Showing posts with label fern. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fern. Show all posts
Mar 24, 2012
Mar 15, 2012
Bracken Fern
The Bracken fern are spreading very nicely. They do a great job of covering the daffodil leaves.
May 21, 2009
Shade Border
Astilbie is blooming. This type is fairly minature.
Fatsia Healthy in spite of water from the downspout shredding it's leaves.
I'll add aluminum sulfate to help these hydrangeas get more blue.
Oak Leaf is at it's peak.
Nandina are filling in and blooming after a sparse pruning this spring.
Hosta and impatients look good here but the hosta are to be moved to a larger spot.
The last Tiarella "foam flower" is still showing blossums. It get's the least amount of sun. So the secret to very long bloom time is reduced direct sun. This one on the left end shaded by the house in the early morning, the very next one is exposed and ends it's bloom time last month.
This autumn fern came from Lockerly. Also selected by Jim Garner as a great performer in dry periods.
The coleus is doing well. These have been a pain to keep alive since seeding in february. I'm not sure I want to do them from seed again.
Epazote and Sweet Flag.
May 20, 2009
Around the Swing
So far I've persuaded Shelagh to spare this smilax for winter decoration.
The holly fern is making new fronds. This thing grows pretty slow but is evergreen.
This species Lenten Rose "Heliborus Foetida", "stinking johnny" is supposed to smell bad when it's brushed. I put it behind a tree limb to avoid contact. It's also evergreen and has an interesting contrasting leaf shape.
Hanoke grass is growing very slowly. It may need more light.
Wood Poppies keep on making blossums by ones and twos.
This ground cover came from Lockerly and was reccomended by Jim Garner. I'll have to look it's name up again. It's surviving some very deep shade.
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