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Some scenes from lovely, albeit cloudy @joycreeknursery today, with @jerryfritz5965 of @lindenhillgardens #lindenhillgardens #joycreeknursery #hydrangeavillosa #hydrangeaarborescensannabelle #rudbeckiahirta #clematis #seedheads #greentomatoes #raspberryhedge #meadow #queenanneslace #oldprohibitionbarn# #phlox #miscanthusmorninglightI like big leaves and I cannot lie... Watering thingy for scale. #arisaemafargesii #sauromatumvenosum #bigleaves #foolforfoliage #shadeplants #myurbanjungleFrom a recent visit to @hugheswatergardens Their tropical waterlily house is a dream. #lotusBamboo removal day at the homestead. (Hats off to @williammcclenathan - you’re a 🌟!!!) I have several clumps of #phyllostachosnigrahales to give away, if any of my Portland friends would like a start. Be forewarned however - unless you have acreage, it does require containment.The little table garden I built on #gardentime has decided to bloom. So cute! 😊 #tablegardensWhatever happened to look good in the garden assembled into a quickie posey, against my friend’s blue porch floor. All those bright colors made me happy - I hope they make her smile too. ❤️ #bringingcheerto friends #flowerbouquetAdvertisements
Tag Archives: Purple color
‘B’ is for Blue…
Can’t believe it is mid-August already! Along with the happily buzzing bees, butterflies and hummingbirds, my current garden favorites are the blues. It is such a magical color! The dark blues are especially mesmerizing – they are almost electric. Dusk … Continue reading
Posted in Bloom Day, Color, Cool plants, Gardening and Landscaping
Tagged agapanthus, bees, Bloom Day, blooms, blue, bluebells, clematis, flowers, Purple color, Salvia
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Purple for the people!
Every year when the fall bulb catalogs arrive, I look down my nose at the pictures of crocuses. This is entirely unprovoked on their part, as they have done nothing to deserve such disdain. Perhaps it is the jaded satiation … Continue reading
Posted in Color, Cool plants, Gardening and Landscaping
Tagged cochineal, crocus, dye, history of purple, Murex snail, Phoenicia, power, Purple color, Roman Empire, Thyr, wealth
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