Gardening in the Pacific Northwest (Vancouver, Washington)
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| African Daisy (Osteospermum), Fan Flower (Scaevola) and Sweet Potato Vine (Ipomoea) |
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| Gladiolus 'Olympic Flame' in a pot. These were a very pleasant surprise! |
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| Agapanthus 'Purple Potion' - This is the first time I've gotten agapanthus to bloom. |
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| One of my favorite plants - African Boxwood (Myrsine A. 'Scarlet Marglin'). It grows in a pot on the deck in full shade. |
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| A heat-lover that I love is the Chaste Tree (Vitex agnus-castus). The bees love it too. |
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| Another plant that probably prefers it warm is this Yucca (Hesperaloe parviflora 'Coral Glow')
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| Clematis 'Comtesse de Bouchaud' - Most of the clematis are on the wane but this one starts later. |
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| Baby's Breath (Gypsophila paniculata 'Bristol Fairy') |
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| Four O'Clocks (Mirabilis) - I haven't grown this since the Alabama days. There it was aggresive so I was apprehensive about it. I'm keeping my eye on it. |
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| The lilies are doing nicely - most are in pots. This one is 'Roselily Natalia'. |
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| 'Stargazer' still one of the best |
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| I would never have guessed that pansies would be flourishing in August! |
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| And for matter, snapdragons too! |
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| Painted Tongue (Salpiglossis sinuata) |
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| Porcelain Vine (Ampelopsis brevipedunculata 'Elegans') |
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| Jasminum officinale 'Fiona Sunrise' |
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| I guess I'm a fan of redbuds. These are just two - 'Ruby Falls' peeking on the far left and 'Rising Sun' on the right. In the middle is Himalayan Honeysuckle (Leycesteria formosa 'Jealousy'). |
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| 'The Impressionist' - This poor rose has been moved three times. I have no idea why it is now pink - it is normally a coppery yellow. |
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| Michael pruning a rose and trying to save the clematis growing in it. |
Your garden looks stupendous this August, especially given the recent heatwave. My Osteospermums mostly shut down flower production during the summer months (although, when I'm lucky, the plants themselves don't perish). My snapdragons are done and gone. The chaste tree I planted years ago from a tiny pot is still small and hasn't flowered but I haven't given up on it. Oddly, I haven't even seen flowers on my Hesperaloes this year - maybe too little water even for them :(
ReplyDeleteThe photo of Yucca 'Coral Glow' is looking very nice against the weeping cedar. It's not often that you shoot this angle of the garden. It looks to be a dark leaf Euphorbia in the back. Do you know which it is?
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Chavli, that is Euphorbia 'Blackbird'. This bed is along the elevated retaining wall next to the driveway (that goes downhill). It has been a challenge finding things that grow well there.
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