I have been on a bit of a garden hiatus since early April and missing the garden and all the parts of my gardening life, including this blog, desperately.
Last week I had two events gently nudge me back to my senses (because to not be surrouded by all that is garden, for me, is insane!); a visit to the Janeville Rotary Gardens with my Garden Club (organized by our Field Trip Planner - thanks, Mom!), and an opportunity to do more design plans for a client's garden I'd very much enjoyed working on in the past.
So let me share a few photos from the Rotary Gardens...for information on the Gardens, please click here.
Love these pale pink and apricot hollyhocks with the mellow brick walls...so English, in the English Garden
More hollyhocks, this time with deep blue delphiniums and Orienpet lilies - I was loving this combination and will be repeating it in my own garden!
Another corner of the English Garden is home to this fun tuteur or obelisk with birdhouse topper. And I couldn't take my eyes off of the mauve delphiniums paired with bright yellow achillea ('Coronation Gold', perhaps?) and blue Echium vulgare aka Viper's Bugloss- how 'bout that for an uncommon plant in the Midwest?!
Another view, here with the Echium and one of the many decorated flowers that will be auctioned off for charity after spending the summer in the gardens.
A Beatrix Potter moment
Beautiful waterlilies in the Italian Garden's Koi Pond
I love this design element in the Hosta Hollow
After looking all over for the tag for this woody plant I asked our tour guide, Art, for an id. He said this is Acer campestre 'Carnival' and was recently highlighted on the site's blog, here.
Love the horizontals and verticals in this garden...planted with ornamental edibles!
A relaxing view of the Japanese Bridge
This large expanse of lawn is bordered by a walkway with raised beds. What a great design for a larger property!
Here is the shady side of the lawn pictured above, couldn't you spend some time relaxing here?!
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