These are HD shots of some of the flowers in the gardens in June 2013. We grew new varieties of hybrid sunflowers this year. The have been spectacular. The colors have proven to be very attractive to the visitors of the gardens.
We are collecting seeds for use next year. The birds like the Cardinals and Wrens have been sharing in the seed harvest too. We take the first and primary seed heads and we leave all the secondary heads to dry on the stem and let the birds enjoy them.
Some of the Abutilon hybrids we grow as tree-standards are performing in top-notch this year.
The garden walks lined with various ferns are lush.
The hydrangea are beautiful, and have very large bloom heads
A Rose in bloom
This was a tree that got damaged in a storm in June of 2007. I had the top removed and used this snag to support vines. The vines used to cover it all all evergreen vines. There are Hedera helix, Ficus pumila (Fig vine), and a purple Passiflora.
These are ground covers and grasses planted in and on dead tree logs we utilized from the trees that were taken down. After just a few short years the logs are no longer visible.
