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...
What a beauty. Wish I could grow it.
ReplyDeleteWow - it looks fabulous over your gazebo. It has really "leaped"!
ReplyDeleteAn amazing clematis, but after pulling out Lady Banks Rose and yellow jasmine, I'm not brave enough to plant another evergreen vine! My Confederate Jasmin is enough to handle, so I've switched over to deciduous clematis this year for other spaces that need vines.
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful, Phillip. Mine keeps trying to climb into the maple tree next to it. It really takes off this time a year. I wish I had a space it could just go wild and crazy.
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