Swapping Huckleberries
Himalayan Honeysuckle ( Vaccinium glauco album) Himalayan Honeysuckle ( Vaccinium glauco album) has been an attractive feature along our north-facing foundation since I planted it in 2016. You will have to take my word for it since I cannot locate a photo although I know one exists somewhere in the realm of the Internet or floating on a cloud somewhere. I did locate a photo of how it looked when it was first planted - It took a few years to fill out but it did so nicely to an attractive mound about 2 feet high by 3 feet wide. Last year, it started to look bad. I cut it back but it had not improved and this is how it looked a few weeks ago - I decided to rip it out and plant another huckleberry - this time Vaccinium ovatum , more commonly known as the "Evergreen Huckleberry". This is a plant that I've wanted for ages and kept putting off getting one because I could not find a good place for it. By most accounts, this is an amazing plant, a native one and excellent for
Very beautiful, all of them! More and more, I am wishing for additional sunny places to plant more roses. If only there were one for shade!
ReplyDeleteI wish my roses were blooming now but here in Oregon we're still a week or two away!
ReplyDeleteYour selections are all so beautiful... I really like that Daydream - it looks so poised, and Francois Juranville is stunning! When you have gotten to the end of the alphabet, would you do a series of posts on roses that DIDN'T make the cut for you (and why)? You are obviously very selective in your rose choices!
ReplyDeleteOh so very pretty. I can't have roses here, just too much shade. What sunny spots we have we are putting in veggies as produce is so much higher in cost than in Mobile. Love your roses and your garden looks so mature. Easy to see you've been working on it a long time. Carol
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Phillip.
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to each one of these posts!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous roses and photographs Phillip! You have got me daydreaming. Enjoy the fling!
ReplyDeleteI think Dusky Maiden in drop dead gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteYour article is amazing! Keep up the good job. Congrats!
ReplyDeleteWOW! How wonderful to be surrounded by so many roses. I'd also love to know which roses you've gotten rid of over the years. I've had to chuck a few that were just too disease prone.
ReplyDeleteThe last one you show, in the close-up it looks like a peony! I love the scent of roses but kind of shy of them as they bite back.... The Saint and I are enjoying getting to know you guys at the Fling!
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