Garden Stitching and Joys

Design - "Let's Play in the Dirt"

Designer - Stacy Nash Primitives

Fabric - 32 count Natural linen  

Fibers - DMC - 2 strands over 2 threads

Started - 13 September 2012

Completed - 13 September 2012

I thought I'd commemorate the Garden Party with a stitch as well as photos.  I love this little Stacy Nash piece.  I changed the color of the watering can to gray as I like old metal watering cans.

For this week's Garden Party I want to share some of my favorite container plants - singles and combinations.

This Hebe "McKean" as stayed lush and pint-sized all summer long.

Sometimes I'm all about the containers.  I love my little glazed-rimmed pots.  Especially now that they have a patina on the clay portion.  Yep, I have my plants on an old beer display - how's that for re-purposing?

I don't know the name of this Sedum, but I so love its calming color and interesting form.

Here's a display of Sempervivums and Sedums.

They reside on the roof of a faux birdhouse.

I planted all the Agaves in a cactus mix.  The great drainage that provides has been very forgiving of my tendency to over-water.

Two new dwarf conifers - both have been happy as can be in containers this summer.  The bright green one is Cupressus macrocarpa "Wilma Goldcrest".

This is one extra-funky Sedum - it's called Sedum sieboldii "Mediovariegatum".

And isn't Sedum "Lidakense" a pretty little thing cascading over the clay pot? Love the blue/gray & rose color combination.

The clear winner this year though is Begonia maculata "Polka Dot".  I'm going to attempt to over-winter it inside to be safe.  We'll see how that works out.

Lastly this Salvia patens "Guanajuato" wins the Performer of the Year award.  It over-wintered outside, unprotected in this large pot.  It took it's time to 'come back', but by mid-May there were signs of life.  The plant began blooming in early July and has never quit - much to my delight and that of my Hummingbirds.

I hope my tour of container plants provided you with a plant or two to try in your own garden next year.