If you like shady gardens, this was a truly nice one. It had lots of large, well-grown hostas, and well-done visual interest.
The bottle tree was not in the open garden but in a neighbor's yard across the way...poor Japanese lilac!
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| A bottle tree with pegs or nails directly fastened into a living tree, in this case a Japanese lilac. Japanese lilacs can take a lot of abuse. I think this probably crosses the line, though. |
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| The Master Gardener to the right in this picture was very knowledgeable, and I spoke to her at length. She confessed she had lost every shrub and tree in her front yard this spring due to our winter; none of which were yews (I asked). I think she walked with me to the back yard, worried I would take a header when she saw me walking with my cane. She really needn't have worried. (My mother complained that I must have a sign on my forehead," talk to me!") |
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| This pergola covered with a bamboo shade was well made (and looked to be within my carpentry skill level) and provided shade for the unusual variegated ligularia below. |
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| Not allium argentum, more like allium spray paintium... |
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| Allium sprayed here to match the weathered frame of the glass-less windows. |
Gosh what is with all the bottle trees? I don't think I've ever seen one in a garden here but you know I don't get out much. I agree that nailing up a lilac is not fun really. I liked the wheelbarrow plants, reminds me of Whoville somehow.
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