Hydrangeas and boxwood, boxwood and hydrangeas. A perfect pairing for the Modern Country Garden. Call it what you like: boxwood, buxus , bo...
So you want to have a beautiful yard filled with plants that will add character, but you have no sun because your entire yard is covered with trees? Do you have a back covered patio that’s in need of some refreshing and updating? Well, we at Garden Valley Farmers Market, have got you covered with o
Grasses can act visually like shrubs. Some are arching, while others are stiff and formal. Learn more about designing your garden with grasses.
Explore 20 inspiring hydrangea gardens for ideas and tips for companion plants, where and when to plant hydrangeas, and how to grow them in the South.
The size of the flower heads make hydrangeas a favorite with gardeners. Hydrangea care involves control of sunlight, adequate moisture and proper pruning.
On the site of a former abbey in Oxfordshire, designer Angel Collins has combined ecclesiastical symmetry with informal planting to create a garden that is both awe-inspiring and delightfully domestic.
"QUICK BUY" License Options City Twitchers Garden; flowerbed with Agapanthus 'White heaven', Hydrangea macrophylla 'Nymphe', Campanula persicifolia Alba; Digitalis purpurea Albiflora, Hosta 'Fire and ice', Lamium maculatum 'White Nancy' against white rustic wooden wall with bird houses.- Designer: Sarah Keyser; Sponsor: Living Landscapes; RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2015 All images featured on the website are © Joanna Kossak. You are free to use my images only on Pinterest.
As most gardeners will know, Hydrangea macrophylla responds to acidic soil by producing blue flowers, whereas a chalky, alkaline soil will turn them bright pink.
These eye-catching vines hide eyesores, attract hummingbirds, and more!
Who's with me on converting ordinary backyard into a romantic garden of your dreams? In this post I'm sharing my favorite backyard garden design and ideas that are just too beautiful to pass on. A
So you want to have a beautiful yard filled with plants that will add character, but you have no sun because your entire yard is covered with trees? Do you have a back covered patio that’s in need of some refreshing and updating? Well, we at Garden Valley Farmers Market, have got you covered with our seven favorite perennials that will absolutely THRIVE in the shade, and leave your house looking like a home for years to come…
This client has an older landscape which is truly lovely. The trees are maturing; the shrubs are well established. The property is large, and entirely private. This boxwood bed featuring a lovely antique sundial we did for her several years ago, but the majority of the landscape was done by someone else. Whomever did the landscape
For Ina Garten, a garden in East Hampton was a top priority. Now, more than a decade later, it is as vibrant as her entertaining empire.
Hydrangeas are one of the most popular flowers of all time. Check out these good companion plants for hydrangeas, for all garden styles.
Faial Island in the Azores is known as the blue island due to the thousands of blue hydrangeas that blanket the island's landscape that flower in spring.
The front entrance to my new apartment building in Exeter NH was flanked by an arbor with 10 huge climbing hydrangea vines, about 20 years old. Gorgeous in full bloom, a home for nesting birds all year, it was welcoming even in winter when the strong trunks had a presence. Then management in its wisdom decided to redo the entrance to improve drainage, and some landscape architect decided the vines must go. What's a devastated artist to do except make a collage? Fortunately I had taken many photos of the arbor in both winter and spring, even pressed a few of the leaves and cut some seed heads when I knew it would disappear forever. I printed out my best images on thin, matte, photo paper; then cut out elements from about 20 images and laid some out on a board the way I thought they should go. Notice stone wall on the bottom right. Then I changed things; one big image that was on the left is now on the right. I also reversed the stone wall... and glued small bits of real shale scavenged from the construction site to the image of the wall. Parts of the arbor appear in likely places, as do a few pressed leaves. The wall is almost complete and lo, a flock of birds have returned, singing near the top of the arbor, on bits of dried hydrangea umbels. (click on image to enlarge) Am I finished? Knowing when to stop is always an art in itself. Maybe I am, or....
Today's photos are from Lorraine Roberts. Lorraine says, "When we moved to the 24 acre property located in Caledon Ontario Zone 5 (in 1999), there were no gardens – just trees, grass and a house...
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Who's with me on converting ordinary backyard into a romantic garden of your dreams? In this post I'm sharing my favorite backyard garden design and ideas that are just too beautiful to pass on. A
This side garden features the large leaf evergreen japonica fatsia & oakleaf hydrangeas. Stunning!
