For this month’s Garden Bloggers Bloom Day I have some closeup photos of some of what’s blooming in the garden. I’ve done a couple posts on using backgrounds behind plants (Background check / One way to photogrpah a tree). Inspired,… Read More »july bloom day
I’ve heard salvia connoisseurs talk down about this plant, Salvia microphylla ‘Hot Lips,’ mostly because it’s getting to be so commonly available in areas where it grows easily. But of all the sages in my garden this one has been… Read More »hot lips
There are plenty of names for shades of blue: azure, cerulean, indigo, cobalt, ultramarine, sky, and navy. And then there’s even the special synthetic intense ultramarine shade that artist Yves Klein patented under the name “International Klein blue.” A visit… Read More »true blue sages
In celebration of Cinco de Mayo, here’s a patch of the garden featuring the red, white and green colors that dominate the Mexican flag. The plants: Celosia ‘New Look’ (intense red, on the left) Salvia microphylla ‘Hot Lips’ (red-and-white bicolor… Read More »cinco de mayo plant combinations