Summer's End.

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                          I hope the closing season has brought all you wished for. 

Enjoy the weekend,

Maryanne

                                                                                 

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The Sky Is Falling

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When working with stone as an element in any type of classic garden, keep in mind boulders do not fall from the sky , but instead gently make their way to the surface of a garden,.......and should be planted as such......... 

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good rule of thumb, 1/3 in 2/3 out......

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Mums Not Always The Word

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With  fall just around the corner and most summer containers looking a little more than tired, now is the perfect time to revamp, refurbish and refresh for fall. To the ever popular mum display, try working in a new plant or combination of plants to add subtle color variations as well as texture, or go completely big and bold with a wonderful array to reds and oranges, all available in some of the late flowering annuals and perennials still for sale.

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bunnings
 golden creeping jenny

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Coleus Orange Sunset

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Coral Bells Amethyst Myst

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Ornamental Kale

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Moneywort or Creeping Jenny

Hostas Direct 

Amber Waves

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Persian Shield

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Ornamental Burgandy  Millet

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Licorice Plant

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Coleus

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 timberpress
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Gomphrena

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Gold Feather Celosa

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Celosa

If interested in replicating any of these wonderful container designs, drop me a line and I will gladly walk you through it.

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A True Classic

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After another week of thinking outside the box, what could be better than this simple setting to come home to. Boxwood and gravel terrace , simple, elegant, and easily achieved in any setting. Timeless.

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Burgundy Revisited

 I came across this stunning Oregon garden yesterday by Mosaic Gardens Landscape.  Sure to be an 'Oregon Classic", the use of color especially the burgundys and how they relate to one another, as well as play off the other colors is truly outstanding. There is not a thing I would  change in this installation.. The use of burgundy accents is truly note worthy  in this landscape.

 Color, texture, placement and balance all contribute to the overall design and were all taking into consideration during the planning and installation.

Burgundy used as focal points brings your eye further  into the garden

Important to this overall puzzle,  grey stonework helps to relax the eye as well as not distract from the tapestry created by the other colors. 

The  smooth solid mass of the grey urn, in total contrast to the rest of this textured garden, leads your eye up the stairs and  along the stone path. Using any other color or texture would not have been as dramatic or effective.

At the end of the trail, the grey weathered gate and trellis once again add an element of contrast as well as uniformity by relating back to the stone path  and urn within the garden

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A Front Lawn

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When a front lawn is no longer an option. 

 Ancient olives, boulder outcroppings and a field of native wild flowers. A California Classic

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Extending The Season

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 Just as the last of the summer perennials begin to fade, Japanese Anemone makes its debut, taking center stage.  A long lived plant, its  tall slender stems hold flower heads high above the foliage giving not only color and  texture to the fading perennial border but also excellent cut flowers, well into November. 

Starting out as a low dense mass of  what has been described as a grape leaf shape....which makes for a great early summer ground cover....they give way in mid summer to tall flower spikes, eventually blooming into a beautiful yellow centered petaled flower. Similar in silhouette to the annual Cosmos.....another favorite of mine.

Produced in the white to deep pink colorway, I of course prefer the white "Honorine Jobert" as a classic. 

Come  autumn they make a great accompaniment when planted with   Annabelle hydrangea and her chartreuse fall color as well as the ornamental Pennisetum grasses, extending the flowering season.

Leaving the seed heads to their own demise, the Japanese Anemone will add interest to the winter landscape as well.

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Genus	Anemone
Species	x hybrida
Variety	Honorine Jobert
Item Form	1-Quart
Zone	4 - 8
Bloom Season	Early Fall - Early Winter
Habit	Mound-shaped
Plant Height	3 ft - 4 ft
Plant Width	12 in - 18 in
Bloom Size	2 in - 3 in
Additional Characteristics	Easy Care Plants, Flower
Bloom Color	White, Yellow
Foliage Color	Dark Green
Light Requirements	Part Shade
Moisture Requirements	Wet
Soil Tolerance	Normal,  loamy
Uses	Cut Flowers, Ornamental, Outdoor
Restrictions	Canada, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands via waysidegarden

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Fifth and Final Element

                                 

The fifth and final element in the classic garden is  Structure .

This can include not only structural forms as we know it but sculpture as well.

 Some of the earliest landscapes, dating back to ancient times were created for the sole purpose of deity worship. The display of  gods and goddesses, the central theme of these gardens.

Over time these gods were replaced by the perfect human form, as well as bits and pieces of mans creations, making it  no longer a place of worship but one  of contemplation and relaxation, and the garden we know today.

 Just as line geometry and symmetry give strength, movement and foundation to the classic garden, Structure and Sculpture give it  character and organic form creating a natural focal point within the garden. Drawing attention to itself as the only man made element in the garden, it creates not only grace and sophistication but whimsy as well,  humanizing the garden

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