Some Favorite Views

Do you play favorites with areas of your garden?  I have certain spots that I just like more than others.  

One such spot is by my front door.  While it is rather bare looking in winter, it's a whole different story in summer.  The caladiums come up in great numbers and the pentas start blooming just as the bromeliads color up with their bloom.

This shady corner has been shown on this blog innumerable times, but I love the fullness of this area so here it is again.  The Forsythia Sage is blooming early this year.  It usually doesn't send out those yellow spikes until at late August or early September.   

Given to me by a friend as a little, barely rooted cutting, this Red Cascade Rose is earning its continued existence in my garden.  Last year it rambled too much and bloomed just on the ends of the very long canes. I was ready to get rid of it.  It wasn't pretty and it was unruly.  I decided to whack it back in February to about two feet in height.  After the severe cut-back, it had no leaves only thick canes.  I think the pruning was just what it needed to become a manageable climber.  I'm liking the combination of the blue salvia with the red rose.


This holiday weekend I'll be remembering those service men and women who gave all to make it possible for me to live and garden in peace.