I suppose it's pushing things a bit to have two rock garden reports in the same month, but so much happens in the spring that I am going to do it anyway.
This first round of color with daffodils, grape hyacinths, and moss phlox is winding down, and we are entering the next phase with the geraniums blooming, the sedums coloring up, and some of the dianthus starting to bloom.
This is the front view today.
And on May 3.
So the thing about a rock garden is that they are usually meant to feature low-growing plants, so you aren't going to get bright, splashy long-distance views. What I'm hoping for with that kind of vantage point is a mix of areas of foliage color and sometimes larger swaths of things blooming.
Here's the top of the garden today.
And on May 3
I think you can tell that I'm beginning to get a patchwork of various contrasting colors. But the best things are always going to be the tiny details I can share.
Here's a really tiny detail! I THINK the donkeytail Euphorbia has finally produced a couple of babies. Can you see them?
I'll help you out!
The 'Blue Star' juniper has a broken section. I suspect a deer stepped on it. I hope it fills itself back in. I really love the way it looks- so tidy and mounded with the blueish color. I went back to the place I got this on sale last year, but they don't have any of them this year at any price.
And I'll show you one more thing today. (I'm saving the sedums to focus on another time or two- they are the backbone of my dry rock garden plants.) This is 'Cerise Queen' yarrow. Yes, it gets tall, but I am trying it in this space beside the retaining wall. Tall is fine there, and I need something tall enough to hide the cable that holds the wall. As I've learned by trial and error, the spaces by the wall get pretty hot in the afternoons. But this was planted from seed last year, and it looks like it's going to be ok. The name should tell you that the flowers will be a shade of red.
Several of the dianthus did not survive- bummer. A few other plants that did survive are VERY small. We shall see.
The Confidence Campers gave me a gift card at the end of camp. I've decided to spend that on plants, which is why I've ordered a few. And I think I'm going to go buy that other Heuchera.
Today was the first truly hot and humid day of they year. I melted into a puddle of non-functionality in the afternoon. Got to the post office 8 minutes after it closed, so I guess that will be on tomorrow's list. I did get the gardens watered, so they are happy. My body has to adjust to temps over 80. Maybe I can get a few things done this evening.
Took a little walk in Scottville. About 1/4 mile. I don't think that even counts.
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