I’ve been a bit consumed these days, which is why I haven’t written for awhile. I’ve been obsessed with a project that I have been thinking about for years. In my back yard there is a long, narrow bed that used to be overgrown with dayllilies. Last fall I had them all removed, so now, I get to plant an entirely new bed. Of course, I’ve been making a mental list of many a beautiful blossom as I’ve thought about this project over the years. But, as it’s becoming a reality, I’ve been carefully researching and procuring plants and drawing out plans to create a peaceful blue and white border that will bloom all summer long. For now, the only flowers in bloom are these pretty pale blue Phlox, British Daisies, and the white Candy Tufts {details below}.
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| Woodland Phlox “Chatahoochee”, Candytuft, British Daisies |
I hope that I will be sharing many more shots in the coming months of blue and white blooms as they open throughout the season.
One of the key ways to make flowers in a border look more natural and to stand out is a healthy foundation of greens. Likewise, a variety of greenery makes bouquets look more interesting and beautiful. Planting an assortment of different shades and shapes of green leaves gives one a huge degree of freedom for making bouquets, right in your own backyard.
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| Lady’s Mantle, Alchemilla/ Lemon Thyme, Thymus citrionorus/ “Mrs. Edgehill” Catnip, Nepta hybridia/ Silverdust Dusty Miller |
Are you planning on planting someday soon? If you’d like to freshen up your beds with some shades of blue and white here is a list of all of the blooms I’ve been planting.
Blue Blooms
Woodland Phlox “Chatahoochee”, Silver Sands Lavendar, Coerulea Great Camas, King Arthur Delphiniums, “Takion Blue” Campanula or Bellflower, Devon Skies Blue-Eyed Grass. I am also adding some blueberry bushes, and purple artichokes to add another dimension of bluishness, whimsy and drama. The “Mrs. Edgehill” Catmint in the above selection of greens also put out beautiful stalks of of blue flowers.
White Blooms
Candytuft, loads of Casa Blanca Lillies, Ismenes Festalis, British Daisy, Gaurdian White Delphinium are the perennials. I’m also two annuals, Rocket White Snapdragons and a white Stock, to be determined.
Shades of White Roses
Towards the back of the bed is a row of white roses, Sunny Knock Out, Frau Karl Druschkis, Iceberg and Pascali are in the current line up, I may try to find a few more interesting white breeds. In front of each of them is a Nepta hybrida, which will add a lush cover to the thorny stocks upon which the blanc blooms are based.
Emily-
i can't wait to see your garden in full bloom and the arrangements to follow!
Teresa
xoxo
Lovely blooms here, I need plants and flowers so badly!!
I love the April Fool's pranks! Did you do any today??
Hope you had a fun April Fools day, Emily! No fooling, I'm loving your garden plans and greens. We ripped out the majority of our landscaping during the downpour on Saturday (well the "we" is definitely in quote marks, I did none of the ripping). Everything is muddy and sad right now, but I'm dreaming of the blooms to come.
Hope you are enjoying the sun! XOXO