It's a nice enough picture but most of the 'Big Bang Redshift' blooms in the back portion of the bed are turned away, pointing toward the hedge, the neighbor's yard, and the morning sun. To see the flowers as they should be seen, I had to march along the narrow dirt path that runs along the back of the border. Here's what you can see from that vantage point:
They don't turn their faces around as the sun moves west either. It's rather disappointing. However, as I wrote about here, sometimes you have to check out the b-side of the garden for the best view.
Both views are knockouts... beautiful!
ReplyDeleteSadly, Carolyn, the face-forward view is generally visible only to me during garden maintenance activities (and blog readers when I post pictures). None of my visitors care to troop along a path less than a foot wide bordering a steep slope into my neighbor's yard.
DeleteIf only plants will do what they are told to do :) Mind you both views are lovely!
ReplyDeleteI tried threatening them like the Red Queen in "Alice in Wonderland": Face forward or it's off with your heads! It didn't work. Some did sacrifice their heads to a bouquet for the house, though...
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