I posted this photograph to the sidebar over at GardenRant and I must say: I LOVE it. And maybe someone else will love it and wonder what those lovely plants are. So let’s dissect the shot.
What you see are the blue-blooming Amsonia hubrechtii at the base of the wall, Heuchera villosa ‘Autumn Bride’ on the right and an unidentified iris also in bloom. But truly, these guys look great all season for their foliage, especially in contrast to each other. People gasp in amazement at the Amsonia foliage up til winter - honest.
And how about that stonework, huh? Almost anything planted in front of it would look good.
This is just one of dozens of great shots I could show you from my next-door neighbor’s garden, now in its third year. It was designed by Holt Jordan of Jordan Honeyman Landscape Architects, and this particular scene lines the joint driveway my neighbors share with me. Now where’s the link, you might ask? Incredibly, this very hip and professional firm doesn’t have one. And you’d better believe there’s a frustrating tale to tell here - about $10,000 wasted on a site they don’t like, contains spelling errors, and has never been used.
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Carol 05.10.07 at 9:23 am
They need to hook up with a good web designer who will trade web design for landscaping. I have a friend who did that, and both are pleased with the results!
That is a great scene, by the way.
molly 05.11.07 at 7:03 am
That photo inspired me to visit your sight this morning! Thanks for identifying the plants.
Kim 05.11.07 at 9:26 pm
How beautiful! I keep wanting to plant the amsonia hubrechtii but am afraid it will want to get too tall. What are the proportions in your neighbor’s garden?
Susan Harris 05.11.07 at 9:57 pm
The amsonia gets about 2 feet high and flops, but still looks nice.
layanee 05.12.07 at 7:50 am
That looks like Iris cristata which is a most amazing ground cover. In my garden it really takes over but, that is okay and it is easy to control if you wish. While it blooms just a short time, it has great texture all season.
anna maria 05.14.07 at 10:20 pm
Thank you for introducing that amsonia to me. I love different fresh looking shades of greeen together and will now research it a bit more.
holt jordan 07.20.07 at 6:09 pm
The iris is Japanese roof iris, Iris tectorum.
Our new web site, jordanhoneyman.com, should be up by early August 2007. Like gardens, great web sites take time.
We didn’t spend that much and we never had the typos corrected because the site was in the preliminary phase and just wasn’t exactly what we wanted.