Inspecting the many kinds of bonsai on display
Friday, June 29, 2007
Mary's Gardeners on the Go
After touring Willow Oaks Daylily Farm yesterday morning, Mary's Gardeners and spouses relaxed with cold drinks and a delicious lunch under the giant willow oaks at Clyde and Bonnie Cannon's home in Bowling Green. Later in the afternoon, we visited Gardens Unlimited, a nursery specializing in bonsai.
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Home of Bonnie and Clyde Cannon
Bonnie and Clyde are history buffs and their charming home reflects that.
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Saturday, June 9, 2007
Coral Carpet Rose
Replacing some obstreperous 'Fire on the Mountain' andromeda, are these low-growing carpet roses.
Asiatic lily
Part of a collection that has been in the garden for nine years. Though we've long ago lost track of the names, they continue to please us here and there around the house wherever they've "landed."
Thursday, June 7, 2007
Hosta Border
"Golden Tiara," a small hosta, runs along the front of this berm separating the lawn from the woods.
Cluster Bellflower
This beautiful plant came from Jan Savage's garden. Jan is a fellow Master Gardener and volunteer at Mary's Garden.
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Saturday, June 2, 2007
Lilies
The Stella d'Oro seems to have fallen out of favor because it is so dependable and ubiquitous nowadays. We still like it very much as it brightens up many a space around the edge of the woods and even here close to the house.
Stephanotis
Some of the fragrance wafting on the air is coming from this sweet smelling stephanotis. This plant was propagated from a very large one John had in his greenhouse in Delaware.
"Aureomarginata" Hosta Hides the Window Well
This bed is home to a variety of plants. In addition to the hosta in the back, there is liriope, a "Gumpo" azalea, a clump of iris, and a maidenhair fern. Not seen here are some herbs -- chives, basil, parsley, and rosemary -- conveniently located near the kitchen door.
Our Primary Collection of Roses
John gets all the credit for the roses. He tends them daily and gets a lot of pleasure from giving them all that TLC.
Cherub with Musical Instrument
Sedum and lavender border the edge of the hot driveway. After several false starts with plants that couldn't take the heat, we finally stumbled upon this combination that works just fine and smells divine.
Nopalxochia
This nopalxochia blossom and the blossom of the night-blooming cirrus are the most spectacular of any in our garden. (I'll post a photo of the cirrus soon.)
Nopalxochia -- Thornless Cactus
This ungainly nopalxochia is difficult to handle and display with its stiff and awkwardly jointed strap leaves. What you see here, though, is the reason we keep it even though it means bringing it in every winter.
Yellow primrose
This yellow primrose gets around -- from my garden in Tuscola,IL, in the 1950s to Mother's garden in Plano in the 60s and then up to Jan and Russ's Lake Cottage in Wisconsin in the 80s where I got a start for our garden in Fredericksburg, Virginia, in the 90s.
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