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The Garden is Coming Together

By John Markowski @jmarkowski0

This weekend was the first time I noticed that the garden was starting to "pull it all together". By that I mean, it is becoming less and less about the individual plants and more about how they act together as a whole. A collection of plants is becoming a "garden".
Here are some samples of the "garden":

The garden is coming together

Panicum (Switch Grass) 'Rotstrahlbusch', Monarda (Bee Balm) and Juniper 'Wichita Blue'


The garden is coming together

Achillea 'Moonwalker', Sedum 'Matrona' and Sorghastrum (Indian Grass) 'Sioux Blue' 


The garden is coming together

Too many mention


The garden is coming together

Astilbe 'Deutschland' and Physocarpus (Ninebark) 'Diablo'


The garden is coming together

Mountain Mint, Panicum (Switch Grass) 'Rotstrahlbusch' and Monarda (Bee Balm)


The garden is coming together

Itea 'Henry's Garnet' and Miscanthus 'Variegatus'


The garden is coming together

Itea 'Henry's Garnet', Viburnum 'Emerald Lustre' and Amsonia (Eastern Bluestar) 'Tabernaemontana'


The garden is coming together

Again, too many to mention


The garden is coming together

Viburnum 'Aurora' and Miscanthus 'Gracillimus'


The garden is coming together

Itea 'Henry's Garnet', Chasmanthium latifolium (Northern Sea Oats) and Panicum 'Northwind'


The garden is coming together

Geranium 'Brookside', Asclepias Incarnata (Swamp Milkweed) and Itea 'Henry's Garnet'


The garden is coming together

Astilbe 'Deutschland' and Nepeta (Catmint) 'Walker's Low'


The garden is coming together

Little of everything


The garden is coming together

Angerus sisterium and Runningus brotherium


The garden is coming together

Revengus brotherium (rare cultivar) and Runningus sisterium


The garden is coming together

Slipanslideium


The garden is coming together

Slipanslideum (Male version, less hardy)


Keep these plants active and outdoors and they agree to photos like this:
The garden is coming together
 And they even eat lunch sitting NEXT to each other:
The garden is coming together

A great weekend on many fronts.
John 

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