April Showers
Rhododendron 'Blue Baron' Greetings from a wet, wet garden. In between rains, I've managed to get a few photos... (And sorry for the erratic quality of these. I have a new phone and still learning how to use it. Some of these are from the phone and others from my camera). Acer japonicum 'Aconitifolium' ('Dancing Peacock') Flowering Currant ( Ribes sanguineum ) 'King Edward VII' Clematis 'Stolwijk Gold' is beautiful for the first time after languishing in the garden for five years. Turns out, it is all my fault. This is a clematis that should not be cut to the ground in early spring. You live and learn, and I know that I will never understand the rules of pruning clematis. Clematis 'Stolwijk Gold' Aucuba japonica 'Rozannie' - the aucuba that doesn't really look like the others. But what a fine shrub this is, especially for shady situations. This was planted in 2019 and didn't grow much for the first few years but n...
Beautiful. They don't have a long bloom period but they really put on a show for a brief time. Some of my favorite shrubs.
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ReplyDeleteGreat picture! I love the combo! Wenus says hello! :-)
ReplyDeleteSeems one of the comments above is a bit of a hijack.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photo Phillip. I like the statue in front of the viburnum.
Rob
The positioning of the statue and the flowers make it seem as if there is a thought bubble coming from the statue! I wonder what she is thinking? Maybe "now where have my arms gone?"
ReplyDeleteBeautiful plant, I love viburnums!
I like the way the balls seem to be falling down onto or floating up out of the statue's head. I do love viburnums and this one is, as you say, a show stopper.
ReplyDeleteViburnums surly offer a shrub for every gardener and every garden. These look to formal for my wilderness, but they look lovely in your garden. Twelve feet tall and still growing! Be careful on that ladder when pruning this tall guy! gail
ReplyDeleteTHis is a gorgeous viburnum. I love the statue in front too. Great composition.
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful! My seeds are doing so well. I will forever be grateful for the information you gave me back at : http://momingarden.blogspot.com/2009/03/ordering-who-do-you-trust.html
ReplyDeleteHappy Spring Dear Garden Friend.
I love the snowball bushes. I have one that's still got a while until it blooms. I'm not sure what variety it is, the blooms don't get nearly that big.
ReplyDeleteMy neighbor has one and it is glorious right now! I am so envious!
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lovely photo! I have never heard of that one. I will have to hunt it down.
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a relative of the old Snowball bushes that were in every yard when I was a kid. They bloom with such abandon - no holding back.
ReplyDeleteMust have been tough, too, because we dreadful children used to pull off the flowers to throw at each other in floral snowball fights.
Wish I had one now!
Annie at the Transplantable Rose
These virburnums are as stunning as hydrangeas - just beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI have three of these from Lowe's in Tupelo, MS that I planted last year and they are doing great, getting ready to bloom. I love them!
ReplyDeleteStunning! I want a snowball bush in my yard but haven't yet found them in any of the local nurseries. I love how big this one gets. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI usually am able to get these for the nursery, coincidentally enough from a grower in Alabama. They go unnoticed until someone sees them blooming around town and comes in looking for that "big green hydrangea".
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