Daring Deception
The Last of 'My Hope'
Those who love long hot summers will no doubt feel disappointed at the cooler weather, but I have been spending long hours in the garden dividing irises and daylilies, moving hostas and heucheras to try to get more variety in the front garden (unfortunately there is not quite enough shade for what I have available for moving, so it looks like I will have to pick up a few sun-tolerant ones).
Fragrant Hosta Flowers
Plantaginea hosta is fairly sun-tolerant, and blooms with lovely fragrant flowers. The ones I have in the side garden by the lattice wall are nice and healthy.
Grasshopper
So many of my plants are being torn apart or eaten by pests, some of them cuter than others. Chipmunks are of course very cute. Grasshoppers, not so much.
Long Garden View
I am lucky, however, that in general, the big picture is not at all spoiled by these small annoyances. And speaking of small, my clematis with small flowers ('Mrs. Robert Brydon') is blooming. It is beloved of bees. There were half a dozen buzzing around it in just one limited area.
Clematis jouiana 'Mrs. Robert Brydon'
Bee on Clematis
Question: Am I the only one who cannot pass the soft branches of a small pine tree without brushing my hand across the needles? Does anyone else feel the compulsion to touch pine trees? Maybe I'm just weird that way.
Soft, Fuzzy Pine
And finally, as I said earlier, 'Rozanne' hardy geranium blooms from July into autumn, and it's one of the main bloomers in the garden now. I managed to catch it in the perfect light to practise my "artistic" photography skills.
'Rozanne' Hardy Geranium in the Sun
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And with that image, I will close off the post.
8 comments:
Two questions...how do you manage to move hostas now as they are so very big, and when you divide your irises, do you cut them back first?
My gardens need a major overhaul and now that it is so much cooler I find that I can actually stand to be working in them.
Alison, not all hosta varieties are big. I have many of the ones that are a more manageable size. But you could still move the big ones, so long as you dig carefully around the roots.
For the irises, I dig out the huge clump using a spade, then I cut them apart with a knife, discarding the old spent ones and replanting the new growth. I cut the leaves to about a six-inch length before planting.
OMG, Karen! These are fabulous photos!!! I hope to see them on SC soon!
BTW, of your 2 blogs, which is one is your favorite, because I'd like to put it on my sidebar!
Where do I begin? Everything is soooo beautiful. I love the hardy geranium and clematis. I made a note of the names, so I can try to find them. My Daring Deception just made a comeback; I had three new reblooms. That was a nice surprise.
You are not crazy. I often fell the pine bows in my garden as well as the agastache, lemon thyme, monarda, and firs. the beautiful fragrance of a garden always adds to the experience . Some great photos, really love the clematis.
All the best, BOB
So many beautiful pictures. It is not so long that I discovered the scent of my various white hostas. I also like Rozanne very much, it is a very "easy" plant for "lazy" gardeners!!
Greetings from Switzerland!
Barbara
Daring Deception is a beauty! Nice how the darker colour repeats around the edge. The soft yellow of My Hope is gorgeous.
I didn't realize that some hostas flowers are scented. Mine have a faint scent...I just checked :)
Love the grasshopper photo!
Your long garden view is lovely..it's always good to see the layout...so beautifully done!
What a gorgeous clematis! And nice to have a late blooming one. My Carnaby has a few late blooms.
Soft Pine trees do feel good :)
You can't beat the cranesbills for bloom time...they're amazing. My are still going strong. Lovely shot!
I love feeling pine trees...they are designed to be a tactile tree I think.Its becasue of the way they look, they invite you to feel them. Pine cones are cool too for feeling..
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