Tag Archives: Anthemis ‘Susanna Mitchell’
Bloom Day June 2016
In June, it seems like everywhere you point the camera, something is in bloom. Glaucium grandiflorum wants the entire garden for itself, so there’s been lots of ongoing, strategic pruning. The blooms of Eryngium planum eventually slide from silvery-green into … Continue reading
Bloom Day August 2013
Not too much of a change since July’s Bloom Day post, when I predicted the Persicaria amplexicaulis would own the garden in August, and the vibrant crimson spikes have done just that. This knotweed is the legacy of foolishly trialing … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthemis 'Susanna Mitchell', Crassula exilis subsp. cooperi, Cuphea viscosissima, Dalea purpurea, Eryngium pandanifolium, fruit trees, Gaillardia 'Oranges & Lemons', gomphrena, Lessingia filaginifolia, Lotus jacobaeus, Manihot grahamii, Nepeta 'Walker's Low', Nicotiana 'Ondra's Brown Mix', Passiflora loefgrenii, Persicaria amplexicaulis, Persicaria amplexicaulis 'Alba', Russelia equisetiformis, Salvia chiapensis, tillandsias
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scenes from the garden 6/3/13
Some of the cast of characters this summer. First spikes of Teucrium hircanicum. Shaggy grass is newly identified Chloris virgata (thank you, Maggie!) The peachy ‘Terracotta’ yarrow lining the path are beginning bloom too. The white umbels belong to Cenolophium … Continue reading
Posted in Bulbs, creatures, Plant Portraits, pots and containers
Tagged Achillea 'Terracotta', Anthemis 'Susanna Mitchell', Aster 'Monch', Bacillus thuringiensis, Baltic parsley Cenolophium denudatum, budworms, Chloris virgata, Coreopsis tinctoria 'Mahogany', Cussonia gamtoosensis, Derry Watkins Special Plants, Kalanchoe luciae 'Fantastic', lilies, lilium, Teucrium hircanicum, Verbena bonariensis
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Bloom Day March 2013
If it weren’t for the few stems of Scilla peruviana in bloom I’d feel completely out of step this March Bloom Day, when so many participating gardens are sending forth crocus and iris and so many other traditional spring bulbs … Continue reading
Posted in Bloom Day, plant crushes
Tagged Annie's Annuals & Perennials, Anthemis 'Susanna Mitchell', Coronilla valentina subsp. glauca, Derry Watkins Special Plants Nursery, Diascia personata, Elizabeth Lawrence, Euphorbia lambii, Geranium maderense, Helicotrichon sempervirens, Helleborus argutifolius, Linaria reticulata 'Flamenco', Nicotiana 'Ondra's Brown Mix', Russellia equisetiformis, Salvia africana-lutea, Salvia chiapensis, Scilla peruviana, Sedum confusum
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clippings 2/26/13
Work has piled up, so there’s little time for much else. But something I can always squeeze in while under deadlines are small breaks to read catalogue descriptions of plants. And with impeccable timing, a great Australian plant nursery catalogue … Continue reading