previous
  • Make a Succulent Topiary
    Make a Succulent Topiary
  • In Pursuit of the Perfect Potting Shed
    In Pursuit of the Perfect Potting Shed
  • Lawn Alternatives
    Lawn Alternatives
  • Thoughts From a Foreign Field
    Thoughts From a Foreign Field
  • Colorful Selections for Shade
    Colorful Selections for Shade
  • Dwarf Citrus Trees
    Dwarf Citrus Trees
  • 6 Tips for Weed Control
    6 Tips for Weed Control
  • Plants that Spark!
    Plants that Spark!
  • Mulch for a Healthy Garden
    Mulch for a Healthy Garden
  • Elephant's Ears
    Elephant's Ears
  • Containers as Focal Points
    Containers as Focal Points
  • Slideshow: Beautiful Clematis
    Slideshow: Beautiful Clematis
  • Garden Confidential: A Plant Walks into a Bar
    Garden Confidential: A Plant Walks into a Bar
  • Homegrown / Homemade
    Homegrown / Homemade
  • Stylish Shady Containers
    Stylish Shady Containers
  • Save Money by Growing Your Own
    Save Money by Growing Your Own
  • Plant an Easy-to-Water Strawberry Jar
    Plant an Easy-to-Water Strawberry Jar
  • Fragrant Plants for Pathways
    Fragrant Plants for Pathways
  • Fast-Growing Trees for Impatient Gardeners
    Fast-Growing Trees for Impatient Gardeners
  • Comfortable Alfresco Dining
    Comfortable Alfresco Dining
  • Building a Compost Bin
    Building a Compost Bin
  • Pretty in Pink
    Pretty in Pink
  • Indeterminate or Determinate Tomatoes?
    Indeterminate or Determinate Tomatoes?
  • NEW Video Series: There's a Better Way
    NEW Video Series: There's a Better Way
  • Designing with Curved Terraces
    Designing with Curved Terraces
next

Garden Photo of the Day

Garden Photo of the Day

READER PHOTO! Grasses & a hay bale table

comments (7) January 12th, 2011 in blogs
MichelleGervais Michelle Gervais, Senior Editor
36 users recommend
Click here to enlarge this photo. Click the image to enlarge.

Click here to enlarge this photo.

Photo: Courtesy of Philip Leveridge
Add CommentAdd Comment
PrintPrint

One last photo from Philip Leveridge in Austin, Texas. I fell in love with his hay bale garden table. He says, "These grasses lie between a couple of hidden galvanized steel stock tank pools. I garden more with foliage than blooms so ornamental grasses naturally feature heavily in the East Side Patch, both for texture and drought hardiness. Dwarf miscanthus, pampas grass and bamboo muhly contrast in this scene with the broad leaves of a burgundy canna lily, another personal favorite for foliage color and repetition. I have a small mound in the background to add some "Jurassic" dimension to a loquat, and pampas to balance the tall cattails on the left. The hay bale table works great for quite some time before it eventually ends up on the compost pile." Thanks yet again, Philip, for sharing your East Side Patch with us!

Welcome to the Fine Gardening GARDEN PHOTO OF THE DAY blog! Every weekday we post a new photo of a great garden, a spectacular plant, a stunning plant combination, or any number of other subjects. Think of it as your morning jolt of green.

Sign up to get new posts delivered to your inbox each morning so you'll always remember to take a look, or subscribe to our RSS feed. We look forward to sharing our garden travels with you.

READER PHOTOS: We love featuring your photos, too. If you think you have a photo that we should share on the Garden Photo of the day, email us. Send hi-res images if possible. We'll only respond if we plan to use your photo.

posted in: Seating, Grasses, texas
Add CommentAdd Comment PrintPrint
Back to List

Comments (7)

ESPatch writes: wwross: No not a good wine table, though no one would care if some was spilt over it.

Thanks catsdogs.

Hi Raleighgardener, and thanks.

The broad-leaf small tree / large shrub is a Loquat, the feathery plant to the left of it is bamboo muhly and the narrow leaf tree on the right is a bog/swamp cypress that I have in a large container submerged in the stock tank pond.

Hello ncgardener.
These chairs were painted after I decided to paint my garden shed some rather bright colors, I like the way it looked against all the different foliage greens, so the chairs just followed suite!

Hi MIOK.
I have been hooked on grasses for some time, I like the natural aesthetic and movement they bring to a landscape. I would say...yes, experiment with them! They just might become your favorites.
Thanks MIOK.

Hi and thanks wGardens.
A book you say? One of these days :-)
I am happy you have enjoyed the recent images from the ESPatch, I have really had fun reading everybody's comments on them.
Thank you.
ESP.



Posted: 11:30 am on January 12th
wwross writes:
Thats very clever and pretty. I just wouldn't want to put my glass of wine down on that table! Posted: 10:17 am on January 12th
catsdogs writes: Love the color, and the unique look here... Posted: 10:10 am on January 12th
Raleighgardener writes: I love how the combination of textures continues all the way into the background. What is the broad-leaf tree behind the rightmost red chair? And the feathery plant to the left of it? And the narrow-leafed tree to its right? Posted: 8:45 am on January 12th
ncgardener writes: I love the way you mixed the grasses in with other plants and the chairs give that little pop of color, awesome. I wonder if this was done on purpose or a wonderful mistake. Either way it looks great. Posted: 8:29 am on January 12th
MIOK writes: A delightful, inviting vignette that inspires one from the great white north to experiment with grasses for dry summer conditions. Great color, texture and composition. I would love to see other ingenious recyclable tables for seasonal use such as this one. Thank you for sharing! Posted: 7:36 am on January 12th
wGardens writes: Bravo, Mr. Leveridge, on your superb use of plant material. Sounds like a book should be in order! :-) Thank you for sharing these series of photos. Wish I lived closer to Austin, TX so I could visit and see first hand your fine work. Inspiring! Posted: 5:31 am on January 12th
You must be logged in to post comments. Log in.