I have began the restructuring of the Full Sun Garden...
A Sedum Rock Garden at the entrance to the path.
It needs some more tweaking....it's a start though.
That's actually Creeping Phlox on both sides of the path.
Geranium
White Vinca
Moss Rose
Green Envy Zinnia....which is not green
Pink Vinca
Purple Vinca
I have Torenia EVERYWHERE~~~~~
Marigold
This area that we enlarged has filled in quickly....Torenia, again.
Just when I think I have pulled up or cut back the Susans......
I do like this combo in the Tipsy Planter..
Althea, Rose of Sharon, Hibiscus Family---I have seen these trees up to 15 feet around this area. It can be pruned as a shrub if you so desire. It does go dormant in the winter. Extremely easy to propagate.
This is the second flush of flowers this season.
Thanks to Jean at http://msgreenthumbjean.blogspot.com for hosting Bloomin' Tuesday. Go on over to Jean's place and see what else it bloomin' today.
45 comments:
Everything looks great, Darla. I think Jamie and I need a sedum garden somewhere, he really like them so I’m going to talk to him about it.--Randy
I like the rock arrangement. Started a garden of sedum this year too. Just a few varieties so far.
Marnie
Your rock garden look s fabulous! Congrats to your children! Hope they break a leg, not literally of course!
That's the wonderful thing about gardening. It's never finished and I don't think we really want it to be. Lovely blooms Darla.
Love that sedum garden. The rocks look great and will be a super foil for the sedums. Your tipsy planter is awesome!
Everything is gorgeous. The new rock garden is beautiful ... I love the natural feel of it. I think my favorite this week was the moss rose -- such a pretty photo of it!
PS - I think you're right about the Virginia creeper. Thanks for the info -- I've never heard of it around here, but obviously it grows well!
Wow what a great start to the Sedum garden, love the stonework. :) Your blooms are looking lush & healthy. Wish my yellow Black Eyed Susan vine was as far along as yours. It's a bit delayed in growth this year. :(
What a nice garden show. I particularly liked the rose of sharon photograph (the individual flower).
What a lovely garden ... you did a beautiful job, the flowers are very pretty. TTFN ~Marydon
Oh Darla, Honey you have such beautiful gardens. Oh my gosh they are just gorgeous. I would love for you to take a closer pic of your bird bath that looks like a tree bark. It looks so beautiful and I have never seen one quite like that. Is that coleus growing tall in the middle of the one garden? Amazing, truly amazing. No matter how much love I put into my gardens right now with this heat everything dies. My gardening is pretty much over until Fall. Then I can start again. Thank you for sharing. What a beautiful strolling area you have there. Country Hugs, Sherry
You have the most beautiful, lush flower gardens I have ever seen!!!
I like that light green potato vine with what looks like a dark red Coleus.
Your sedum rock garden looks like it's going to be beautiful! I like the way it slants and it will keep everything tame.
I really would like to see your gardens in person -- the pictures are gorgeous. Your sedum rock garden looks wonderful.
I've got to come and see your new gardens-THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL! You're so industrious in this heat. I've only been able to water and do a little cleanup in my garden.
Ms. Doris
I would love a sedum garden!!! I would also like to come see your gardens in person! It all looks wonderful...I am excited to see that new bed growing next year! Oh...wait..you you have to take a winter break there? or can you just garden year round (like a lucky brat)
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sorry I have been out on the lake a lot and not home till late I have slacked off on my posting this summer really bad...I will be up and running again soon...lol
I did post something today..although it it not that great!
Darla your new sedum bed addition is looking so wonderful. I love the rock layout.
Wow, your new enlarged bed has really taken off. Amazing.
You have such a beautiful garden! So lush and beautiful.
I love the rock garden, that's looking great! I'm waiting for my 'Envy' Zinnia to bloom, I hope mine will be green. That torenia does love your garden, it's looks really pretty like that!
I never think to put potato vine in the ground - I always use it containers - but seeing your in the garden is so beautiful I think I'm going to try it next year. The rock garden is looking awesome! -Jackie
I enjoyed your blooms and flower beds. I see you have lots of pinks and yellows, like I do.
