Monday, July 28, 2014

A Few Random Images

It's been a roller-coaster of a week here and I haven't been able to spend as much time in the gardens as I'd like. My husband had a bicycling accident and will need surgery to repair his quadriceps tendon. So, the gardens are going to wait a while longer for my attention. Fortunately they do seem to cruise along with minimal TLC this time of the year. If you look closely the daylilies need deadheading, there is a bit of crabgrass poking its head up here and there but the overall affect is still pretty. I had a bit of time yesterday morning and decided to do a walkabout with camera in hand and snapped a few things that caught my eye.

I really love this new cordyline. Unfortunately it didn't come with a tag but looks like Cordyline 'rubra'

The large front planter is filling in nicely. I gave the coleus and ipomoea a haircut the other day to balance things a bit better. I'm looking forward to the Mandevilla 'Alce Dupont' filling in the trellis.
The Thunbergia grandiflora vine is getting huge.

Some of the begonia collection. They are very happy this year

Love the form of this echeveira


The purple pot in the Driveway Garden has filled in nicely although the red coleus planted in that arrangement has failed to meed expectations.

Daylily 'Pastel Classic' in front of Spirea 'Ogon'


I just removed some of those dwarf iris and planted Eucomis 'Oakhurst'

Echinacea 'Pink Poodle' with Hydrangea 'Bobo'

Love that Echinacea 'Supreme Cantaloupe'

Alium 'Millenium', Nepeta 'Walker's Low', Amsonia, Angelica

Containers on the front walk

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22 comments:

  1. AlisonJuly 28, 2014 at 8:37 AM

    It's looking good. That container by the front door is so beautiful and colorful. Those pink daylilies are looking fabulous too.

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    1. Deanne FortnamJuly 29, 2014 at 6:32 AM

      Thanks Alison! I love those variegated New Guinea Impatiens. They are such great performers

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  2. Kris PetersonJuly 28, 2014 at 11:07 AM

    No disclaimers needed, Deanne - your garden is looking spectacular! I can't get over that Cordyline. I hope your husband recovers quickly from his injury - visiting doctors and hospitals isn't the way to spend the remainder of the summer.

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    1. Deanne FortnamJuly 29, 2014 at 6:33 AM

      Thanks Kris, I adore that Cordyline. I wish I could get a name on it. I've got a couple of them and am planning to keep them over winter if I can. One of the 'I have to save this one' category

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  3. Mark and GazJuly 28, 2014 at 1:42 PM

    I hope your husband feels better soon and wishing him a speedy recovery Deanne! Your garden is looking beautiful and loving all the rich colours you have. You have an eye for for good colour combinations!

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    1. Deanne FortnamJuly 29, 2014 at 6:34 AM

      Thanks guys, His surgery is on Thursday so cross your fingers for us that all goes according to plan.

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  4. ksJuly 28, 2014 at 9:08 PM

    Oh the Driveway Garden ! Why can't I picture where that Thunbergia vine is ? I keep looking at it but it's not ringing a bell. Please advise !

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    1. Deanne FortnamJuly 29, 2014 at 6:36 AM

      Thanks Kathy, I cracked up laughing when I read, "Oh the Driveway Garden" I felt like you were right at my side saying that. The Thunbergia vine is on the trellis in the rose garden. I had to cut everything off that trellis in the spring so Doug could rebuild it. I planted theThunbergia to provide quick coverage for this year and it has met expectations. I can't wait to see it blooming. It's my understanding it blooms in the fall. We'll see

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  5. outlawgardenerJuly 28, 2014 at 11:57 PM

    Sorry to hear about your husband's injury! I hope his recovery goes well. Your garden looks as spectacular as ever! Thanks for continuing to share your beautiful creation with us!

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  6. khakiJuly 29, 2014 at 5:58 AM

    Sorry to hear that your husband hurt himself!!!! Wishing him well!!! The garden looks beautiful- I love all the color combos. The Begonias have always been a classic favorite of mine- my mother has them all over the place at her house in Houston. They always remind me of home.

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    1. Deanne FortnamJuly 29, 2014 at 6:36 AM

      Many thanks Kacky! I love begonias too. They are such great performers

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  7. DeniseJuly 29, 2014 at 8:26 AM

    Finding a favorite in your garden is futile, but that driveway garden, the purple pot, has to be singled out. That's awful about Doug's accident. Marty is on his bike a lot too, and this town is getting crazy with the pedestrians/bikes/cars all sharing the road, and most of us being idiots, of course. At least you've got an amazing place for him to recuperate. Maybe he can manage a small watering can at the same time...kidding! My very best to him as he heals up.

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  8. danger gardenJuly 29, 2014 at 9:01 AM

    Surgery in the summer just sounds like a double bad whammy, I'm sorry and hope everything goes well for him. As for your garden, beautiful!

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    1. Deanne FortnamJuly 29, 2014 at 12:09 PM

      Thanks for the commiserations and the kind words about the gardens. Much appreciated

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  9. Paula @ Blooms 'n' SpadesJuly 29, 2014 at 11:18 PM

    What a gorgeous explosion of colour you have in your garden! I especially love your arrangement in the first planter, so pretty.

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  10. Leslie's GardenJuly 31, 2014 at 4:45 PM

    I have admired your driveway garden for years and years, from way over on Gardenbuddies. It has certainly changed a lot since i first saw it! I notice you changed out the tricolored ajuga for that gorgeous and rich colored one, it's spectacular with your pot. The pot, too, is different, and I love it! I have tried several times to grow ajuga, supposedly a very easy plant to grow, but every time it's died. Crazy! I would love to see more pictures of the driveway garden!

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    1. Deanne FortnamAugust 2, 2014 at 5:26 AM

      Thanks Leslie! I've been thinking of doing a post on the Driveway Garden and it's changes over the years. We've gotten some neighbors who've trashed the house and lawn next door and I've been planting taller and taller plants in the garden to mask the mess over there. That ajuga is "Black Scallop'. The voles ate the entire patch of A. 'Burgundy Glow' a few years ago so I switched out to the 'Black Scallop' for a change.

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  11. SueAugust 1, 2014 at 4:45 AM

    Is that the Cordyline I have? Can't get that Thunbergia vine to grow but I planted it late and I think it's getting too much shade. Everything looks great! What a fantastic time of the year for the garden!

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    1. Deanne FortnamAugust 2, 2014 at 5:31 AM

      Thanks Sue, yes, if you bought that Cordyline at Howard's this spring it's the same one I have here. I can't believe your Thunbergia vine won't grow, mine is a monster and I'm having to hack away at it to keep it off the shutters and electric wires.

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  12. Hoover BooAugust 7, 2014 at 9:12 PM

    Wow. Just wow. Wow wow wow. And..wow!

    Take good care of you dear husband. Sorry to hear he was injured.

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