This is a dwarf Alberta spruce rhodie (rhododendron) candytuft this little tiny Douglas Fir will look like this then this! Ferns volunteering in the back flowerbed Flowers
Lilac tree Cherry trees Wild ferns vinca Beautiful firewood, even more beautiful in the stove Thank you to theoldchick for giving me the framework to do a photo essay- I tried to do what she did a little bit.
What beautiful pictures and thanks for sharing. I grew up in Upstate NY and my grandma had the most beautiful lilace bushes. We can't grow them in Fl and I mis them very much. I can almost smell them now!!! Have a blessed evening and thanks again
What I miss MOST about no longer living on the Oregon Coast during my formative years are the rhodies. Oh, how I miss those! All the different colors, featured against those large, shiny green leaves! I understand azaleas are cousins to rhododendrons, but they are NOTHING compared to the Oregon coast rhodies. You just made me homesick for a time gone past. But it's a warm, happy/sad feeling. Thank you so much!
Lush, verdant beauty. Thanks for sharing with us. If I were to take pics of my backyard, you would be treated to deep holes dug by my GP, the inevitable chicken coop and a stack of lumber for adding onto the coop. Thanks for a pictorial walk through a serene beautiful yard.
Very pretty! "Candytuft"... that's the white ones? I like those, can you tell me more about them? Perennial I assume? Shade or sun? Do they spread quickly? How high?
Thank you for the comments, hisdaughter PineappleMama gryeyes Baymule! I am glad you enjoyed it! Lilacs have a very strong smell and I occasionally even smell it very far away from the tree! We have stopped the free ranging is why I have flowers. The rhododendrons around here turn into TREES. Thanks again, all!
Quote:Thank you for your comment, Laurajean! Candytuft is excellent, and is common around here in flowerbeds. It is a perennial, and spreads but not too quickly. You can fill a small space in a flowerbed in a few years, though, and it doesn't get very high- I would say 6-8 inches high. Plant some! I need to dig up some of mine and move it so I can have it in other places. I have mine in part shade (afternoon and morning shade). I have seen it planted in full sun though. My mom has hers planted in full sun and it is doing well. I would have to google it to tell you more. ***googling**** Here is one: http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/wildseed/22/22.4.html Well it says taller than what I have. And I never prune mine, lol.
