We had hazy skies this morning so I took advantage of the partial gloom to take pictures of the garden. My goal was to document what's new in bloom. During the course of snapping photos, I discovered that my malicious raccoon neighbors had paid yet another visit.
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| An Adenophora potaninii (Bush Ladybells), moved a few feet yesterday to give it more sun in the hope it might yet bloom, had been yanked out |
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| Dichondra 'Emerald Falls', added earlier this week as a foil for the nearby Coprosma 'Plum Hussy', had also been uprooted |
Fortunately, this time, unlike the occasion I documented earlier, no plants were destroyed as a by-product of the raccoon's pursuit of grubs. However, I realized that I need to reinstate my morning raccoon damage reconnaissance exercises.
On a more pleasant note, there are plenty of plants putting on a show now that weren't blooming yet at the time of the mid-May Bloom Day post.
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| Achillea 'Moonshine' |
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| Agapanthus (no ID), now with open flowers |
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| Calandrinia grandiflora, a transplant from my old garden, blooming at last |
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| Catananche caerulea (Cupid's Dart), added recently to complement a grouping of lavender plants |
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| Euphorbia 'Ascot Rainbow' seems to like this spot much better than the one on the other end of the garden I chose for it last year |
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| Gaillardia x grandiflora 'Goblin' |
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| Hebe 'Wiri Blush' |
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| Inherited dormant daylily (no ID), one of 40 of the same type scattered about the property when we moved in |
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| Unfortunate color clash between the red/orange daylily and an alstroemeria, both inherited with the garden |
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| Hemerocallis 'Cordon Rouge' |
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| Hemerocallis 'Frank Gaylord', happy in its new location after a move last fall |
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| Hemerocallis 'For Pete's Sake', blooming in my dry garden |
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| Leucanthemum x superbum 'Snow Lady' |
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| Leucanthemum x superbum, tall ruffled variety (no record of variety) |
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| Lupinus cruickshankii 'Sunrise' |
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| Magnolia (no ID), inherited with the house and standing proud in the middle of the front lawn |
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| Scaevola 'Suntastic Yellow', returning to bloom a 2nd year |
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| Tanacetum parthenium 'Aureum' |
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| Trachelospermum jasminoides (Star Jasmine) with Disticis laxiflora (?) aka Vanilla Trumpet Vine, climbing on an arbor over the fence between the dry garden and the vegetable garden |
I didn't realize you had different parts to your garden. I've tried to grow Cupid's Dart but it just hates our humidity. Love that covered arbor. :o) I'm trying for a similar effect in my garden this summer.
ReplyDeleteI remember your arbor, Tammy - it's very creative. Mine (and actually 2 others) came with the property so I can't claim any credit for design and installation.
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