Monica

Very pretty indeed. I love the lilies that have the flowers facing down. I would love to find either seeds or bulbs of that one. Everything is looking so fresh and alive I love that in a garden. Nice job.

Paula

Very pretty! That bright red foliage with the lime green sweet potato is gorgeous.

Karen

that Shecherazada is coming to my garden as well, what a beauty!
Love your lilies!
What is the upright burgundy foliage plant?

Wozers I tried to accomplish your look but failed.:( Your gardens are gorgeus...Is that canna stuggart and which burgundy canna is that? I have it but no name...My stuggart is not half as pretty as yours.... Is that a coleus? Burgundy leaves.... Very nice job! Barb

very nice Monica - I am getting more and more lilies in my gardens also - love the mix and match of flowers. You are getting a real cottage garden look .....

Lynne

Thank you guys for the compliments.

Paula, I looooooove any type of lilies! I had the asiatics bloom in the spring, trumpets at the beginning of summer and now the orientals and orienpets are putting on some show! My black beauty has just started blooming and I have almost 15 blooms per stalk so I'll have to take pictures of that one and post it soon.

Karen, I also love coleous and sweet potatoes. I overwintered the sweet potato tubers, but I thought they had died since there were some bugs on them when I took them out and I just tossed them in that bed since it's a lasagna bed started in the fall. I didn't think they were going to grow. I gotta tell you, most of my favorite combos are simply by chance :0)

Linda, you're going to love the scheherazade lily! it's one of my very favorites and smells delicious.

Barb, the burgundy plant is canna 'australia' also one of my favorites. They keep their color all year long and bloom pretty much until frost. I got my stuttgart from a GW member here in NC. It's just beatiful! It's finally starting to put out flowers which the hummers love and you can't beat the foliage. The burgundy foliage is coleous. I don't know what I would do with out them in my garden. They provide such a long show even without flowers and all I have to do is buy one of each and I propagate them as much as I want. I usually have coleouses waiting for a spot in the garden :0)
What makes you think you failed to accomplish the look? Believe me, I don't really have an eye for design so most of my beds are happy mistakes!

Lynne, you can't go wrong with lilies. they're easy to care for, bloom like crazy and smell heavenly! what more could anyone ask for?

I would really appreciate suggestions to make my garden better. So please don't hesitate to add your ideas.

Monica

Love it Monica!!
you did a great job. My favorite is pic # 5.
Karen

Monica,

Gorgeous! What's that tall red/maroon plant on the third pic? Is it annual or perennial?

Nice setup! :)

Neil

Monica I love the australes (sp) too..It really is a great canna..I placed my stuggart in shade because I was told it burns easy..Not yours! Mine is in shade and still burns.. Crazy?

Love coleus too..I bought a few this year to do same as you..And start new ones next year..Yours is so happy in the ground...Beautiful..:) I am sure your soil and gardening skills are mucho better than mine... I will post some pics so you can laugh hmmmnn teach me..:) Barb

Monica,
Everything is so colorful! I do love those lilies.
Also what ever the deep burgandy/ purple plant is in
# 3&4.
Purple sand cherry? Or something else?

Mary

Oh very very nice. Did you get the bee balm from me? It looks a bit like mine and I remember trading with you. It is doing a great job in that spot. Really all your pics were lovely.
I love all the different foliage you managed to get so healthy. I really must grow more burgundy plants now.

kat d.
floodthelast

Hi guys!

Neil and Mary, the burgundy foliage plant is a coleous 'ox blood' I's a tender annual, but I always take cuttings in early fall and overwinter it in the house so I don't have to buy any more the next year.....I'm cheap that way :0)

Barb, my stuttgart also burns quite a bit. I have it in only a few hours of sunlight and give it consistent moisture, but it's doesn't help much. But since they keep growing new leaves, if the burned leaves get to be too distracting, I just cut them off. But even with all that burning, I wouldn't get rid of them because they're soooooo pretty!

thanks Kat, I remember trading with you, but that bee balm I've had for almost 3 years and this is the first year that has put on a really nice show. I had it planted in really bad soil and last fall I moved it to that bed since I had amended it a lot. It really seems to like it home now. I'm thinking that if you sent me a bee balm it's probably in a nursery pot waiting to get a permanent home :0)

Today, I'm just hoping that at the end of the day, my plants close to the house are still alive. I have a crew of guys replacing the gutters and you know they don't pay a whole lot of attention to where things are landing. I'll keep my fingers crossed......

Monica

Oh, I like your pretties very much! Very much!

What's the speckled plant in the last pic, behind those gorgeous zinnias?

PV