Spring has finally arrived fully in this part of the flint hills of Kansas . After many days of ice, cold rain, snow and cool windy conditions recently, it has been unusual to actually see some warm weather. Pinks and blues are predominate in the garden. Also this spring brings a few new trial plants to the native praire garden which I'll discuss or cuss in future posts.
Rock Soapwort-
Saponaria ocymoides stands out below on the corner hell strip. I first noticed Soapwort when I lived in Colorado Springs and spottied it trailing over a retaining wall near Garden of the Gods. Originally this plant was started from seed and this is it's third spring. As you can see part of the plant never reaches the street as many people rub it off when they turn too sharp (free pruning). The blue blooms belong to
Salvia x sylvestris 'Rapsody in Blue'. The light pink bloom belongs to Fragrant Persian Stonecress-
Aethionema schistosum. This plant was started over three years ago from a 2" pot purchased from High Country Gardens (which I was happy to see regrouping and open once again).
In part of the cottage garden
Salvia nemorosa(?) blooms with Candytuft-
Iberis sepervirens and is bordered by
Achillea foilage,
Stachys b. Lambs Ear
, aand Artemisia (
Powis Castle).
Image below: Salvia 'Rapsody in Blue', and Persian Stonecress-Aethionema schistosum with Mexican Feathergrass-Nasella tenuissima.
Closing with Iris siberica 'Caesar's Brother'
Your corner is so lovely with that draping soapwort. It really seems to soften the curb. So very lovely!
ReplyDeleteWhat a charming corner! I get the feeling that your whole neighborhood is charming. How lovely. I love the Artemisia -- I have some in my back garden and I just love the smell of it. Your header has such a beautiful picture, too! ~Angela~
ReplyDeleteYour gardens are looking beautiful as always. Love the purples, pinks and whites of the salvia, phlox and stonecress. I always enjoy visiting!
ReplyDeleteAh, I like the Saponaria! And what a great placement spilling over across the curb. The whole arrangement is a great treatment for the hell strip.
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful planting. It wouldn't be a CAR scraping off anything if I lived nearby--it would be SUE ----STEALING-LOL!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous corner. It must start off the neighbor's day with a smile......
Absolutely gorgeous...you must have the best hell-strip in your town!
ReplyDeleteYour garden looks better and better and better!
ReplyDeleteHow lovely!!! Thank you so much for sharing.
ReplyDeleteLooking good!
ReplyDeleteI love that rock soapwort. I have a small plant of it in my garden. I've tried divisions and it won't self seed.
So, for now, I have just one but love it!
What a lovely garden; the irises are especially stunning.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful choices Greggo. It looks like plants are indeed leaping at your house too. Happy Spring.~~Dee
ReplyDeleteWow, that rock soapwort is a showstopper! Always looking for good curb strip plants, but I don't think we have that one in Austin.
ReplyDeleteHi Greg, I have that Salvia and I don't think it's Nemerosa but I can't recall what it is here at work. It's very pretty and reliable. I love that Stonecress. Anything from High Country is outstanding and I'm with you. It's nice that they're still in business. Your hell-strip is lovely. Nice job!
ReplyDeleteNow if all hell strips were this nice!
ReplyDeleteYour garden looks great. Love those stunning irises. Thanks for the nice share!
ReplyDeleteYour garden is beautiful! - The salvia in question by the way is Salvia pratensis "Eveline" she's very pretty.
ReplyDeleteYour garden just keeps getting better and better.
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