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Annuals

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• Cosmos in the Garden
  Cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus) is an annual flowering plant in the Asteraceae family. Cosmos are native to Mexico and may be perennial if the conditions are right. Cosmos readily self-seed, so beds may need thinning if the same site is used again. Cosmos flowers grow on long, narrow stems.   Branches have pinnate leaves. There are many hybrids and cultivars, providing ...
• Mid-October in the Garden
  Annual and perennial flowers continue to bloom until the first heavy frost.    At that time, most species need to be cut back.    Non-hardy annuals will be removed.   A few hardy annuals may survive for a while (like snapdragons).   Some seeds will be collected.   Perennials will be cut back.    We will provide some ...
• A Walk Through the Back Yard Gardens
  On a mid-August morning I went for a walk in the back garden, enjoying the flower beds, vegetable garden rockeries, and borders.    Along the way I took a few photos, some of which are a shared here. I collected coneflower seeds (Rudbeckia hirta) in the fall.     In late winter I stratified the seed and after 4 ...
• In Containers, Mid-August
  By mid-August, all of the flower beds are in various stages and we can enjoy those in bloom, but there is also lots of deadheading and weeding.    We collect some of the seed as we deadhead.   A few varieties can be a bit invasive, so we try to get the heads off before seed ...
• The Back Garden in Mid-July
  By mid-July we are deadheading, cutting back dried foliage, watering, pulling weeds, and doing daily maintenance, mostly before the day gets too hot.    Then we can spend time enjoying the garden, especially the flowers that fill all the garden beds.     The back gardens face the morning sun and some areas receive sunshine all day.    Drought ...
• The Front Garden in July
  By early July the daily routines include weeding, deadheading, and cleaning up in the flower beds.    We have been harvesting produce from the vegetable and herb gardens.    We cut the lawn (what’s left of it), water when we can, and do some landscaping, most of those jobs done in the morning before it ...
• Some June Favorites
  By mid-June many of our favorite flowering shrubs, vines, and perennials are in flower.   In addition, some of the annuals we seed or plant are past the possibility of cold damage, filling in flower beds and borders.      More emerge each week.   A few of these are shared here.   Some of our favorites are columbine (Aquilegia ...
• Mid-June Garden Highlights
  By mid-June the flower beds, rockeries, borders, and featured areas are full of flowering plants.    We are busy every day with gardening tasks – weeding, deadheading, supporting plants, fertilizing, watering, and landscaping.    We take the time to appreciate the plants and enjoy the gardens.    A few images taken by the author are shared here.    Can ...
• Victoria Day in the Garden
  By the Victoria Day weekend much of the vegetable garden is planted, and many of the perennials in the flower gardens are now blooming too.    A few of them are featured here.  Can you identify them?    Not in order (on purpose) and pictured here are some easier Ids – bearded iris, bleeding hearts, spreading phlox, ...

Perennials

• Early November Flowers in the Garden
  Although a very light frost has hit the flower gardens, many plants are still in flower.     Shared here are some photos of flowers from the first week of November. Shared here are Persian cornflower (Psephellus dealbatus), nasturtium (Tropaeolum spp.), aubrieta (Aubrieta spp.), cranesbill (Geranium spp.), thrift (Armeria maratima), echinacea (Echinacea spp.), rudbeckia (Rudbeckia hirta), and African ...
• Candytuft in the Garden
  Candytuft (Iberis sempervirens) is a woody sub-shrub/perennial with clusters of white flowers in spring We have had number of candytuft growing on south-facing rockeries and borders for decades. Grow these plants in gravelly or well-drained soil in full sun.   We like to plant them between boulders on rock slopes. The profusion of blooms occurs in May, with a ...
• Mid-October in the Garden
  Annual and perennial flowers continue to bloom until the first heavy frost.    At that time, most species need to be cut back.    Non-hardy annuals will be removed.   A few hardy annuals may survive for a while (like snapdragons).   Some seeds will be collected.   Perennials will be cut back.    We will provide some ...
• A Walk Through the Back Yard Gardens
  On a mid-August morning I went for a walk in the back garden, enjoying the flower beds, vegetable garden rockeries, and borders.    Along the way I took a few photos, some of which are a shared here. I collected coneflower seeds (Rudbeckia hirta) in the fall.     In late winter I stratified the seed and after 4 ...
• In Containers, Mid-August
  By mid-August, all of the flower beds are in various stages and we can enjoy those in bloom, but there is also lots of deadheading and weeding.    We collect some of the seed as we deadhead.   A few varieties can be a bit invasive, so we try to get the heads off before seed ...
• The Back Garden in Mid-July
  By mid-July we are deadheading, cutting back dried foliage, watering, pulling weeds, and doing daily maintenance, mostly before the day gets too hot.    Then we can spend time enjoying the garden, especially the flowers that fill all the garden beds.     The back gardens face the morning sun and some areas receive sunshine all day.    Drought ...
• The Front Garden in July
  By early July the daily routines include weeding, deadheading, and cleaning up in the flower beds.    We have been harvesting produce from the vegetable and herb gardens.    We cut the lawn (what’s left of it), water when we can, and do some landscaping, most of those jobs done in the morning before it ...
• Some June Favorites
  By mid-June many of our favorite flowering shrubs, vines, and perennials are in flower.   In addition, some of the annuals we seed or plant are past the possibility of cold damage, filling in flower beds and borders.      More emerge each week.   A few of these are shared here.   Some of our favorites are columbine (Aquilegia ...
• Mid-June Garden Highlights
  By mid-June the flower beds, rockeries, borders, and featured areas are full of flowering plants.    We are busy every day with gardening tasks – weeding, deadheading, supporting plants, fertilizing, watering, and landscaping.    We take the time to appreciate the plants and enjoy the gardens.    A few images taken by the author are shared here.    Can ...
• Bitterroots in the Garden
  Bitterroot (Lewisia redviva) is a perennial with a thick taproot and a woody base.   First leaves appear in early spring then wither.    By the third week in May, pinkish white showy flowers emerge on short stems, often in gravelly, dry soil.    After flowering the plant appears to die down (summer deciduous).    It has a dormant ...

Shrubs

• Mock Orange in the Garden
  Mock orange (Philadelphis sp.) is a robust woody shrub that grows up to 2-3m high.   It is a deciduous shrub which is dense and because it has hard wood, stands straight and tall even in wet or windy conditions.   It grows quickly and produces fragrant and attractive flowers in the spring and summer We have the ...
• TLC for Clematis
  We have a number of clematis vines in the home garden.     Through trial and error and some research we have developed some ways of managing our clematis vines. We have mostly chosen Type 3 clematis.   These flower in late summer and last through to the first frost.    Many of the flowers are smaller, but there are ...

Native Plants:

• Native Transplants
  An experiment has been underway to transplant divisions of native plants found in the wild to the home garden.    This started with dividing native Oregon grape many years ago.     There was an area that needed something that would not require watering or care on a southeast facing slope.     It transplanted well and has flourished, although ...

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