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
There is a lot of this rust in my garden right now. Someone turned off the rain.
ReplyDeleteI love hydrangeas even when they've finished blooming--so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThe leaves still look good. I know people elsewhere are going to hate me for saying this but I bet all your garden looks good because of the rain this year.
ReplyDeleteIt came a shower earlier today here and is thundering again now!
David, this is wettest summer I can remember, but I'm not complaining.
ReplyDeleteThat is so beautiful...like warm, glowing embers!
ReplyDeleteI, too, think they still look lovely this way, though it is perhaps a bit too early for such fall-like colors.
ReplyDeleteI must have this hydrangea, Phillip! What is it? And does it do well in dappled shade?
ReplyDeleteI must have this hydrangea, Phillip! What is it? And does it do well in dappled shade?
ReplyDelete(Oops, I may have double-posted under my son's acct + my acct ... sorry about that.)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! Hydrangeas just keep adding beauty to the garden!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I love the light in this photo. :o)
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