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
Phillip, Thanks for the lovely pictures of the gardens. How lush they seem! It's hot & humid here in Georgia, of course. When I lived in California they had problems with fushia mites. Maybe it hasn't reached the Pacific Northwest. I hope not, it disfigures the beautiful flowers and foliage. Glad you're enjoying your new home.
ReplyDeleteI have not heard anything about the fushia mites. I hope they are not a problem!
DeleteYou must be in heaven Phillip! The word LUSH keeps popping in my head! And I'm not talking about the drinking kind. Haha! What beautiful gardens.
ReplyDeleteAs though to prove your point...I've visited many HPSO open gardens (just last weekend two of them) and yet never visited these three. There are so many gardens to chose from!
ReplyDeleteThank you for all the eye candy. I can never get enough of it. I love going to fabric stores and I don't even sew. I go with a friend that does. I could have stacks of beautiful fabric sitting around the house just to look at. The garden is what thrills me though. I love seeing all of these plants so big. The hostas look so healthy. The forest grass is so lush and yes that fuschsias are amazing. I am forming a serious crush on those tall lilies too. I don't have many of them but that will soon be remedied.
ReplyDeleteThose are the nicest hostas I have seen so far here. Slugs are a common problem. Most of the ones I have seen do not look that well. I should have asked the gardener how she kept hers so nice.
DeleteSounds like a wonderful Saturday - and those gardens are just picture-perfect!
ReplyDeleteI see why those gardens are open, they're gorgeous! I wish such a concept would fly around here. That combo of the yellow bell shaped clematis with the purple open ones is just perfect together. What does Michael like to make with his fabric? Clothing? Home Decor? Quilts? Crafts?
ReplyDeleteRobin, he can make anything. He just finished two quilts (I posted photos on my Facebook and Instagram pages). His specialty though is clothing for fashion dolls. His website has not been updated in a while but you can see some of his work there. http://michaelscottdesigns.weebly.com/for-sale.html
DeleteThe idea of a garden tour in Tennessee right right now seems hilarious. The tour would have to be at 6 a.m. before the heat and humidity had the tour goers dropping like flies!
ReplyDeleteI see that the Pacific NW is one of the few areas not affected by this burgeoning Heat Dome that's going to squash the rest of the country over the next week or so and feel some deep envy for you.
Deep. Envy.
:)
All the gardens look very lush as others have said. "Exuberant" is another word that comes to mind.
Is that a purple garden phlox (P. paniculata) in photos #3 and #4?
Also, random question, but do you see a lot of pollinators flitting about in the gardens you visited? Although the heat wears on me, it seems that hot, sunny weather brings out the bees, wasps, etc...
Yes, Aaron, that is phlox. I have seen pollinators everywhere. I am noticing more and more in my garden too.
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