As Digital Content Editor Christine Alexander explains, pollinators play a vital role in our ecosystem and we should all be doing our part to support their populations:
21.07.2023 - 22:43 / awaytogarden.com
THE GARDEN HAS PUT UP WITH A LOT THIS YEAR–astonishing rain, bouts of hail, and woodchucks galore–so it’s a wonder that anything feels like showing off at this late date. Thank goodness there are tough characters in the mix. From Lespedeza thunbergii to Clematis tangutica, yellow-fruited Viburnum dilatatum ‘Michael Dodge’ and more, the current hit list here.Click on the first thumbnail to start the slides, then toggle from image to image using your computer’s arrow keys or the arrows beside each caption. Links to the plant profiles are below the thumbnails.
Mid-September’s Showoffs(with links to their profiles or more information)
Viburnum dilatatum ‘Michael Dodge‘(shrub with prolific yellow fruit) Lespedeza thunbergii (giant perennial fountain of purple flowers) Clematis tangutica (vine with masses of gold flowers with purplish centers) Cornus kousa, or Kousa dogwood (large red fruit; a slideshow of all my dogwood species, including Kousa types, is here) Dolichos lablab (purple lablab bean, annual vine–and a food and feed crop elsewhere) Angelica gigas (wine-colored biennial, started blooming in July) Clematis ‘Roguchi’ (small purple bells summer into September) Hydrangea paniculata (panicle hydrangeas, starting to go from creamy to pink and buff tones now) CategoriesslideshowsAs Digital Content Editor Christine Alexander explains, pollinators play a vital role in our ecosystem and we should all be doing our part to support their populations:
Living and working in northwestern Oregon, garden designer Wesley Younie is no stranger to dealing with challenging environments. When presented with this garden’s elevation changes, drainage management, and extreme climate conditions, he devised a plan that addresses it all—along with a specific functional wish list from the homeowners. Want to know which plants he used? Here are the plant IDs for this beautiful, sustainable landscape.
Think before you allow poppies to proliferate. Poppies rob a lot of goodness from your soil.
Fall is headed to South Carolina: A walk around Crooked Trail Farm this week.
Mushrooms are beautiful to look at, but never eat a mushroom unless it is positively identified as edible. Mistakes can result in toxic reactions ranging from mild gastric upset to death.
“Look deep into nature, and you will understand everything better.”
“Even the greatest creations start from small seeds.” ~Anonymous~
“Gardens are not made by singing ‘Oh, How Beautiful’ and sitting in the shade.”
“All at once, summer collapsed into fall.”
“Happily we bask in this warm September sun, which illuminates all creatures.” ~Henry David Thoreau~
Come for a fall stroll at the South Carolina Botanical Gardens.
An Evening Stroll with Taco the Great at Crooked Trail Farm.