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":
Panicum (Switch Grass) 'Rotstrahlbusch', Monarda (Bee Balm) and Juniper 'Wichita Blue'
Achillea 'Moonwalker', Sedum 'Matrona' and Sorghastrum (Indian Grass) 'Sioux Blue'
Too many mention
Astilbe 'Deutschland' and Physocarpus (Ninebark) 'Diablo'
Mountain Mint, Panicum (Switch Grass) 'Rotstrahlbusch' and Monarda (Bee Balm)
Itea 'Henry's Garnet' and Miscanthus 'Variegatus'
Itea 'Henry's Garnet', Viburnum 'Emerald Lustre' and Amsonia (Eastern Bluestar) 'Tabernaemontana'
Again, too many to mention
Viburnum 'Aurora' and Miscanthus 'Gracillimus'
Itea 'Henry's Garnet', Chasmanthium latifolium (Northern Sea Oats) and Panicum 'Northwind'
Geranium 'Brookside', Asclepias Incarnata (Swamp Milkweed) and Itea 'Henry's Garnet'
Astilbe 'Deutschland' and Nepeta (Catmint) 'Walker's Low'
Little of everything
Angerus sisterium and Runningus brotherium
Revengus brotherium (rare cultivar) and Runningus sisterium
Slipanslideium
Slipanslideum (Male version, less hardy)
Keep these plants active and outdoors and they agree to photos like this:
A great weekend on many fronts.
John