A Shot of Summer to Go
Here’s a recent garden combo that we’ve been enjoying with purple eucomis (pineapple lily), Agapanthus ‘Navy Blue, backed with Foeniculum vulgare ‘Purpureum’ (bronze fennel).
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Orange and Purple together again
Here’s a recent combo at JLBG with Eucomis comosa ‘Sparkling Burgundy’ (our first plant introduction), paired with Hemerocallis ‘Prize Picotee Splendor’ (introduced by our friend Roy Klehm), and backed with Lagerostroemia faurei ‘Townhouse’, an introduction from our mentor, the late J.C. Raulston. For us, it’s about the plants and the people!
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Favorites from this week in garden.
There’s so much going on in the garden now, it’s hard to know where to start. Â The ferns are looking fabulous, and one of our favorites is the native Dryopteris x australis. Â Yes, “australis” means from the south. Â This 3-4′ tall fern grows well in moist or fairly dry soils. Â Here’s the clump
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Eucomis – Pineapple Lilies
The pineapple lilies have been just grand this summer in the garden. Here is a recent image of one of our favorites…Eucomis ‘Sparkling Burgundy’ in its full splendor. Hardiness 6b-8b. Eucomis autumnalis ‘Naude’s Neck’ is a dwarf that’s just amazing, and the flowers last for months in the garden. Eucomis are both drought and heat
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Eucomis ‘Sparkling Burgundy’
Eucomis ‘Sparkling Burgundy’ is also looking quite nice in the garden today as you’ll see if you join us for the final two days of our Summer Open Nursery and Garden. This is the first plant we named and introduced over 30 years ago. Sunny and well drained soils are the key for growing this
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