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Favourites In The GarDeN!
our enchanted garden One of my friends here at MindSay asked about my favourites in the garden, so for wakemeup and any other 'Sayers who might be interested I thought I'd put together a little list of favourites, I'll add pics as I've got them available or find them...
My all time botanical favourites;
Perennial Flowers; delphinium I love the tall spikes they put up and their colours, blues, purples and whites are beautiful! A very old fashioned perennial, I think they were popular because of their longevity. Like peonies, once they're well established they'll return and bloom for years. They're also one of the first plants I lost after moving to the property we have now... I've yet to invest in new plants, until I've finalized the garden layout I'd rather wait because they're not too fond of being transplanted!!
Annual Flowers; Morning Glories have to be the top on my list! They seed themselves every year and they attract humming birds. They grow 10 to 20 feet tall in a good year and their flowers, which open early in the morning to meet the rising sun, grace their vines for only a few short hours. AND, the trumpets OH THE TRUMPETS! Regal Purples, Glorious Blues, Luscious Deep Reds and Bright Pinks! Just Gotta Love them! There's only one sad fact regarding this lovely vine; no fragrance - likely they don't need it to attract bees! They sure don't need it to attract me! he! he!
Foliage Plant: Mother of Thyme, a beautiful very low growing, dark green ground cover that gets a flush of light purple flowers in late spring, early summer. This is a plant that's perfect planted between stepping stones on a garden path. It can stand up to some light foot traffic and when walked upon gives off a lovely fragrance. The leaves are tiny and not usually used as an herb for cooking, there are other thymes for that. (he! he!)
I saw a sign recently that I thought was quite a fun play on words; Thyme Started In The Garden!
The caption I wrote for this shot is referring to the boulevard gardens many of my Guelph neighbours have begun to plant. Such a low growing plant is perfect for a curbside garden that won't interfere with sight lines for pedestrians, drivers and riders alike!
The caption: "This makes a nice low planting for a boulevard garden and doesn't interfere with sight lines or pedestrians using the sidewalk. A very safety conscious planting! Thank You neighbour!"
Well this entry has to be posted now... I have to head off to work once again (darn!) - I'll have to add another chapter in a day or two and I'll find or take some pics to compliment the lists!
My all time botanical favourites;
Perennial Flowers; delphinium I love the tall spikes they put up and their colours, blues, purples and whites are beautiful! A very old fashioned perennial, I think they were popular because of their longevity. Like peonies, once they're well established they'll return and bloom for years. They're also one of the first plants I lost after moving to the property we have now... I've yet to invest in new plants, until I've finalized the garden layout I'd rather wait because they're not too fond of being transplanted!!
Annual Flowers; Morning Glories have to be the top on my list! They seed themselves every year and they attract humming birds. They grow 10 to 20 feet tall in a good year and their flowers, which open early in the morning to meet the rising sun, grace their vines for only a few short hours. AND, the trumpets OH THE TRUMPETS! Regal Purples, Glorious Blues, Luscious Deep Reds and Bright Pinks! Just Gotta Love them! There's only one sad fact regarding this lovely vine; no fragrance - likely they don't need it to attract bees! They sure don't need it to attract me! he! he!
Foliage Plant: Mother of Thyme, a beautiful very low growing, dark green ground cover that gets a flush of light purple flowers in late spring, early summer. This is a plant that's perfect planted between stepping stones on a garden path. It can stand up to some light foot traffic and when walked upon gives off a lovely fragrance. The leaves are tiny and not usually used as an herb for cooking, there are other thymes for that. (he! he!)
I saw a sign recently that I thought was quite a fun play on words; Thyme Started In The Garden!
The caption I wrote for this shot is referring to the boulevard gardens many of my Guelph neighbours have begun to plant. Such a low growing plant is perfect for a curbside garden that won't interfere with sight lines for pedestrians, drivers and riders alike!
The caption: "This makes a nice low planting for a boulevard garden and doesn't interfere with sight lines or pedestrians using the sidewalk. A very safety conscious planting! Thank You neighbour!"
Well this entry has to be posted now... I have to head off to work once again (darn!) - I'll have to add another chapter in a day or two and I'll find or take some pics to compliment the lists!
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