TLC Country Floral: Plants You Don't Want To Miss!

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Plants You Don't Want To Miss!

Gazania Kiss Series

Orange Flame

After a long cold winter it's finally time to plant our gardens.........

Acanthus
Bears Breeches

and we all head to the greenhouse hungry for some blooming color.......

Vigna Caracalla
Snail Vine

but look at the beautiful plants that we missed along the way!

Clerodendron Ugandensis
Butterfly Bush

This little Gazania looks like sunshine in the garden! The little Acanthus is a Zone 6 perennial. We overwinter our Zone 6 perennials in pots inside our garage, water them monthly and enjoy their beautiful blooms again the next spring! Vigna Caracalla (Snail Vine) is a fast growing vine with unusual snail shaped blossoms. It is beautiful in a container garden grown on an topiary. Butterfly Bush is a fitting name for this Clerodendron. We enjoy it in a container garden on the patio and love to watch the butterflies flock to it!

Now is the time to make notes about the beautiful plants you would like to have in your gardens next year. It's time to start a garden journal!!

2 comments:

BernyJune 13, 2009 at 11:47 AM
Your pictures are awesome, I would like to know what type of camera you are using to get such clarity on your close ups.
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Faded PlainsJune 15, 2009 at 12:21 PM
I love the Bears Breeches, Snail Vine, Butterfly Bush...well, you get the idea :o)
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It all starts with a seed! Welcome to our blog! TLC Country Floral is nestled on the Nebraska prairie between Fremont and Hooper. We grow and dry flowers harvested from gardens located on our property. We use many methods to dry flowers including air drying and freeze drying. The beautiful blooms harvested from our gardens are used to create stunning arrangements in traditional, vintage and contemporary containers. Others adorn wreaths and swags. Our extensively landscaped property includes a potting shed, gazebo, granite patio, rose garden, pergola and cutting garden. Our landscape includes over 100 container gardens that showcase the unique and unusual plants we sell in our greenhouse. Each year we hold two to three scheduled open houses. During the growing season we host shop and garden tours by appointment. We invite you to follow our blog as we share decorating and design ideas for your home and garden. We will show you what’s blooming behind our garden gate and share with you how to grow it in your own garden. We will show you the new designs and treasures available in the shop and give you ideas about adding life and texture to your home with the use of flowers. You may even see a familiar face on our blog when we post pictures of some of our summer visitors. Thanks for sharing this amazing journey with us! It really does all start with a seed!