took center stage.
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| Viburnum macrocephalum |
On the other end of the bank was a good sized clump of Red Hot Pokers.
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| Rocks were placed in a naturalistic way throughout the garden. |
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| The hostas area is beautiful and amazingly free of deer and slug teeth marks. |
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| The water feature... |
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| Looking back over the garden one last time. |
Finally, back at my garden, my new desktop photo. I'm very happy with this vignette.
May your fingernails get dirty this weekend.