This weekend was the first time I noticed that the garden was starting to “pull it all together”. By that I mean, it is becoming less and less about the individual plants and more about how they act together as a whole. A collection of plants is becoming a “garden”.
Here are some samples of the “garden”:
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| Panicum (Switch Grass) ‘Rotstrahlbusch’, Monarda (Bee Balm) and Juniper ‘Wichita Blue’ |
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| Achillea ‘Moonwalker’, Sedum ‘Matrona’ and Sorghastrum (Indian Grass) ‘Sioux Blue’ |
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| Too many mention |
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| Astilbe ‘Deutschland’ and Physocarpus (Ninebark) ‘Diablo’ |
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| Mountain Mint, Panicum (Switch Grass) ‘Rotstrahlbusch’ and Monarda (Bee Balm) |
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| Itea ‘Henry’s Garnet’ and Miscanthus ‘Variegatus’ |
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| Itea ‘Henry’s Garnet’, Viburnum ‘Emerald Lustre’ and Amsonia (Eastern Bluestar) ‘Tabernaemontana’ |
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| Again, too many to mention |
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| Viburnum ‘Aurora’ and Miscanthus ‘Gracillimus’ |
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| Itea ‘Henry’s Garnet’, Chasmanthium latifolium (Northern Sea Oats) and Panicum ‘Northwind’ |
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| Geranium ‘Brookside’, Asclepias Incarnata (Swamp Milkweed) and Itea ‘Henry’s Garnet’ |
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| Astilbe ‘Deutschland’ and Nepeta (Catmint) ‘Walker’s Low’ |
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| Little of everything |
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| Angerus sisterium and Runningus brotherium |
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| Revengus brotherium (rare cultivar) and Runningus sisterium |
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| Slipanslideium |
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| Slipanslideum (Male version, less hardy) |
Keep these plants active and outdoors and they agree to photos like this:
And they even eat lunch sitting NEXT to each other:
A great weekend on many fronts.
John