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.
