Thank you @Marlorena. I agree about experimenting, nothing ventured, nothing gained. I am going to do some judicious pruning to allow more light into my garden too.
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@coccinella There are lots really, some I've already posted and more to come, but you might like to look at the next one I shall post shortly, as it's perfect for gravel gardens, xeriscaping etc..
Sedum [Hylotelephium] 'Autumn Joy'.. an almost 12 month plant.. in gravel it needs no Chelsea chopping as it never flops. I cut it down late winter and by Feb. it's already growing again.. late September picture.. .. April, such lovely foliage mounds all summer, getting ever larger..
..another drought lover.. Convolvulus cneorum.. flowers in flushes all summer starting in May.. .. a lovely silver leafed shrub all winter..
Stipa gigantea.. I think a top 10 plant for dry gardens.. from an evergreen grassy mound arises these plumes of golden oats to 8 feet.. on a mature plant some 100+ stems can erupt. I like to prune some out and leave about 50.. flowers early, and of interest almost 12 months of the year..
Clematis viticella 'Rhapsody'.. similar to 'Etoile Violette', a bit lighter perhaps.. just as rampant.. cut to 6 inches in winter..
..this border is never irrigated by me.. Anthemis 'E.C. Buxton'.. Salvia 'Royal Bumble'.. the patch of blue is a summer bulb called Triteleia corrunna..
Phlox paniculata in good soil.. this is 'Monica Lyndon-Bell'.. 'Blue Paradise'.. this is very long flowering, but they all are.. 'Purple Flame'.. ..in the landscape.. Hummingbird Hawkmoth on 'Purple Flame' Phlox..
..this is a Japanese mountain Hydrangea.. Hydrangea serrata 'Lace Delight'.. the foliage turns bright red/pink in autumn.. Peonies have such lovely foliage.. ..this is 'Sea Shell'.. underplanting is Sedum spurium 'Atropurpureum'.. Clematis 'Burma Star' has been with me for years and always puts on a good show.. suitable for pots as it's quite short, 5 foot or so.. ..nice with yellow roses and a light blue Geranium.. ..most have Foxgloves in their garden I think, but I especially like the pure white 'Alba' form of Digitalis purpurea.. Helianthemum 'Supreme', a long lasting splash of red, has some ability to repeat flower most of summer.. Crocosmia 'Coleton Fishacre'.. this did not tolerate my droughty conditions.. Echinacea 'Cheyenne Spirit'.. I'm not sure about this, but I'll get some more.. quite a startling colour for a hottish border.. Hemerocallis 'Laurena'.. showing the classic Spider Form of Daylily.. ..flowers from 22nd June-24th July, about a month.. Dahlia 'Le Baron'.. a good strong growing Dahlia for that purple splash..
I have always loved your roses/foxglove mise-en-scène. So very elegant. My foxgloves (alba) never to get over about two foot tall. Any ideas why that might be?
..this first plant is my most astonishing that I have, it's nothing special to look at, like a spreading Gypsophila, it just has so many qualities that amaze me really.. plus a Latin name to match.. From a small evergreen tuft of grass all winter it soon starts to spread, but with a light touch. It can invade other plants without detriment. Further, a little one inch piece cut from a tip and pushed into soil, watered, will soon grow into another plant. I've even done this in late winter. A native of Greece and the Balkans [Illyrian].. it demands 2 things.. full sun and dry rocky conditions, just what I have in my dry garden border. The sharpest of drainage sees it through any winter.. Petrorhagia illyrica var. haynaldiana 'Pink Starlets'.. ..the pink starlets are at the base of the flower.. ..it flowers all summer into late autumn.. ..another splash of colour with Gaillardia 'Mesa Red'.. flowers all summer.. Verbascum 'Flush of White'.. mullein moth caterpillars may eventually find these, but they make a good alternative to white Delphinium and Foxgloves.. long flowering, great with roses of all sorts.. not too tall.. Iberis 'Appen Etz'.. one of the first to flower, from January for several months.. makes a nice evergreen mound.. Berberis 'Admiration'.. a striking small shrub for frontage.. in autumn the colours are even stronger. Deciduous.. Aquilegia 'Blue Barlow'.. these seem more reliable than other Aquilegias I've had.. ..another fiery plant.. Helianthemum 'Fire Dragon'.. does well every year.. Hyssop officinalis.. a very useful long flowering shrub/herb from midsummer.. evergreen, if a bit straggly.. bees swarm over it.. a good alternative to Lavenders..
