The Holly Hock (Alcea rosea) It usually doesn't do this well. I think it is the drought.
Leucothoe fontanesiana This shrub is great. It seems to weather anything.
Chipmunk proof pot with a weeping Japanese Maple (Acer p. dissectum Viridis). The chipmunks have been digging everywhere including in potted plants.
Blue Atlas Cedar (Cedrus libani atlantica glauca) This tree is so marvelous I keep thinking we should name it.
Last, oh, but not least. Gayfeather (Liatris scariosa) It's just getting started.
So, there you have it. Back to bulldozers tomorrow!
2 comments:
My liatris is barely up a foot. Each year in seems to get smaller. It must not be happy where it is at. Time to move it. I spend more time rearranging my garden. I have never had luck with holly hocks. Didn't Grandma Dorothy have those in the front of her house? I always loved her flower garden. She enjoyed mine when she came up here to visit. Too bad she just didn't get enough sun at David's to grow much.
I think Grandma had a lot of them. They were planted on the south side of her house where she got a lot of sun. Also, I think her soil was great. She did have a green thumb.
Shade gardening is a challenge. One has to accept foliage more than flowers.
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