I finally got around to trimming (read "butchering") my English Laurels in the side garden. They had gotten nearly two-stories tall and although they were a really nice screen from the neighbors, I was having visions of being old and grey on a ladder trying to tame them. So they got whopped off at fence height, something I can easily reach from the safety of my two-step ladder. They probably should just come out, but I'll give it some time to see how they fill in.
Lots of bright colors in the garden now.
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| A stray summer flower on Magnolia x Jane |
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| Agastache foeniculum (Anise Hyssop) seedling with Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora 'George Davison' |
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| Gladiolus 'Lanrita' |
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| Gladiolus 'Il Havo' |
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| Tree peony foliage changing color. |
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| Schizostylis coccinea 'Torero' (Cape Lily) |
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| Tigridia pavonia (Mexican Shell Flower) - Fantastic color or a one day bloom! |
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| The three Laurels at their new height - they were getting too out of control. |
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| Lobelia x speciosa 'Compliment Deep Red' (Cardinal Flower) |
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| Gladiolus 'Priscilla' |
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| Lobelia x gerardii (cardinalis x siphilitica) |
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| Juncus effusus 'Lemon Swirl' (Rush) being over run by water lettuce. |
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| White Pumpkins! |
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| Started topping the tomato plants - they have reached the maximum height. |
I'll show you my brown yard if you'll show me yours. You have plenty of beautiful stuff to distract from it.
ReplyDeleteI'm having some ideas about next year renting a sod cutter and removing several whole sections of grass and expanding flowerbeds and putting in gravel walkways/paths. I will need some discerning bloggers to come give my idea a critical eye.
DeleteLove the glads! They are so pretty and remind me of my dad. I forget about them though when I'm buying plants. Do we have to pull the bulbs for the winter here in Portland?
ReplyDeleteThankfully no - they survive winter in the ground just fine. I suppose they could rot over winter if you had bad drainage and they were too wet.
DeleteI do see however that after about 5 years or so, they start to bloom less.
I hear they need to be dug up, have all the small bulbs that have formed removed and then be replanted with a little fertilizer. So far I have been too lazy to do this.