The garden is still so beautiful---I can't get enough of it. Here you see a Kousa Dogwood. Unlike regular dogwoods, the flowers are more square and bloom in late spring, after the leaves have blossomed.
I'm using this one as my current desktop photo. |
The last of my Siberian Irises. My favorites were white. I love the crispness of them---completely different than your grandmother's bearded irises. |
New Dawn roses---they have been reliable performers for the past 15 years. |
Virginia Sweetspire---this is just starting to bloom. |
Henry ii Clematis---there aren't as many blooms and they aren't nearly as big as they've been in the past. |
Jackmani Clematis---this one is really growing. |
Nelly Moser Clematis---looks really good with the Jackmani. |
My sun garden. You can see the giant allum in the back. |
Peonies---with hot pink verbena in front. Unfortunately, I didn't get any pictures of the pink peonies this year. They are finished blooming for the year. |
Knockout Roses that line the upper drive. |
Just a couple shots from the side yard looking into the pool area. |
Close-up of the giant allums---the blooms are about 6 inches in diameter. |
Scabiosa---pincushion flower. This one has been in the garden for at least 10 years. |
Another good idea for long stemmed, top heavy flowers---use a "fat" straw---this is from Starbucks. |
Slide the straw over the stem. Now you flowers will stand up in the vase while still being able to absorb water. |
While I was arranging flowers for myself, Mindy asked for a vaseful. This is the one that I put the floral tape grid on to hold the flowers upright. |
Definitely my favorite flowers are the white ones. They go with every decor. There's just something so clean and fresh about white. Decorating update coming soon! |
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