Flowering Plants

“Ambridge Rose” (Rosa ‘Ambridge Rose’)

Posted on January 4, 2019September 25, 2019 by Dorie

20180501_155103 This is easily the most photographed plant in my garden. With a generous supply of the most luscious, peachy-pink blooms in a classic, cabbage rose form, it is easy to understand why.

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Hollyhock (Alcea rosea)

Posted on November 28, 2018September 25, 2019 by Dorie

20180517_171126 This is probably the least troublesome plant that I have in my garden, as well as the most spectacular. Not only do people stop and gawk, but the bees are happy to see them, too.

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Freesia (Freesia corymbosa)

Posted on November 26, 2018September 25, 2019 by Dorie

20180317_161549 Each spring I eagerly await the appearance of my freesias. Their sweet aroma greets me every time I walk outside and their bright blooms are some of the first spots of color I see.

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Scabiosa (“Pincushion Flower”)

Posted on November 24, 2018January 31, 2020 by Dorie

I’m a sucker for old-fashioned looking flowers like the kind you see in a typical English Cottage Garden. However, England’s climate isn’t all that similar to mine. In fact, not at all.

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Caryopteris x clandonensis “Dark Knight”

Posted on September 20, 2018September 25, 2019 by Dorie

20180825_101038 I have a lot of pictures of this plant, and for a good reason. Starting in mid-summer into early fall it is enshrouded in a cloud of deep-blue flowers with a halo of pollinators all around.

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Corn Poppy (Papaver rhoeas)

Posted on May 24, 2018September 25, 2019 by Dorie

When I watched “The Wizard of Oz” as a kid, I never understood why the poppies in the field Dorothy walked through were all red. Duh, everyone knows that poppies are orange!! Right? Wait…

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Shasta Daisy (Leucanthemum x superbum)

Posted on May 19, 2018September 25, 2019 by Dorie

I’m a big fan of having a colorful array of flowers in my yard blooming throughout the year. But without splashes of white to offset all that color, it just tends to run together. With satiny white petals, and bright and cheery yellow centers, the Shasta Daisy fills that roll of color balance very nicely!

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Caring for Roses Part 2: Sun & Soil

Posted on April 24, 2018September 25, 2019 by Dorie

20180419_155102 Perhaps one of the reasons that roses are such a favorite of mine is that they can take a fair degree of abuse, yet still produce so much beauty season after season. However, there are limits to what they will put up with!