I rather like this photo with the sun at the front, and a broody sky behind.. I do think a small arch can be fitted into even tiny gardens and I don't think it needs to be totally smothered either. This one isn't as large as it might seem, as in reality it's not much higher than the fence behind.. about 7' at the highest point.. Clematis 'Star of India'.. a personal favourite clematis..
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Of all your plants in the photos, which one(s) do you think would tolerate drought best aside from Erigeron, lavenders and Escholtzia?
Luxembourg
There are lots really, some I've already posted and more to come, but you might like to look at the next one I shall post shortly, as it's perfect for gravel gardens, xeriscaping etc..
.. April, such lovely foliage mounds all summer, getting ever larger..
..another drought lover.. Convolvulus cneorum.. flowers in flushes all summer starting in May..
.. a lovely silver leafed shrub all winter..
Stipa gigantea.. I think a top 10 plant for dry gardens.. from an evergreen grassy mound arises these plumes of golden oats to 8 feet.. on a mature plant some 100+ stems can erupt. I like to prune some out and leave about 50.. flowers early, and of interest almost 12 months of the year..
Clematis viticella 'Rhapsody'.. similar to 'Etoile Violette', a bit lighter perhaps.. just as rampant.. cut to 6 inches in winter..
..this border is never irrigated by me..
Anthemis 'E.C. Buxton'.. Salvia 'Royal Bumble'.. the patch of blue is a summer bulb called Triteleia corrunna..
Phlox paniculata in good soil.. this is 'Monica Lyndon-Bell'..
'Blue Paradise'.. this is very long flowering, but they all are..
'Purple Flame'..
..in the landscape..
Hummingbird Hawkmoth on 'Purple Flame' Phlox..
Hydrangea serrata 'Lace Delight'.. the foliage turns bright red/pink in autumn..
Peonies have such lovely foliage..
..this is 'Sea Shell'.. underplanting is Sedum spurium 'Atropurpureum'..
Clematis 'Burma Star' has been with me for years and always puts on a good show.. suitable for pots as it's quite short, 5 foot or so..
..nice with yellow roses and a light blue Geranium..
..most have Foxgloves in their garden I think, but I especially like the pure white 'Alba' form of Digitalis purpurea..
Helianthemum 'Supreme', a long lasting splash of red, has some ability to repeat flower most of summer..
Crocosmia 'Coleton Fishacre'.. this did not tolerate my droughty conditions..
Echinacea 'Cheyenne Spirit'.. I'm not sure about this, but I'll get some more.. quite a startling colour for a hottish border..
Hemerocallis 'Laurena'.. showing the classic Spider Form of Daylily..
..flowers from 22nd June-24th July, about a month..
Dahlia 'Le Baron'.. a good strong growing Dahlia for that purple splash..
Luxembourg
From a small evergreen tuft of grass all winter it soon starts to spread, but with a light touch. It can invade other plants without detriment. Further, a little one inch piece cut from a tip and pushed into soil, watered, will soon grow into another plant. I've even done this in late winter.
A native of Greece and the Balkans [Illyrian].. it demands 2 things.. full sun and dry rocky conditions, just what I have in my dry garden border. The sharpest of drainage sees it through any winter..
Petrorhagia illyrica var. haynaldiana 'Pink Starlets'..
..the pink starlets are at the base of the flower..
..it flowers all summer into late autumn..
..another splash of colour with Gaillardia 'Mesa Red'.. flowers all summer..
Verbascum 'Flush of White'.. mullein moth caterpillars may eventually find these, but they make a good alternative to white Delphinium and Foxgloves.. long flowering, great with roses of all sorts.. not too tall..
Iberis 'Appen Etz'.. one of the first to flower, from January for several months.. makes a nice evergreen mound..
Berberis 'Admiration'.. a striking small shrub for frontage.. in autumn the colours are even stronger. Deciduous..
Aquilegia 'Blue Barlow'.. these seem more reliable than other Aquilegias I've had..
..another fiery plant.. Helianthemum 'Fire Dragon'.. does well every year..
Hyssop officinalis.. a very useful long flowering shrub/herb from midsummer.. evergreen, if a bit straggly.. bees swarm over it.. a good alternative to Lavenders..
I rather like this photo with the sun at the front, and a broody sky behind.. I do think a small arch can be fitted into even tiny gardens and I don't think it needs to be totally smothered either. This one isn't as large as it might seem, as in reality it's not much higher than the fence behind.. about 7' at the highest point..
Clematis 'Star of India'.. a personal favourite clematis..