My recent visit to
The glamour of annuals - Blithewold
Submitted by Ledge and Gardens Blog
Blithewold to hear Michael Dirr’s lecture on ‘Noble Trees’ had its’ expected reward of visiting the flower and vegetable gardens
so carefully tended by Kris and Gail. The trees often escape my attention as the allure of the colorful annuals and perennials pull me to the greenhouse garden area. There are always the favorites
in different and exciting colors but there are also unusual annuals
such as this Gomphocarpus physocarpus aka ‘Balloon Cottonbush’ or ‘Hairy Balls’ which, to me, is the ultimate Beavus and Butthead annual. It does have very pretty flowers
in spite of the rather unfortunate but every intriguing looking seedpods.
The bones of these garden beds stay the same but the contents are always changing which is a credit to the creative gardening talents of the aforementioned gardeners. The flower beds overflow and are lush, full, and always a joy to visit.
This is the shot that left me wanting more…even if it is school bus yellow.
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