Senin, 17 November 2014
Inspirations from Washington DC
Our honeymoon had a few more garden visits than was originally planned, but that was quite fine with me. The more gardens I saw, the more ideas I had brewing for the park. And today, as I worked in the hot sun, I daydreamed about working in the shade garden and borrowing some of the ideas I saw while walking about Washington D.C.
I was most impressed with the Mary Livingston Ripley Garden.
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| Curved raised bed in the Mary Livingston Ripley Garden. |
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| Lush planting, yet each plant is easily seen and studied. |
The serpentine garden winds its way through a city block, creating a peaceful, lush, quiet garden space through which to travel. Most of the garden was shadier and what struck me was the diversity in plant material and the unique plants within the raised, curved beds. I like my gardens thickly planted, my shade garden is such an example. But I was being won over by the the planting in this garden. Each plant stands out on its own. The viewer is able to study the plant in its entirety, yet it is still quite lush.
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| My shade garden in May |
I will be working in the Viburnum garden this week and next, taking it a section at a time to limb up trees, clear out overused plants and installing new plants.
My goal is to showcase shade plants that we do not already have in the park and/or are often overlooked by the home gardener.
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| Rodgersia getting ready to bloom earlier this season |
One such plant is Rodgersia. This is a stunning shade plant, tough as nails, has a beautiful white plume of flowers and its thick, deeply lobed and serrated leaves add fabulous texture to the garden. Why dont we see more of this lovely lady in gardens? The price may be a factor. Go over $15 and most gardeners will pass and look for a familiar, less expensive alternative. My hope is that when visitors see the shade plants I am adding they will be inspired to try something a little different in their garden.
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