Hydrangeas are hands down, one of my favorite flowers. Right now we have about 10-12 in our yard {hoping that they all come back this year after the hot dry summer last year}. When we were planning our landscaping for our house, my thoughtful husband planned a hydrangea bed right outside our bedroom window. He also surprises me with them on occasions, where some might get a bouquet of flowers- I get the whole plant! ;) One of the things I love most about this flower is the names. This variety is called "blushing bride" which really fits well. White with a touch of pink. My parents gifted me one of these in a pretty planter the day I got engaged. {via} {via} {via} For those of you that may not have hydrangeas of your own, you should consider these just for the simple fact that they make the most beautiful cut flowers. I bring mine inside all of the time for large, pretty centerpieces on our table or bar. {via} {via} {via} Since hydrangeas are near and dear to my heart, I knew they had to be a part of our wedding day. The bridesmaid's bouquets and centerpieces all had hydrangeas in shades of blue. I also chose a hydrangea cake topper that our cake maker made with gum paste so we could keep it. We still have it and it sits under a dome on a cake plate in our dining room! It is beautiful. {my personal photo, please do not use with out permission} My mom also has the most gorgeous hydrangea garden with tons of varieties, but that is a post for another day when they start blooming! Do you have a favorite flower that you love? Hopefully this post brightened your morning just a little bit! Can't wait for these beauties to start blooming! Have a wonderful Monday. xo.
Monochromatic Blooms or a Variety of Colors in Your GardenAt this time of year I start to look at my garden like an artist looks at a plain white canvas. I can decide what color scheme my garden wi…
This effortlessly graceful plant ensemble creates an inviting garden sanctuary from spring to fall. Most plants have received awards.
Is it just me, or is June passing by at lightening speed? With a second chest cold keeping me from my garden, I found that the early summer flowers came and went before I had much of a chance to take any pictures. Already the peonies are almost finished and I have very few records of them. Let's take a look at what I did manage to document in the first days of the month. Baptisia nicely anchors the corner of the front garden. As you can see, it is quite a sizeable perennial. In the center of the front flowerbed, there is a pretty clematis that only reaches 4' in height. I like its small size so much that I have decided to collect more of these shorter varieties. I have two clumps of Oriental poppies. I find their vivid, orangey-red color clashes with the blues, pinks and purples that dominate the garden in June. So next year, I am going to move them to a new spot in the backyard and replace them with these soft, pink poppies that I saw on a recent garden tour. One of my favourite plants of the moment is this Penstemon. And just behind it I have a delpinium. The Korean Lilac by the white picket fence was spectacular this year, but all the other varieties of lilacs were a bust! I had very few blooms in the back garden, so I had better do some pruning to renew them. This year I had more peonies than ever. As always, they look amazing for a few days. Then rain sends them sinking to the ground. Gas Plant, Dictamnus fraxinella The gas plant in the front garden. The shrubs along the driveway have put on a nice show this month. This one has a lovely honey scent. (This shrub and the previous one were here when we moved in. Sorry, I do not know their names. If you do, please be sure to let me know.) A John Cabot Explorer Rose overhangs the driveway as well. In the back garden, there is Dame's Rocket that has self-seeded itself everywhere. (That's Beauty Bush in the background.) It get a bit messy looking and is prone to mildew when it finishes flowering, so I yank most of it out. I always manage to miss enough plants for the Rocket to reseed itself for next summer. Beauty Bush There are several shades of Spiderwort including mauve and white. Tall, feathery Thalictrum Aquilegifolium in half-shade. Tiny Epimedium in full shade of the back garden. The geraniums are almost finished flowering. Last year, I was so excited to have one foxglove. This year I have almost ten! So what's blooming in your garden? I will be around to visit and see. I am going to link this post to May Dreams Gardens Garden Bloggers Bloom Day. I will also link to Fertilizer Friday at Tootsie Time. To see what is blooming in other gardens around the world, please click the links.
Vining plants are a beautiful way to add color and texture, create a living privacy screen, and round out your garden’s design with a vertical element.
A lovely, compact variegated hosta, 'June' (Plantain Lily) is a great addition to shady areas where it forms an attractive, dense mound of smooth, heart-shaped, blue-green leaves, irregularly splashed with bright yellow and greenish yellow in their centers. Bell-shaped lavender blooms appear in late summer, rising on scapes 18 in. long (45 cm) but the primary contribution of this hosta is its lovely foliage. An easy grower, this clump-forming perennial grows 15 in. tall (37 cm) and spreads 28 in. (70 cm).
This article discusses how to create a simple garden plan, as well as the many considerations involved. Sample plans for different situations are included.
Learn how to grow climbing hydrangea in the garden in this article. Includes information on planting, trellising, growing and varieties of hydrangea
Explore 20 inspiring hydrangea gardens for ideas and tips for companion plants, where and when to plant hydrangeas, and how to grow them in the South.
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For Ina Garten, a garden in East Hampton was a top priority. Now, more than a decade later, it is as vibrant as her entertaining empire.
