Cornus (Red Twig Dogwood) ‘Arctic Fire’ may be the shrub I’m most excited about for next year. I bought the tiniest plug last year and actually forgot about it. It was lost amongst the weeds in spring but I babied it in a container and now she is ready to fly on her own. Get those twigs nice and red now, ya hear:
Perennials I can’t grow due to poor drainage are now being kept in containers so I can move them around at will – sort of like rearranging furniture. This Sedum ‘Matrona’ is temporarily in front of Hydrangea ‘Lady in Red’ … I kind of dig it:
Berries on trees = good times:
Just thought this was kind of a cool shot – Lobelia siphilitica (Blue Cardinal Flower) through the blooms of a Panicum (Switch Grass):
This Asclepias Incarnata (Swamp Milkweed) is thriving at four feet tall:
But I liked it better when it was destroyed by the caterpillars:
I still prefer containers with only one plant in them – like this series of Cordyline. One day I’ll graduate to the big leagues and learn how to use thrillers, fillers and spillers:
Each morning I run, I look forward to seeing the blooms on Tradescantia (Spiderwort) ‘Sweet Kate’ and I’m cool with them disappearing soon after:
Have a great weekend and for all of you in the path of Hurricane Irene, stay safe. We’re already preparing here in NJ as we’re expecting 8″ to 12″ of rain.
John
wish we could take some of that rain off your hands. stay safe!
12″ rain. My gosh…can I borrow some???
Love the caterpillar. I haven’t seen ANY this year.
I hope you make it through ‘Irene’ unscathed ONG. Best wishes for a safe weekend.
You will be pleased with that Reg Twig Dogwood — it’s so hardy you can take a branch cutting from the winter (used for winter-scapes around the malls so much) stuck in some pot, and the branch will sprout leaves in spring and grow! It’s nutty.
Beautiful!