Yesterday, I bought five lavender plants and my friend M planted them for me. I took pictures of the front garden today:
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| Lavender |
They were planted in the flower bed that runs along the driveway. I had planted roses, there, but only one rose bush has survived. The African daisies or osteospermum have self-seeded from the adjoining flower bed and I am letting them grow because they add some color.
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| The flower bed with the lavender and self-seeded osteospermum |
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| Another view of the bed with lavender |
The lantana is flowering all along the edge of the garden along the sidewalk; looks pretty, doesn't it?
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| The row of lantana all in bloom |
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| The flower bed along the walkway to the front door |
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| The bed under the living room window - newly planted with euphorbia cuttings |
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| Euphorbia growing along the side wall |
Not the best picture; the sun was shining behind them.
The side wall is my succulents garden. M decided to add the stones in front to set off the plants to make an edging. He found them in the garden. There are more stones - maybe we'll make a rockery!
The aloe plants we planted a couple of years ago are doing well:
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| We need to add more stones in front of them. |
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| The jade plant in the middle is dying. |
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| The circle of succulents in the middle - some of the aloe plants are doing well, others have died |
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| Another look at the flower bed leading to the front door |
I love your garden, it is so natural. The side wall succulent garden really took my eye this time, and the lantana with their riot of colour. Flowers and plants just bring joy to the heart, don't they? One of my favourites is the Echinacea or Purple Cone-flower that comes into bloom in our yard quite late in summer and almost has an attitude of "look at me". I no longer have my lavender plant, it got overgrown by other plants when we lived away for 3 years and then a frost took it, but I might just try with another as I love the scent. Aromatic plants are so much fun, even the native ones like the sweet fern that grows wild in our yard. There, Bless, your photos have got me all excited about plants!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Bushlady. Nice to know that my garden pictures got you all excited about plants! Maybe you can plan your garden while you wait for spring to arrive. I think my front garden is starting to look nice, with the osteospermum in bloom. I need to figure out what to do about the former lawn area. One baby step at a time.
DeleteI enjoyed the virtual walk around your yard. It's so interesting for me to see some plants that you have planted outside that we can only have as house plants.
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed it, Live and Learn. One of these days, I will ask my neighbor across the street if I may take pictures of her garden - you'd be amazed to see what she grows. But then, her garden doesn't get the evening sun like mine does, so she has a whole different micro-climate.
DeleteOh my gosh! The lavender and African daisies look wonderful together. What a great choice of companion plants. I love that look. The lantana will grow into a beautiful hedge one day and the euphorbia and succulents are always welcome in the garden to provide colour, height and texture. Thank you for the photos of the little garden walkabout.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Susan. They do look nice together, don't they? The African daisies that I have range in color from white to light purple and the lavender blends in well. Later, in the summer, when the African daisies stop flowering, the lavender will come into its own. At least, that is the plan. We'll see how that works out. :)
DeleteYour garden is looking good. I like succulents - fascinating formations! lavender is one of my favourite plants. I have it lining each side of the path up to my front door.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Eloise. It's very kind of you to say so. I am only now starting to like succulents. They are becoming more popular because they are drought tolerant. I am really hoping that the lavender plants will grow and survive our summer heat.
DeleteAdding to the comments how lovely your garden is looking. Don't you just love those self-seeded African daisies? We have one bed of nothing but day lilies, easy to grow but will also spread unassisted.
ReplyDeleteSandy, those African daisies are a real blessing! Although they bloom year round, this is when they are at their peak. I have some seedlings coming up in the bed under the window, as well - hopefully, they will grow and bloom around April.
DeleteI had some day lilies and Asian lilies in the back garden, at one time, but they died out. I think it got too hot for them, one year.
You have so many flowers and they're all so pretty! I'm so jealous!
ReplyDeleteI'm going back to Lowe's tomorrow and decided to go ahead and buy more flowers after all. I have no patience to wait for seeds to maybe germinate and the darn squirrels have been digging in my pots anyway. I want more milkweed and more lavender too, the pollinators are loving it.
Nothing like buying already started plants to get the garden going, quickly. I wanted to get more, but I haven't had a lot of luck with flowering plants, lately, so, decided to start out with a few and build up as I go.
DeleteEverything looks so pretty and green and colorful! The lavender plants will be really beautiful and add nice color as well. How does your neighbor keep their grass alive with all the watering restrictions you’re under?
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Thank you, Carolyn. My neighbor waters her garden; I haven't asked her how much her water bill comes to! I don't water enough!
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