I keep a detailed, tedious spreadsheet in this computer about the gardens and plants. Where and when each plant was purchased and what each cost and present location. Nobody will care, I am confident. And then plants die or are moved. but I try.
Anemone nemorosa, in two similar shades of blue-lavender, A. lipsiensis, in a pale yellow, and two sorts of Fall blooming hardy Cyclamen arrived in the mail and were planted, today, in the lens shaped bed outside the window in the big room where I type this. The Anemones are rather like Spring Ephemerals, growing and blooming now, but dying down to the root as Summer comes on. And the Knockout Roses will shade these plants, as they would be shaded in Summer, as they would in their native territory. Some Anemones and Cyclamen were also put in the little rock garden.
Forsthia 'Karl Sax' has been here for a lifetime. Individual flowers are large, for Forsythia, but I plan to order a sort that flowers all up and down the stems, heavily. A good number of newer sorts have become available. An un-named sort, common locally, is crowded in among the shrubs by the front walk. Can't recall when I even planted that.
The underwhelming relative of our common, woodland Bittersweet Shrub blooms as we go out the drive. Dirka palustris, the Wicopy. I asked my camera to date the photos, the other day. That is working.
One of the minor Spring bulbs lines the back walk. Ipheion uniflora. I think the common name is Spring Star Flower. One or two darker blue ones show up. A more expensive sort named 'Rolf Feidler'. But, compared to this commoner sort, apparently far less vigorous. At least here.
Camelia 'Red Candles' is unusual, in that the red tips of the buds show all Winter.
High in the woods, as we drive out from where we park, Magnolia kobus 'Wildcat' is in bloom.
This is the common Bittersweet shrub. Not especially common, locally, but here. In N. Jersey, where the woods are mainly brown and gray, all Winter, it does really show up now.
This one grows behind the little rock garden by where we park.
The 'Lenten Rose'. Some variety of Heleborus. These like where they are, so are multiplying in the main perennal bed, but in the shade, which we face, when we park. They drop seeds and the flowers are pinkish or white. The trade provides lots of stronger, different colors. Even double flowers, with the plants kind of expensive, compared to other garden additions.
A few flowers on the groundcover, Anemone nemoralis 'Robinsoniana'. Its been here about 5 years, under some shrubs.
Epimediums are a good groundcover, while not evergreen. The most common one, here, is E. sulfureum. And its pale yellow little flowers are difficult to see here. They will overwhelm, and take over, from the Periwinkle, that is so invasive. But each starter plant is pretty expensive, for some reason.
The Spring Star Flower, again.
Along the back path to this big room, the Spring Starflower is along side the unusually colored Graph Hyacinth grows. The sort called 'Valerie Finnis'.
Camellia 'Red Jade', along with the Corylopsis called C. pauciflora.
Always here but seldom seen. This Black Racer is about 6 feet long. Non-poisonous, but I am sure it would bite, if grabbed, and would draw blood. In keeping with how it is with most Reptiles, the young snakes are much more colorful, with patterns of reddish brown and gray. I have videos, but this system says they are too long to publish.
Not something most readers want to see, anyways.
Actually got a request for evaluation of the orchid spray the plant place sent me. My second bottle, and very expensive. Told them the results were surprising, as every plant has either flowers or developing buds.
A success story. Have had the Daylillies for years, and a lot of Daffodil growing where they were too tall for the little rock garden. They are now in a row in front of the daylillies, and will fade as the lillies get to cover that area.
Will add new soil to the the window box and see if the culinary Thyme, that has grown there for years, rejuvenates.
A really brilliant Flowering Quince grows to the left of the little rock garden. Constantly needs pruning, as it would grow too large and give too much shade. Of Japanese origin, with a Japanese name. Unsure I even saved that.
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Years ago I kept a notebook with all I purchased & planted. Sadly, I stopped. Would be great to know what I did over the years.
ReplyDeletePhotos saved and dated are an alternate. But just being busy living probably sinks a lot of record keeping. My spreadsheet is a mess, with plants listed and now gone.
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