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Friday, May 13, 2011

Around the Garden

From 95 to 45 in a few days. That's temperature, not angles of view. But it could be either one, I suppose. Shall we?

Prairie Smoke




















Baptisia




















'Tiger Eyes' Sumac














Shooting Star





















'Globemaster' Allium

Nice View?














Peony Sweat




















Variegated Red Twig Dogwood

View From Under Arbor














Black Chokeberry




















Purple Smokebush












Mountain Bluet














'Carolina Moonlight' Baptisia




















Ninebark




















Smokebush Bloom




















Evidence of my first ever Baltimore Oriole--
he's eating elm seeds.

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12 comments:

  1. Diana StuderMay 13, 2011 at 1:16 PM

    Is the grassy lawn off to the right next door, or also part of your patch?

    Your garden is looking very inviting, and I'm learning to recognise Baptisia.

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  2. Susan in the Pink HatMay 13, 2011 at 2:45 PM

    Liking the Dodecathon. Impressed I remembered the name correctly.

    Question: Does it bother you that you can still see your fence? Mine drives me nuts. It's like staring at the bars of a little suburban cage. I'm always trying to cover it up. You seem more at peace with it.

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  3. Benjamin VogtMay 13, 2011 at 2:59 PM

    D--Yes, 2/3 of the back yard is lawn. Unfortunately. I keep it for resale value. I guess it's a nice visual break.
    S--We purposely put in a chain link fence in the back to see through to an acreage, and the wood fence I like... it feels zenish. Plus we can't see the big dogs next door, though they try to dig under the fence (I have some patching to do with chicken wire).

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  4. Benjamin VogtMay 13, 2011 at 3:00 PM

    And come late summer, you can't see that wood fence anyway. That's my 6-12' perennial zone!

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  5. Corner Gardener SueMay 13, 2011 at 9:13 PM

    You have a beautiful place! I've liked the ninebark I've seen on other blogs. I'm not sure I knew it grew here. Congratulations on the oriole siting. I don't think I've ever seen one.

    I took some photos of my baptisa buds today, too. I planted a white blooming one I got at the Spring Affair. It is pretty small. I hope it grows large enough to fill up some of the space it's in this year.

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  6. Benjamin VogtMay 13, 2011 at 9:31 PM

    Sue--Ninebark eats clay for breakfast, esp damp clay. My 'Coppertina' is one of my favorite shrubs, and grows fast once established (faster than other cultivars, except maybe the yellow-leaved 'Dart's Gold,' which I also have). Baptisia takes me 2-3 years to get established, but after three years, it's quite a show! I have bi-colored, yellow, purple, and white varieties. See you on Father's Day?

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  7. Gardener in the DistanceMay 14, 2011 at 9:48 PM

    Beautiful photos, Benjamin. I especially like the broader views of your garden, which seems a peaceful place.

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  8. Benjamin VogtMay 15, 2011 at 10:56 AM

    It's especially peaceful in the winter, when there aren't lawnmowers and dogs barking (as much). But hey, I've built a nice space, and it is certainly an extension, a hope, of my need for space, distance, silence....

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  9. IngerMay 15, 2011 at 11:33 AM

    Your garden is so beautiful and, yes, peaceful.--Inger

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  10. Benjamin VogtMay 15, 2011 at 12:46 PM

    Thanks, Inger! Compliments feel good, unlike this cloudy weather.

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  11. DonnaMay 15, 2011 at 10:09 PM

    The garden is certainly filling out and blooming so lovely...I love how allium bursts through like it is breaking through paper...orioles just arrived here as well...

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  12. Thomas RainerMay 16, 2011 at 9:51 AM

    Love the shots of the buds and stems unfurling. Such a fascinating time of year in the garden.

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