The Garden of Bogturtle

  The wall of greenery that I see out the bedroom window. We bought the Rhododendron when we moved in and it is now, I guess, about as tall as any I have ever seen. Getting new plants is simple. I scrape the bottom of outside branches, that naturally tend to rest on the ground, and cover them with soil for a year. Then I can cut them off with the shovel, dig them up, as they are well rooted by then, and move them where I want.    Fothergilla 'Blue Shadow' was an immediate choice, and now in several places on the property. It blooms nicely and even colors in soft orange in Fall.    As I walk around I see plants that are losing out and need rescue  Above is one. Lamium 'White Nancy' should be thriving here. It likes a bright, shady place. I will have to move it or get other plants back from it. Maybe it likes less acid soil. Sometimes sources let you know preferences, and some plants can be very fussy. It should be a fine low ground cover, covered with white ...

  Now honestly overwhelming the corner post of the fence around the pool deck, and beyond, the southern native, the Crossvine is shown in several photos. Bignonia capreolata. Overwhelming success after a number of attempts. And with an admixture of wanted and unwanted vines. But those tend to wander obnoxiously, and defy all efforts at organization. They include ones that seemed desirable, but the goal is to take over the Planet. One is the Porcelain Vine, with beautiful blue berries, the Akebia, that is right next door to that post, and here a branch of Corylopsis pauciflora, that should be on the other side of the fence. To the far left is the blooms of a vine that once was alone, dominating that corner pole. The southern native Honeysuckle, Lonicera sempervirens, but in a spectacular orange form. Really surprised at the long time the white Bleeding Heart has been in bloom. Have had this double white Clematis on the screen behind the little rock garden for years. Unsure of the na...