Red and White

This flower combination is to remaind me of my homeland - Poland.

Annuals: Poppy in different varieties:P. commutatum Ladybird, P. somniferum Danish Flag (red yellow), P. paeoniflorum Goldilocks, P. rhoeas,

Red/lila perennial flowers: Alium gladiator Astrantia major 'Rubra' Lilium sp. Lilium martagon Lychnis chalcedonica Potentilla astrosanguinea Papaver orientale

White flowers: Lily 'Siberia' Malva moschata Narcissi Thalia Tulipa v. Marylin, Kanssas White Polygonum sp.

Green/white leafs: Pulmonaria sacharata Phalaris arundinacea 'Picta'

Grasses and lilies - creation in steps summer 2003

Examples of perenial grasses: Carex buchananii Festuca glauca Festuca gauteri Helictotrichon sempervirens Luzula sylvatica Molina caereluea and 20 others...

Between grasses there are lilies and lots of bulbs of tulips and crocus. This plant bed is created with sand and soil to allow good draining for bulbs and grasses. Its full beauty will possibly be seen during coming season.

Bouquet of Lilies! This flower bed has a south-west exposure. It is mainly my lily collection, spring bulbs and annuals, as mentha for "filling in". The most spectacular colors are during July and August. More about lilies in my garden here! As this flower bed is an example of collection of plants from the same family, I try to do similarly for Campanula sp., Digitalis sp. and Roses.

Northern plant bed Situated on the northern side, in the shade. More shade-liking perennial plants listed below found there wonderful place. Alchemilla mollis Bergenia cordifolia Convallaria majalis Cymbalaria muralis Dicentra formosa, D. spectabilis Dryopteris sp. Epimedium rubrum Galium odoratum Heuchera sanguinea Lamium sp. Weeds!!! Weeds are somehow miraculously the first plants which are showing up in the garden after winter...In general I allow them to grow to some extend in the flower beds. Weeding is usually the most important in the spring. Later, when perennial and annual plants start growing more intensively they are going to take over the place, light and nuritions from weeds. Soils which were not in use for some period of time require very extensive anti-weed campaign. Otherwise there is no point in try to cultivate anything there, since billions of weed seeds are just wating to start. I use NO chemicals to get rid of weeds. Photos & text by Joanna Last changed 2006-04-16 by Joanna