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
Good to see your garden... MMmmmmmm soup looks yummy. Now you have made me hungry. Happy GBBD.
ReplyDeleteYour garden photos show the changes of the season beautifully. Hope you weather the storm OK.
ReplyDeleteYes, we're soup-eating fiends here in this house, it's one of the best things about our fall and winter weather. That second storm totally fizzled out here, hope you made it through ok.
ReplyDeleteThe Marigolds and nasturtium picture is inspirational. I love orange in the garden. Your success with the Delphinium makes me a little jealous: I can never get them past the slugs :-)
ReplyDeleteA stormy day is perfect for soup, and yours looks yummy! Your garden is lovely. I am looking forward to seeing your Pacific NW spring!
ReplyDeleteLove to see the marigolds!
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Lovely fall colors in your garden! I've read about the storms in Oregon; hope you're staying safe and dry. A pot of soup on a stormy day sounds perfect.
ReplyDeleteThat is a lovely salvia!
ReplyDeleteLove the delphinium and the marigolds. The soup has things in it that I would choose. It is unusual for the PNW to have tornados, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteJean, yes it is. There was one last year - maybe this is a new trend? I hope not. I had my fair share of them in Alabama.
DeleteWell, the plantings look great, but that soup looks DELISH!
ReplyDeleteYour soup looks awesome. Recipe please? :)
ReplyDeleteAs for the garden, it's nice to see such lush photos. It's been a very hot, dry late autumn in Tennessee...