Tuesday, September 24, 2019

A garden tour of sorts...

Every late summer/early fall I do an extensive garden tour post. I've taken photos for this year's tour, but since the book deadline is looming large I don't have time to edit and organize the photos. Instead I've done a few quick video tours, they're each under a minute because that's what Instagram tells me is acceptable, and I also want to post these there. My video skills are pathetic and the narration is rather flat, but...it is what it is. I hope you enjoy...

The front garden...

Walking into the back garden...

The upper back garden...

And the shade pavilion and patio...

I still plan to do a regular photo heavy tour later in the year, this is just an "until then" appetizer.

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Weather Diary, Sept 23: Hi 69, Low 56 Precip 0

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12 comments:

  1. Your garden is looking great, Loree. I see no sign of the late summer ugliness that tends to plague us down this way. As part of my wholesale overhaul of my bromeliad bed, I've dug up all the specimens not ravaged by the raccoons and put them in pots but now I'm deliberating as to whether I should put them in the ground again, even with the protection of the stone I've added to the area. I may follow your lead and try hanging some on the fence.

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    1. The only issue I've had with them on the fence is due to the fact it's an open, staggered, horizontal affair, which allows squirrels to use it as a ladder and a highway. They've knocked a couple off during the summer.

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  2. It's always so different to see a garden in motion. There were parts that looked so tropical and made your garden seem deceptively gigantic. Is that Podophyllum in the stock tank in soil or water or boggy?? Funny the things one notices as the camera pans across them — like your garage wall. The linear pattern is a beautiful design element.

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    1. Gigantic it is not. The Podophyllum is in regular potting soil, but I didn't open the drainage hole on the side of the tank, so water doesn't run out. By this time of year the soil is so dry though that I have to water them a lot to keep them from flopping over.

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  3. The garden is looking tropically lush, more summery than autumnal, but your climate is milder than here. Do you have to water the containers often? You must spend hours every day enjoying your lovely oasis!

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    1. We cool to the low 40's/high 30's over the weekend so I have a feeling the leaves are going to start changing rather quickly and it will be autumnal. Most of the containers are full of plants that don't need much water, so it's not a huge job. That said however the bromeliads do need water during our hot days.

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  4. Fun experiment with the use of new media. A tasty taste while we wait for the main course.
    rickii

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    1. I don't think I'll ever be good at the video thing, but it does show the garden in a different way.

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  5. I like seeing your garden this way. I bet people take a long time to arrive at your front door with all of those lush plantings along the sidewalk.

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    1. My favorite is when people on the way to the park, at the end of the street, stop to check out the plants.

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  6. Taking videos of my own garden frustrates me; it never captures it quite the way I see it. Touring your garden through the video is exciting and it demonstrates your skill as a gardner.
    Is there an update on the book?

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  7. Always a treat to see your spectacular garden!

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