Now that I GET what the GardenBlogger Bloom Day is all about (finally), I’m enjoying photographing my garden monthly, and showing it off a bit. But because I love seeing plants in their setting, I’ve taken mostly group shots and longer views.
The front garden has lots of color - purple coneflowers, Russian sage, and blue echinops, in addition to the hot-hot annuals in the pots (Wave petunias and sweet potato vi
ne).
The curbside garden (called the "hell strip" by some) is looking happy with the commonest perennial there is, the generic garden phlox. The sedum ‘Autumn Joy’ here is enjoying the one spot in the garden not reachable by deer (oh yeah, we have them this year).
And here’s my sunniest border in the backyard, again with lots of purple coneflower in bloom. On the left is the fabulous spirea ‘Ogon,’ with chartreuse willow-like foliage. Several large hydrangeas still look good a full month after flowering. In fact, they look good til the dead of winter, bless their hearts.
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Carol 07.14.07 at 10:42 pm
I am happy to hear you finally get Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day and showed us some more of your garden. It looks like a wonderful place to stroll through or just sit and enjoy a few hours of nature. And I can’t believe your ‘Autumn Joy’ sedum is so far along already, but it does look great with the phlox. Thanks for participating this month!
Carol at May Dreams Gardens
Marvie 07.15.07 at 1:19 pm
While I do love the closeup photos we see so much of (especially as a new gardener, these help me ID some of the things I’ve found growing as well as add to my wish list lol) I also love seeing the overall garden shots too. It helps me see how things can look in the big picture, mixed in with other plants.
I really love the front of the house garden =) Simply gorgeous!
Pam/Digging 07.15.07 at 3:52 pm
Good ole phlox. Your hell strip—your whole garden, in fact—looks great.
Tracy 07.15.07 at 8:34 pm
Everything looks great. I especially like your backyard border - the combination of coneflower and lambs ears is very nice - I like the contrasting textures.
layanee 07.15.07 at 9:50 pm
I love the group shots. I find it much more difficult to take a group shot which really gives a sense of the garden. You have done so and the garden is lovely. Thanks for sharing it with all of us.