I don't remember if I've commented on your header photo. It's a wonderful shot of your butterfly and butterfly flower! It's in the middle, too. I wasn't able to get mine centered with the blog title on it. I did try making it the 660 pixels, as I had seen somewhere before someone on my blog told me about that. I may not have done it in the right place, so I might try it again.
Your sedum garden is going to look fantastic. Your flowers are looking pumped up and beautiful as usual. Thinking of you today, Darla...
XOSue
Hi Darla Darling. [couldn't resist!]
I love your new rock garden. It must have been a lot of fun turning your vision into reality--one of the best perks of gardening, don't you think?
I hope you'll post progress pictures as your plants proliferate.
Your blooms are beautiful as always. The pink vinca must be a perennial for you. I've got a small clump that is reveling in this heat--a very sweet plant.
It's always nice when the crew makes it home safely. You can heave a sigh of relief.
You have a HUGE green thumb because it's all so beautiful.
It sure looks like summer at your place Darla! Beautiful!
Hi Darla, Your Rock Garden will be gorgeous. We love ours. We have semps (chicks and hens) and sedum planted in several places around our yard---where there is a 'spot'... It's amazing how many different varieties of semps there are---and so many colors. I can't wait to see the rock garden as it grows.
Hugs,
Betsy
What can I say that hasn't already been said? Beautiful! Good job on the rock garden. It turned out spectacular!
I like the new design...and the rock garden is especially nice. The sedum choices available to you are going to make planting it a lot of fun! gail
I bet that Sedum area will look great when it fills in. Nice t0 see some stuff we haven't seen already.
Jake
As usual, your gardens are wonderful. Have u had much rain there?
Perhaps your Green Envy Zinnia is not green because it is simply envious of verdant foliage. You may well have lots of Torenia, but it's very nice. I like how your full sun bed is shaping up, too. How's that blue sage coming along? Mine is just flowering?
I love your sedum garden, Darla. That phlox will fill in in no time too. Wow, that is a lot of torenia, but it looks so pretty. We have those rose of sharons, they came with the property and are quite weedy, seeding all over. I encouraged them in the beginning but now pull them out or that is all we would have! HA Congrats on the competition successes, whatever they might be.
Frances
lovely photos!
I´m a Swedish woman living in Singapore and I love taking photos:)
Have a good day!
Thank you for the link. What a nice thing that is to do.
I can testify to the Rose of Sharon getting large. Mine is old but it is also cut down or back several times in thirty years. It is about 15 feet tall and about 10 feet through. I used a cutting from it to make a tree and that is now about 10 feet tall about the top is like a lolipop and filled with blooms.
You have most energy than I do. I love what you are doing and there was a time I would have been digging in the dirt too. Now I just have to take it easy.
I do have a fried squirrel on the banner and more about that tomorrow. I wanted to tell someone who understands more about photography than just pushing the shutter button that your visit will count and help make history. Pick a Peck of Pixels
what great summer blooms...i love the new garden for sedum.
Your garden is beautiful. I really think the Rose of Sharon is especially nice.
Aiyana
Great rock garden. It all looks so good.
Patsy
Your yard is really pretty this time of year. Show us a current shot of the pretty little shed. Wondering how it is looking this time of year.
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Just beautiful! Everything looks so pretty. I love the black eyed susans. I have the vine on the side of my house and it's getting huge. I just love it.
~Michelle
Everything looks wonderful! I love that yellow and pink combo too! Gorgeous!
your yard and new project is looking great. I think that moss rose is sooo pretty, one of my favorite flowers. I need to get some of my flowers up before fall arrives and they begin to fade away.
I like your rock garden and the flowers are beautiful! Congrats on your children and I hope they had a nice time here in North Carolina
Darla: What a beautiful show your flowers are putting on.
Looks like you've taken on a large project. Looking good! My rose of Sharon have just started to bloom. All your pictures are great. Jean
I love your sedum garden rocks! How cool to zig-zag them like that, giving each one its on highlighted space. Good idea:) Have a wonderful day:)
I knew I had left a comment here, but this is the last post I'd read, so now, I'm caught up. I am glad for the reminder I need to get to my neighbor's and dig up some of her several kinds of sedum. She told me about it, and has put up a sign, saying "free plants" because of the curb work that is going to be done. I told her she should save some for replanting, but she said what's left will grow back over.
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