Misc. 2009

Red Maple and Sumac

Fall color on the south berm.

Tulips under the catalpa. I hung colored eggs, with blessings in them, on the catalpa tree to welcome in the spring.

 

 

 

 

 

 

My good friend Panayoti Kelaidis gifted me 3 of these beautiful African Sages 20 years ago, for my Aurora Colorado garden.  I divided them and took them with me to our new home in Brighton.  They are growing well, even in this crappy soil.

North patio African sage garden
Natural, un-irrigated grass over the leach field.

We amended the soil and added drought resistant, natural prairie grasses over the leach field.  This area gets no extra water other than what leaches out into the field.

 

 

Willow tree

I

LOVE

this

big

Willow.  I have always wanted a willow tree, they are so romantic.  There are only a couple varieties that grow well in Colorado in not planted b a body of water.   I bought this one from Home Depot.  The tag said that it would do well in drought conditions so I thought I would give it a try.   So far, soo lovely!

The herb garden

There’s still color and lots of green growth in the wild flower garden (top left), the green in the leach field is grass (center), all the rest of it is mowed weeds!  We’ve got a long way to go.

Adding color

 

Noodle garden, spring 2008

Daffodils and tulips

Catalpa, Spring 2008

 

 

 

 

 

White tulips planted under the catalpa

Korean Lilacs in bloom
Rosa Rugosa and white alium
Soo much going on in the willow garden

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The willow garden is really coming along.  I planted dwarf stella ‘d oro yellow daylilies at the edge of the rock border, and more of Aunt Judy’s giant orange day lilies behind those.  Dark purple salvia, and Russian sage.

Big improvements in the willow garden

The 3 sand cherry shrubs are filling out nicely, and the willows have reached about 3 and a half feet tall.  Brian bought a second bird feeder and I painted it to match the first one.  I added Golden Spirea, mother’s wort and lovage herbs (because they are prolific and take up space), and two beds of my Mother’s yellow and white Iris.

Mom’s yellow Iris
I had no idea catalpa blooms were so huge, fragrant, and beautiful

I have no idea what the name of this Iris is.

Anyone?

 

 

 

 

Aunt Judy’s day lilies – south bed

Waiting for a wabbit
the purple ash has beautiful fall color
Red Maple and Sumac