Today we’re off to Gig Harbor, Washington, where Peggy Fox is escaping the winter blues by looking back at some favorite photos from last year in her garden.
Spring foliage of Podophyllum pleianthum (Zones 6–8), variegated Convallaria (Zones 3–8), and flowers from a saxifrage (can’t remember which one) made a nice combination.
The weirdly cool but very smelly flowers of Podophyllum pleianthum
A simple but pleasing combination of chives (Allium schoenoprasum, Zones 4–8), Euphorbia (Zones 6–9), forget-me-nots (Myosotis sylvatica, Zones 3–8), and nigella (Nigella damascena, annual), with Geranium × magnificum (Zones 5–8) and stachys (Stachys byzantina, Zones 4–8) in the background.
Geranium × magnificum
Nigella is such a free seeder, but I love the drifts of blue.
Pink on pink from astrantia (Astrantia major, Zones 4–7) and Filipendula rubra (queen of the prairie, Zones 3–8)
A huge star jasmine (Trachelospermum jasminoides, Zones 8–10) turns our front entry into a fragrant, enclosed space to view the garden from.
My peachy David Austin rose is growing into the peaches. I lost the tag for this one and have been trying to identify it.
I love the red stems and blue berries of the large woodland perennial Diphylleia cymosa (Zones 6–9).
I love the combination of the foliage of Rhododendron pachysanthum (Zones 7–9) and Hakonechloa ‘All Gold’ (Zones 5–9).
The same area of the garden later in the season includes the bronze foliage and seed heads from rogersia (Rogersia podophylla, Zones 5–8), and sun shining through the purple-leaved grapevine (Vitis vinifera ‘Purpurea’, Zones 6–9) on the fence, turning it scarlet.
Fall color starts to show from potted geraniums (Pelargonium hybrids, Zones 9–11 or as annuals), ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba, Zones 4–8) and Tetrapanax (Zones 7–10), with Japanese maples (Acer palmatum, Zones 5–9) and conifers behind.
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Comments
What a stimulating group of beautifully lit and composed photographs! Thanks, Peggy, for presenting some quite brilliant plant combinations, capturing how both foliage and flowers take turns being the focal stars. "Delicate" textures seem to dance around the gardens. I hope you'll keep photographing and submit more some time.
Gorgeous!! You have such a wonderful variety of plants and premium cultivars. Those peach roses! Your shade plantings are very satisfying. Now I need to buy some geranium magnificum.
Wonderful garden plant choices! Love your drifts of Love in a Mist, I grew a few of them about 5 years ago but they didn't reseed like yours did. I love your Mayapples too! And Wow, your Geranium × magnificum is stunningly beautiful!
Truly lovely! To those who may be interested, type Peggy's name into the search box & you will find more of her submissions.
Beautiful garden! Your peach rose looks like Abraham Darby.
Beautiful all year round - the color combinations are wonderful!
So much to get excited about there! Great foliage combinations and interesting companion plantings. Thanks for sharing :=)
So beautiful!
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