Finding a new direction in the garden.
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Still enough for a flower arrangement or three.
But I'm saying farewell to the sweet stuff.
No more roses, pink this or that, delphiniums and phlox.
It'll be helenium, echinacea, rudbeckia, lythrum, salvia next season.
Interspersed with all sorts of grasses.
Don't those have difficult names. Calamagrostis brachy tricha,
Pennisetum alopecuroides, Deschampsia 'Gold Tau', to mention only a few.
I've been kneedeep in compost and horticultural grit.
So much to plant; my back aches.
A change of direction: from cottage garden to prairie planting:
grasses and Oudolf flowers in the colours of crewel embroidery.
Out with the old and in with the new.
I really needed a change of scene.
These weekends come round so fast.
For Nick at Floral Friday
Link below.
Hey Girl Friday,
ReplyDeleteYour shots this weeks are wonderful as I have come to expect from you! Now to the matter of ornamental grasses, there is nothing NEW about them dear. They have been around forever, but new varieties are coming to market every year. One of my favs is Molinia caerulea ssp. arundinacea 'Sky Racer', It doesn't product a seed head that's suitable for flower arrangements, but adds great interest to a garden do to it's movement, hence the name 'Sky Racer'. I wish that you were closer, I'd love to show you the 40 some odd varieties that I sell. As always my best to you. Tom The Backroads Traveller
You're full of surprises!
ReplyDeleteYou grow ornamental grasses and market them??
How big is your nursery?
When I wrote 'new', I mean new for me.
Can you show me a picture?
Fantastic bouquets and beautiful photos. Nice!
ReplyDeleteStunning photo's! I would love to see your new garden!!
ReplyDeleteAt the moment it is more an act of faith than a garden.
ReplyDeleteThere won't be much impact until hopefully next fall.
Meanwhile I am covering the compost heap, which has rotted down into crumbly deliciousness, with hundreds of crocuses. The heap is still a heap, so it could look interesting.
Ican only show you garden pictures from before the transformation.
Maybe I ought to make a memorial page of the past decade, out of respect for the plants that have deigned to grow and thrive on my patch.
Wonderful display the colours are wonderful.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful arrangements and stunning color-- the first so delicate, the second so bold.
ReplyDeleteI am in awe how beautiful these bouquets are. They're all from your garden? It must be a heavenly place.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful flowers! The berries on a stick you asked about are pokeweed or pokeberries.
ReplyDeleteA bouquet from the garden puts the store-bought variety to shame. I love the mix and match, the free flowing style, and the imperfection of flowers arranged straight from the garden. Your middle image - with the painterly edit - is simply stunning.
ReplyDeleteDelightful bouquet!
ReplyDeleteThe photo in the middle, aquarelles-feelings, is so beautiful!
Beautiful post, wonderful photos. There are quite a few ornamental grasses that are planted increasingly here in Australia.Thanks for participating in Floral Friday Fotos.
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