So many plants are looking great at the moment that it's difficult to choose which ones to highlight first.
But on my way to feed the fish yesterday I got struck by the 'blues' on the raised beds by the koi pond area. They are looking extra good and extra blue. Here they are...
It's been a rainy weekend so far but the forecast tomorrow is much better with light cloud cover and sunny spells. Good enough to be able to do lots of gardening still for the remainder of the weekend.
Hope you're having a fabulous one so far!
Mark :-)
But on my way to feed the fish yesterday I got struck by the 'blues' on the raised beds by the koi pond area. They are looking extra good and extra blue. Here they are...
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| Celmisia spectabilis flowering away with their daisy like blooms. |
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| Along with the cute ones from this Saxifrage |
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| Ozothamnus rosmarinifolius 'Silver Jubilee' is a new one for this year and seem to be settling in nicely |
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| No blooms yet but foliage good enough - Celmisia hookeri |
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| The tiny, alpine Ozothamnus selago |
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| Nolina microcarpa |
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| Yucca linearifolia (var. Galeana?) |
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| Chamaerops humilis var. cerifera |
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| Small but packs a very blue punch! Yucca rostrata |
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| No blooms yet but I'm happy enough with its glaucous foliage - Kniphofia northiae |
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| New foliage and flower buds are so light blue it's almost white! Pachystegia insignis |
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| Row of Agave americana var. medio-picta 'Alba' with Brachyglottis 'Walberton's Silver Dormouse' at the back |
Hope you're having a fabulous one so far!
Mark :-)
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Gorgeous gorgeous gorgeous...don't you love glaucous foliage? It gets me every time! Flowers or not, I'll buy a plant for it's fab foliage. Looking great, love them all!
ReplyDeletePlants with glaucous foliage are such a special lot isn't it Tamara? Could happily fill a sunny garden with them :)
DeleteSo, you've got the blues...but not the Billie Holiday kind. Like Tamara, I love them all, but it's the Pachystegia that stopped me in my tracks. Do those white balls turn into yellow flowers?
ReplyDeleteWe had our Garden Bloggers' Bazaar today. It seemed just wrong that you guys were not there with us.
The good kind of blues Ricki :) the blooms are similar to the Celmisia, yellow centre and white petals. We so wished that we were there for the bazaar, can just imagine how that was!
DeleteOh that Celmisia hookeri, it's still on my lust list! Oh and what Ricki said, it would have been so fun to have you here...
ReplyDeleteIt would be so great indeed Loree, if only....
DeleteLove love love it. And not just the plants. The bluish rocks, the white pots, everything works together so harmoniously.
ReplyDeleteGlad you like it Gerhard :) we thinned out the planting a bit on the second raised bed to get more sight of the rocks and mulch
DeleteI have always been fond of blue foliage. Your Pachystegia insignias and the variegated Agave americana are extra special.
ReplyDeleteThey are Debs, thanks :)
DeleteWow, the new foliage of Pachystegia insignis is impressive! Beautiful and interesting selection of "blue plants". Hope you both had a great weekend too!
ReplyDeleteThanks Lisa and hope you had a good one too :)
DeleteThat last shot is beautifully composed and transports me to much warmer climes! Love the Brachyglottis too.
ReplyDeletePleased to hear that Jessica :) it seems this week will be quite a warm one!
DeleteLove it, so icy cool. And that pachystegia! I'm definitely going to hunt it down.
ReplyDeletePachystegia would look really good in your garden Denise, and would be at home to your planting scheme :)
DeleteIt's a delightful collection and looks especially good with the rock mulch. I also fell in love with that Pachystegia and immediately looked it up. My favorite mail-order nursery to the north used to carry it but apparently no more :(
ReplyDeleteIt could still be around Kris. I know Loree may have it or at least have spotted it in one of her nursery trips :)
DeleteYour garden sings the blues beautifully! Oh, that row of Agave americana mediopicta alba. One of my favorite agaves!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful agaves aren't they Peter? :) can be a bit tricky to keep them looking pristine but worth the effort.
DeleteYou know I love me some blue! Looking great, and I enjoyed the closer look into that first garden bed :)
ReplyDeleteYour collection of 'blue' plants are inspring Amy :)
DeleteLove blue foliage! All kinds of it! I just recently planted a Brachyglottis, and one of those little Ozothamnus selagos. We'll see if my sitings manages to score them enough sun to be happy in my mostly shady yard. That Pachystegia is unbelievably cool! It goes on the lust list, for sure! :)
ReplyDeleteWell worth trying Anna :) some of them seems more tolerant of shadier spots too
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