Hi Gretchen,
Here are some pictures from my yard to share with the Live Oak Circle. Good Gardening, Susan.
1. Caladiums & ferns grow great under the shade of my giant live oak tree. For years & years I included impatiens with the caladiums & ferns, but now they won’t grow because of the impatiens downy mildew epidemic. I keep the invasive fern in control because it is planted in an old rusted out fire pit. I’ts elevated just enough to keep the fern from spreading.
2. Hydrangea, swamp hibiscus & white shrimp plant all growing under the live oak tree. All of these were given to me by garden club members or I got them at our plant swaps.
3. Mary C. from the Cherokee Rose Circle gave me a small rooted cutting of this outstanding red salvia a couple years ago. It is about 5 feet tall now & never falls over. It blooms from spring until we get freezing temperatures. That area is also planted with black & blue salvia & pineapple sage, but the big red salvia towers over the other sage/salvias. I have it planted so that I can see it from my kitchen sink window. It makes doing the dishes much more pleasant when I often get to watch hummingbirds & butterflies on that big red salvia.
Good Gardening,
Susan
Hi Gretchen,
Love the idea of sharing our garden pictures with our Live Oak Circle friends. These pictures were taken in the Potager Garden at the Garden Club. Becky B. & I tend this charming kitchen garden that provides vegetables, fruits, herbs & cutting flowers all together from one small space. Becky & I are standing behind the outstanding Alachua Red Rose, a.k.a Red Cascade. Babies from this rose are usually available at the MGC Spring Plant Sale & Garden Festival. I look forward to seeing pictures from other Live Oak members’ gardens.
Good Gardening,
Susan W.
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From Lisa D.
My backyard is quite small and very shaded by large trees. Through the years we learned, the expensive way, that we could not grow grass there, soooo after making our own concrete stepping stones with a mold, I planted miniature mondo grass to replace sod. It has taken beautifully. The orchid my husband gave me years ago for an anniversary has only bloomed a few flowers a few times. This year I was so excited to get 6 pairs of blooms! Love my little frog pics. They lived in the drip pan for months.
From Gretchen M.
I've attached a couple of pictures from one of the flower gardens in my front yard. Gaurda (Whirling Butterflies) is the focus of two of the shots (top). The garden itself is a mixture of a lot of plants including pentas, bulbine, salvias, and daylilies.
