The weather was quite chilly this morning and I expected to see fall color with the cold and wind today. It wasn't unbearable, just unseasonable. The view above is thru our formal gardens with lots of ornamental onions (
Allium) blooming. Once these are done and cleared out, these bed will contain our "ornamental edible" display of neat plants that not only look good, but have an edible or herbal use. This will be fun to create in a couple of weeks.
The perennial to the left is yellow archangel (
Lamiastrum galeobdolon 'Herman's Pride'). Not only does it have nice yellow spring flowers, it has a nice silvery patina to the leaves. This perennial thrives in part shade and can tolerate dry conditions once established. This variety is a clumper, however, be wary of the same species listed as the variety 'Variegata'. It is a vigorous groundcover with similar flowers and a different silvering of the leaves. It is a beautiful groundcover but covers lots of space quickly and is hard to contain. Speaking of groundcovers, the image to the right is of deadnettle (
Lamium). There are many varieties with varying leaf colors and silvering. We'
re in the process of removing all of it from the gardens. It is a spreading plant that also seems to seed around a bit. I think it has a role in specific situations but more often than not, it becomes a thug. Below is a nice close up of a fairly rare woody plant. This is yellowhorn (
Xanthoceras sorbifolium) which is native to China. This large shrub (12-15'+) is quite upright and is covered with tubular white flowers (today) that have yellow or red centers. The foliage is fine textured and this plant tolerates full to part sun and a wide range of soils. Thought to be a bit "touchy" in our climate, our specimen has thrived.
The weather was quite chilly this morning and I expected to see fall color with the cold and wind today. It wasn't unbearable, just unseasonable. The view above is thru our formal gardens with lots of ornamental onions (Allium) blooming. Once these are done and cleared out, these bed will contain our "ornamental edible" display of neat plants that not only look good, but have an edible or herbal use. This will be fun to create in a couple of weeks. 
The perennial to the left is yellow archangel (Lamiastrum galeobdolon 'Herman's Pride'). Not only does it have nice yellow spring flowers, it has a nice silvery patina to the leaves. This perennial thrives in part shade and can tolerate dry conditions once established. This variety is a clumper, however, be wary of the same species listed as the variety 'Variegata'. It is a vigorous groundcover with similar flowers and a different silvering of the leaves. It is a beautiful groundcover but covers lots of space quickly and is hard to contain. Speaking of groundcovers, the image to the right is of deadnettle (Lamium). There are many varieties with varying leaf colors and silvering. We'
re in the process of removing all of it from the gardens. It is a spreading plant that also seems to seed around a bit. I think it has a role in specific situations but more often than not, it becomes a thug. Below is a nice close up of a fairly rare woody plant. This is yellowhorn (Xanthoceras sorbifolium) which is native to China. This large shrub (12-15'+) is quite upright and is covered with tubular white flowers (today) that have yellow or red centers. The foliage is fine textured and this plant tolerates full to part sun and a wide range of soils. Thought to be a bit "touchy" in our climate, our specimen has thrived.
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