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
For not having any rain for 55 days your blooms look great. You have some blooms I am not familiar with. Fun to see. Happy GBBD.
ReplyDeleteYour roses are beautiful! I admire them in others' gardens, since I don't grow any myself. I may change that next year, we'll see. I'm sure after living in Alabama our heat wave was a piece of cake for you.
ReplyDeleteDahlias, Fuscias and Roses, oh my! Looks gorgeous considering the temps and lack of rain.
ReplyDelete"Back to the low 70's"? I didn't realize you were so much cooler than us. Yesterday was in the mid 70's here, as was Sunday, but now we're back in the 80's. which of course feels much cooler than the upper 90's we've been experiencing.
ReplyDeleteLove the Lagerstroemia, and I'm seeing them all over town now, they've definitely arrived!
Lovely blooms and fantastic photos, Phillip! It's hard to believe the heat and lack of rain you have had; that's not what I think of when I think of the PNW. Your garden is looking beautiful in spite of it all.
ReplyDeleteLooks wonderful Phillip. You and Michael are really starting to settle in there. Yes, August in PNW has to be better than the South. Happy Bloom Day.~~Dee
ReplyDeleteBeautiful blooms all and so well photographed!
ReplyDeleteYou prove that August CAN be beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI loved your roses. They are beautiful, well, everything is great!
ReplyDeleteI hate August also, but hate February (bitter cold, dark, nothing growing) even more.
Thanks for sharing on GBBD.
Jeannie @ GetMeToTheCountry.Blogspot.com
Outstanding photos of outstanding flowers--maybe August isn't so bad now?
ReplyDeleteThe statue is beautiful.
Love your Rozanne. Sadly, she hates me. I am zone 8b & near to the Gulf Coast so don't know why.
ReplyDeleteEverything is just beautiful Phillip! You two are really making your new home your own!
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