Yesterday was the first day I actually stopped in my tracks as I approached my Sun Garden and thought to myself 'hey, this is really starting to look beautiful'.
On the right hand side we see plants that were here before me and on the left a new garden bed that I put in last year.
Given it is my first year here I am just learning what is on the right and it does not include a lot of wildflowers. With that said in the upper right you can see a whole lot of Heliopsis Helianthoides which I am quite happy to have and should do well in our clay soil.
On the left I have planted all kinds of wildflowers such as Correopsis, Blanket Flower, Coneflower, Flax, Lupine and Columbine; so far Blanket Flower "Arizona Sun" is the only wildflower blooming so next month the pics should be much more colourful.
Even though there is still much work to be done and much more to fill in and bloom, I hope you will agree with me that we have reached a tipping point and the garden has moved into "beautiful" territory.
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Given it is my first year here I am just learning what is on the right and it does not include a lot of wildflowers. With that said in the upper right you can see a whole lot of Heliopsis Helianthoides which I am quite happy to have and should do well in our clay soil.
On the left I have planted all kinds of wildflowers such as Correopsis, Blanket Flower, Coneflower, Flax, Lupine and Columbine; so far Blanket Flower "Arizona Sun" is the only wildflower blooming so next month the pics should be much more colourful.
Even though there is still much work to be done and much more to fill in and bloom, I hope you will agree with me that we have reached a tipping point and the garden has moved into "beautiful" territory.
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Looks great! Heliopsis Helianthoides is a great plant in the garden and produces oodles of seed for feeding birds and planting new areas. I've found that cutting the tops off brings flowers earlier in some cases, but this year I've been trying to see how tall I can get them to grow. Pushing 5 1/2 feet so far!
ReplyDelete5 1/2 feet. Wow, that's great, I won't mind if mine grow that large as well!
DeleteYour Sun Garden has definitely tipped into the beautiful territory! I think it's wonderful that you've planted so many wildflowers. You'll have butterflies, too, to add to the waves of color. Congratulations on a job well done!
ReplyDeleteThanks Anastasia, I just certified myself as an official butterfly waystation. Watch for more details in an upcoming post.
DeleteThat's wonderful! Looking forward to your butterfly post(s)!
DeleteHow exciting to start new gardens! It's all looking great! I look forward to seeing pictures later in the season.
ReplyDeleteWith a new garden everything is slower since ti is starting from scratch, so I should have lots of colour later in the season and will be sure to post more photos.
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