Grasses swaying in the breeze
I know, I know I am going crazy with these pictures. But, if one is good, 20 must be better , right? Anyway, hoping not to post too many after this.
This is my dry garden, I call it my prairie garden. The grass to the left with the two tall plumes is Pampass. The one to the right is Miscanthus 'Morning light' and a smaller Miscanthus to the right of that. Don't know the name of that one. The grasses are fronted by sedums, 'Autumn Joy', 'Matrona' and 'Frosty Morn' are tall and some seed heads are visible. Then I have sedum 'Vera Jameson' at the foot of the tall sedums , alongwith some blanket flower ('Gaillardia') and some iceplant ('Delosperma Cooperii') , daylilies 'Stella D' oro' and 'Happy returns'. Oregano runs rampant in this bed in spring and summer. I also have lots of 'Rudbeckia Goldstrum' behind the grasses , along the fence. I don't cut those back till the spring so the seed heads provide food for the goldfinches.I plan to add some Russian sage and purple cone flower here next year. I planted cone flowers this year too but the rabbits ate all the seedlings.
The grasses provide movement here , and contrast nicely with the sedums' stiff upright habit and succulent leaves. I've tried several times to capture the movement in a picture and this is the best one I have. It looks so wistful with the interplay of the sun and shadows.
Of course, they are a bear to cut down in the spring, they slice through long sleeves and pants and I have cuts and scratches all over me. But, I think, a small price to pay.
1 Comments:
peek-a-boo works in this one too - :)
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