{"id":104255,"date":"2024-06-13T14:01:29","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T18:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agrowingobsession.com\/?p=104255"},"modified":"2024-06-13T14:01:29","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T18:01:29","slug":"june-13-2024-oregon-coast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agrowingobsession.com\/?p=104255","title":{"rendered":"June 13, 2024, Oregon Coast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\n\"IMG_9232\"<\/a>\n<\/div>
Oregon Sunshine, Eriophyllum lanatum, lights up June<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even without much heat, it feels as though we’ve reached that turning point when spring finally retreats and summer growth gains the upper hand, if only by virtue of sheer day length. It’s light out til 9:30 p.m. now! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\"IMG_9298\"<\/a>\n<\/div>
short path looking toward the fence. Gabion with oyster shells is a great critter habitat…especially for snails!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\n\"IMG_9279\"<\/a>\n<\/div>
corgi-sized access paths are shrinking under summer growth. ‘Silver Swan’ euphorbia against the fence was wind-pruned recently, all blooming branches splaying out were cut back<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\n\"IMG_9313\"<\/a>\n<\/div>
anisodontea stumps just visible near the post<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In a couple instances the garden has reversed course and thinned somewhat, a case of wind pruning. We’ve had some recent sessions of ferocious wind, the latest yesterday afternoon. Incredibly, most plants can take the beating, but there’s been lots of pruning and some removal. On a previous occasion a week or so ago, the anisodontea planted behind the stock tank was completely knocked to the ground (patio). Initially planted in the stock tank, a root migrated out, so the original plant was removed from the stock tank, with the opportunistic root left to flourish, and did it ever! It’s been a remarkable plant capable of blooming all year, even withstanding ice storms! Even though it blocked my view of the garden from the patio, I left it alone. When the wind did the job for me, it was a relief. Besides having a full view of the garden from the patio restored, the beschorneria and other stock tank plants are much better for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\"IMG_9316\"<\/a>\n<\/div>
Anisodontea cutting near the fence, where it won’t block the view!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\n\"IMG_9254\"<\/a>\n<\/div>
nice to see old friends again like the variegated figword Scrophularia aquatica<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\n\"IMG_9311\"<\/a>\n<\/div>
Argentina lineata is back, but with a new name. I bought it as Potentilla lineata<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\n\"IMG_9324\"<\/a>\n<\/div>
new to the garden, planted August 2023, Penstemon ‘Dark Towers’ is approx 4 feet, self-supporting in some heavy wind, and unbothered by slugs. Without even seeing it in flower, it’s earned its keep<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\n\"IMG_9248\"<\/a>\n<\/div>
June expands!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\n\"IMG_9213\"<\/a>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\n\"IMG_9257\"<\/a>\n<\/div>
Gillenia trifoliata is effortlessly beautiful and fresh — aka bowman’s root. There’s a story there somewhere with that common name that I’ve yet to learn.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\n\"IMG_9217\"<\/a>\n<\/div>
Digtialis ‘Illumination’ something or other (a cross with digitalis and Canary Islander isoplexis) — very sturdy but severe wind did knock a couple stalks down that were saved for a vase<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\n\"IMG_9214\"<\/a>\n<\/div>
like the Illumination digitalis, this aster is another plant “engineered” to bloom longer. ‘Dainty Swan’ didn’t bloom til mid-July last summer, but as the plant makes size it seems capable of blooming earlier, “as advertised”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\n\"IMG_9211\"<\/a>\n<\/div>
The sweet williams are as good as alliums for height and rich color<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\n\"IMG_9246\"<\/a>\n<\/div>
lots of alliums have been planted too<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\n\"IMG_9276\"<\/a>\n<\/div>
pale bloom of Allium karataviense on a very short stalk rising out of leaves as impressive as the flower<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\n\"IMG_9269\"<\/a>\n<\/div>
‘Guinea Gold’ was in bloom June 15, 2023, too, so its timing is consistent <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\n\"IMG_9306\"<\/a>\n<\/div>
Alstroemeria ‘Third Harmonic’ took a while to settle in but seems on its way now — orange and burgundy seem to be a theme with me lol<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\n\"IMG_9326\"<\/a>\n<\/div>
Phytollaca ‘Silberstein’ seems poised for a good summer of growth too. Very slow to establish, and the slugs are all over new growth<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\n\"IMG_9229\"<\/a>\n<\/div>
Eryngium ‘Big Blue’ did great the first year, dwindled the second year, and after being moved out of the border and into the gravel, with more light and better air flow, it seems to be back on track<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\n\"IMG_9259\"<\/a>\n<\/div>
In the front garden Cistus ‘Jenkyn Place’ basks in sun all day with extra heat radiating off the sidewalk causing that unique resiny scent’s release. There should be a cistus-scented candle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The cosmos and zinnias I sowed in April are finally making good size. Not much top growth yet but root growth is strong. I sowed a ridiculous amount and nurtured every single seed that germinated — good thing too, because the slugs and snails demand their tribute, and the attrition has been significant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\"IMG_9303\"<\/a>\n<\/div>
with growth this slow, pinching back to encourage branching is psychologically very hard to do…you gotta do it anyway and have faith summer sun is coming!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The cosmos will be grown in pots because there isn’t any bare sunny ground available in the garden, and dozens of plants have been donated to a community garden. I’ve never had to watch frost dates when sowing seeds before, so this has been a very engrossing endeavor, just trying to raise some simple summer annuals. Hopefully, there will be more photos to come…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Even without much heat, it feels as though we’ve reached that turning point when spring finally retreats and summer growth gains the upper hand, if only by virtue of sheer day length. It’s light out til 9:30 p.m. now! In … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[550,5119],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paNJ2E-r7x","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/agrowingobsession.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104255"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/agrowingobsession.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/agrowingobsession.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agrowingobsession.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agrowingobsession.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=104255"}],"version-history":[{"count":80,"href":"https:\/\/agrowingobsession.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104255\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":104337,"href":"https:\/\/agrowingobsession.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104255\/revisions\/104337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/agrowingobsession.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=104255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agrowingobsession.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=104255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agrowingobsession.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=104255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}