The garden beat goes on
Yesterday I wrote about the rhythm of seasonal flowering, and I’m witnessing it this week in my raised beds. The Texas bluebonnets are slightly past peak bloom, and they’re about to be succeeded by sweet-scented ‘Bath’s Pink’ dianthus, the periwinkle flowers with blue-gray foliage.
As these tightly wound petals unfurl, they will perfume half the garden. For those walking by, the dianthus is nearly at nose height, the better to take a deep whiff.
Near the deck, ‘Etoile Violette’ clematis is covered in pointed, fuzzy buds…
…that are opening into this.
An inherited heuchera with minty, veined leaves…
…has sent up delicate bloom stalks with downward-facing ivory-and-green flowers.
As the beat goes on, ‘Kent’s Beauty’ oregano will soon sport bracts of mauve and ivory.
Dalhberg daisy gears up nearby.
‘Goblin’ gaillardia is taking up the beat on the sunnier side of the garden, with fat, hairy buds beginning to open.
And in a container, this tiny succulent has joined the drum circle with an explosion of lemon yellow.
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Your garden just keeps on giving. I love the way the dianthus scents the garden. Ihave one and I am not sure which one but it is in the ground and you can smell it all over the front garden when it gets to blooming. My garden is at a stand still since we have gone back into a more normal coll spring weather pattern.
Pam,
It looks like things are coming along beautifully!
You do have quite rhythm going on there. You have a great skill for well thought out plantings.
I do love those blue bonnets and have seen them many places but never in person, yet! Your garden is marching toward summer isn’t it.
Don’t you just love spring?
Spring is a beautiful season in your garden! I very much love the Texas bluebonnets. And the clematis is gorgeous!
Beautiful…as usual.
Pam, It’s so lovely in your garden! Love Kent’s Beauty and had to have it last year! It survived in a pot unprotected from the arctic blast…what a trooper! …and now I am humming and singing along with Sonny and Cher~ “…and the beat goes on…” gail
Pam, It’s so lovely in your garden! Love Kent’s Beauty and had to have it last year! It survived in a pot unprotected from the arctic blast…what a trooper! and, now I am humming and singing along with Sonny and Cher~ “…and the beat goes on…” gail
A drum circle is the perfect metaphor for these fabulous images, Pam. How wonderful to have the Dianthus at nose level, but even far down on the ground, well farther for you than for me, the fragrance wafts strongly. You are just ahead of us with the dianthus and clemmie. That is a favorite here as well.
Fabulous post and photos, as usual!
I just love blue in the garden…I need that color Clematis here..
I’m not much for pink flowers but the pale icy pink of that dianthus is just what I like.
Looks like someone had some rain to wash the pollen off; everything’s looking lovely! Wish I had better luck with pinks; I think they like a sweeter soil than mine or something: I love a plant that perfumes half the garden! Your Heuchera looks like ‘Harvest Silver’ btw…thanks for sharing!
Everything looks so pretty! I have dianthus in my garden and I have never noticed a fragrance. I’m going to have to get closer to the ground and check that out when mine blooms.