10 June Favorites
Magnolia 'Kay Parris' With so much going on in the garden in June, it is hard to choose only ten favorites. I challenged myself and have done just that. These are plants that look good around the midway point in June, specifically from June 15-20. I begin with Magnolia 'Kay Parris'. Believe it or not, having spent the majority of my life in the South, I never grew a magnolia. They are emblematic of the South, where magnificent specimens grace old plantation homes and stately homes in older neighborhoods. I always thought of magnolias as huge trees, not suited to a small garden, but things have changed, and more varieties are now available that are not supposed to grow as large. We now have two magnolias in our garden, both of which were added recently. When one of the old photinias that line our back property line died, it left a gaping hole. I had been looking at magnolias at the nursery and decided a smaller one might make a good backdrop and create a good privacy s...
The end-of-summer garden can be a little bit of a downer for me, so a good soaking of rain is just the pick-me-up I need, not to mention the plants. Everything perks up and glistens. I'm not sure which heather is in the first picture, it looks similar to one I have as well, and as soon as it gets cooler at night, it will be ablaze with orange and red.
ReplyDeleteThe heather is 'Multicolor'. It is really colorful.
DeleteOh you lucky duck - rainfall AND cooler temps - green with envy here in Alabama. I don't know if your clerodendron is the same as the one I had in Portland but on mine, after the flowers beautifully colored round seeds or seedpods covered the tree. I had never seen any thing like it. Or smelled the peanut buttery smelling leaves before either.
ReplyDeleteThis one does that too. Oddly though, I have never detected the fragrance!
DeleteLucky you getting some much needed rain. That rhodie didn't know what was happening. ha... Just sit back and enjoy it.
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