A Corner Garden

My goodness, I didn't know how very many wildf...

2012-05-26T15:51:46.992-05:00

My goodness, I didn't know how very many wildflowers you had there in your garden! Toadflax sure looks like plain ol' snapdragons to me!

Your milkweeds are fantastic. I tried several kin...

2012-05-26T05:57:17.100-05:00

Your milkweeds are fantastic. I tried several kinds from seed but they didn't make it through the winter, so far. I'm not sure the butterflies that use them for host plants occur up here either. I'd also like to grow Ruellia, I hope I can succeed with them. Lovely photos.

Sue, You are the milkweed queen! I wish I could m...

2012-05-24T11:53:23.969-05:00

Sue, You are the milkweed queen! I wish I could make all the different ones you grow happier...they are so picky and want more sun than we have here at C and L! Love all your flowers and please, keep up the delightful narratives. xogail

I really don't mind having more pictures to og...

2012-05-24T10:08:14.050-05:00

I really don't mind having more pictures to ogle at. Besides, your pictures are well taken. I like the white milkweed too.

You have so many flowers coming into bloom now Sue...

2012-05-23T14:44:58.761-05:00

You have so many flowers coming into bloom now Sue. I really like that Toadflax. How pretty. Have a wonderful week and weekend.

Like you, I love milkweed blossoms! My six Monarch...

2012-05-23T13:18:23.398-05:00

Like you, I love milkweed blossoms! My six Monarch caterpillars munched up two purple milkweed and have now gone off to make their chrysalis. Your native plants are lovely! Wish my quinine and showy milkweed seedlings would show themselves.

I enjoyed seeing your wild flowers. You have quit...

2012-05-23T12:50:03.304-05:00

I enjoyed seeing your wild flowers. You have quite a good selection .. and stories behind some of them.

I'm glad you didn't hold back. Enjoyed ev...

2012-05-23T10:28:44.239-05:00

I'm glad you didn't hold back. Enjoyed every minute of my read. You have a veritable paradise for all sorts of little creatures (and of course for the odd 2-legged ones as well.) At some point you may want to take a shovel to some of the milkweed - every time you break a piece off it will send up more shoots (the voice of a gal who spent a couple of afternoons, selectively moving it around a perennial garden.)

Great post. Your garden is much farther along tha...

2012-05-23T06:17:18.100-05:00

Great post. Your garden is much farther along than mine. You gave me some great ideas for new native plants to add.

You have such an amazing perennial collection, Sue...

2012-05-22T21:03:59.758-05:00

You have such an amazing perennial collection, Sue! And everything looks so healthy right now!

The weather temp is perfect at the moment.

2012-05-22T10:53:21.272-05:00

The weather temp is perfect at the moment.

Every time I come to your blog, I just fall in lov...

2012-05-21T09:51:05.544-05:00

Every time I come to your blog, I just fall in love with your garden all over again. I just love all those cool natives you have...and the Senna...how cool!

Thanks, Robin! I seem to be a collector.

2012-05-20T21:27:54.863-05:00

Thanks, Robin! I seem to be a collector.

Hi Autumn Belle, I would love it if lemon grass wa...

2012-05-20T21:27:17.959-05:00

Hi Autumn Belle, I would love it if lemon grass was native to our area. I frequently grow a clump in a pot over the summer, but even with our mild winter, the lemon grass from last year did not come back. I don't always remember to use it in cooking, though. I should learn how to make a curry. That sounds good.

Hi Jenny, Thanks for the nice words about my garde...

2012-05-20T21:24:42.769-05:00

Hi Jenny, Thanks for the nice words about my garden and gardening. You know, I am not missing the tree so much these days. I am having lots of fun seeing how things are growing in the area.

You always have the most interesting and unique se...

2012-05-20T20:17:58.868-05:00

You always have the most interesting and unique selection of plants!

I love how you manage to plant so many natives in ...

2012-05-19T17:58:18.759-05:00

I love how you manage to plant so many natives in your corner garden and they are lovely. I am trying to plant more native plants in my garden. The grass-like plants in the first few pictures look my lemon grass which I am planting in readiness for cooking curries.

I guess I am a Hodge Podge gardener too, because I...

2012-05-19T14:58:36.898-05:00

I guess I am a Hodge Podge gardener too, because I love the way yours looks. I am sorry you lost a tree, but the garden is looking fantastic. I especially love the way the switchgrass looks on either side of the walkway.

Hi Greggo, I never used to care for grasses, so th...

2012-05-18T22:54:23.739-05:00

Hi Greggo,
I never used to care for grasses, so the only ones we had were what Larry picked out because he liked them. I really love the switchgrasses, and the little bluestems are OK to me so far. I hope they don't flop, but if they do, they will get a string tied around them. A couple of my golden alexanders have flopped. I think it's because we are using the sprinkler system, and they don't like the water hitting them. I can't remember the kind of hyssop. I looked at posts from last summer, and saw that they blooms are salmonish. I didn't name it in those posts, either, but said that it was doing well. I am so unorganized!

Hi Freda, I wrote a reply, but it got eaten up by ...

2012-05-18T22:42:03.958-05:00

Hi Freda, I wrote a reply, but it got eaten up by Google. Let's see if I can remember what I said. (I had to cut and paste this when I realized for some reason, I was no longer signed in. I don't recall that happening before.)

Larry enjoys mowing and hand weeding his little bit of lawn. He says that's what makes the flowers look nice. :o)

The fleeceflower and red bee balm combination sounds great. I hope your wild quinine comes up. There is a smaller one that is not blooming yet in the first two photos of this post, in front of the bird feeder dealy.

Hi Spurge, Isn't it fun to discover different ...

2012-05-18T22:29:48.918-05:00

Hi Spurge,
Isn't it fun to discover different plants? I sure enjoy it. I need some more of those hanging basket frames. I keep moving them around, covering what the rabbits seem to be currently munching on. I have some chicken wire type ones, too. A few days ago, when I went to give some marigolds to some neighbors, they showed me some frames they had made. I want to have Larry go look at them, and if he makes some, I'll post some photos of them.

Hi HolleyGarden, It's been fun seeing all the ...

2012-05-18T22:26:30.027-05:00

Hi HolleyGarden, It's been fun seeing all the growth. Some things are still slower than I'd like them to be, though. I like your interpretation of how to spell grey/gray. LOL Thanks for the words of encouragement.

Thanks, Beth, we've been moving things here an...

2012-05-18T22:25:02.281-05:00

Thanks, Beth, we've been moving things here and there, trying to decide where we want them. The front was looking a bit cluttered for awhile. It's still hot here, so instead of passing it, it must have spread out a bit. LOL You have a great weekend, too. I am cooking and serving supper tomorrow at a local outreach center. We usually have around 100 people come.

Thanks, Vert! I'm glad you like my place.

2012-05-18T22:22:52.973-05:00

Thanks, Vert! I'm glad you like my place.

Happy belated GBBD Sue! I am just now snooping aro...

2012-05-18T21:45:43.339-05:00

Happy belated GBBD Sue! I am just now snooping around on other gardeners’ bloom day posts. You have a great collection of blooms this month. As greggo commented, I also like all the textures. I have thought of growing Candytuft in the past but wasn't sure how it behaved in Zone 5 and if it would look nice during the seasons it wasn't blooming. Have you been happy with it?