The Garden of Bogturtle

  Growing on the Red Cedar Tree that is where we park, Lonicera 'Mandarin' looks better and better each year. Geranium sanguinium 'Alba' is shown again below.  I found out this Streptocarpus is named, for some strange reason, 'Siberia'. But the flowers do look just like the dark violet velvet. Here for many years, with no real increase, the unusual blue-green clone of the Southern native, Zenobia pulverulenta, is showing its little urn shaped flowers. Showing they are part of the Heath family. Oenothera tetragona, I think. And Evening Primrose that shows 4 parts in the middle of the flower. You are likely to always have this fine plant, if you plant it. I have to thin it, to control it.  Geranium sanguineum 'Alba', shown again. Looking wonderful. Red Knockout Roses were cut to about a foot from the ground, and are coming back wonderfully.  Not problem free, apparently, the one to the far end is beset with thrips, that hide under the leaves and eat, leavi...