The Birth of Bonnie’s Flower Garden, Part 2

As this new flower garden fills in, magical scenes are revealed and areas for improvement are uncovered

Hi GPODers !

We ’re back in Boulder , Colorado ( Zone 4/5 ) to see more of Bonnie Phipps Moninger ’s gorgeous blossom garden . In case you missed it yesterday , fit outPart 1 here . Yesterday we go steady the raw flower garden full of spring blooms , today we get to see how the space looked in previous summertime .

In 2006 we built a 19 ’ diam walking circle in our compass north side M ( pictured below . ) We built it about 3 ’ in front of three beautiful Buffalo junipers(Juniperussabina‘Buffalo ’ , Zones 3–7)that were there when we move in . But the junipers keep mature and eventually grew into our walk lap . I kept cut them back each year and eventually , they became an ugly pinny wall . So , in April 2020 , Raul , the gardener I function with , hollow them out along with a few other plants that were there . It was amazing how much quad each juniper take up . I decided to make over the whole area into a flower bed since this is one of the few areas in our K that gets a fair amount of Lord’s Day , though not precisely full sun .

My Garden Fairy amongst all the blossom include Kniphofia in the foreground andAnnabelle hydrangeas(Hydrangea arborescens‘Annabelle ’ , zone 3–9)in the back sit down area . At the bottom of the rock are spring - bloom wood anemone anemones(Anemone sylvestris , Zones 2–9)that I planted this year . I hope they descend back next natural spring . It ’s tough to get plants to grow in that pocket-size 4 ” cryptical area in front of the rock and roll . I ’ve been trying , but they do n’t last !

The sit surface area .

Kniphofia ( red blistering stove poker ) in front with coneflowers in the back . On the right field is a garden totem I made this springtime in a ceramic family . That was SO fun !

A closer look at theMagnus coneflowers(Echinacea purpurea‘Magnus ’ , Zones 3–9)and blue globe thistles(Echinopsbannaticus‘Blue Glow ’ , zone 3–8).They make a nice combination . I will add more thistle in that area this give .

Prima ™ Ginger coneflower(Echinacea‘TNECHPG ’ , zone 4–9)grows only 16 ” high .

I have Blue Fortune agastache(Agastache‘Blue Fortune ’ , Zones 5–9)in the back of my garden and somehow its seeds father in the cracks of the tall rock in our walking circle and this plant grew there and comes back each year !

So far , I ’ve find fault the good eyeshot of the Flower Garden but there are other areas that still need to be fill in or where plant just did n’t shape . To give you another perception of the garden , the next exposure are of region that still call for work – but , that ’s the fun of it .

The nanus rose of Sharon(Hibiscussyriacus , Zones 5–9)pictured here let about 4 blooms a season even though it make bud on it . It ’s meter to give it away . Plus the area behind it require to be filled in too . The plant in front of it is a Mellow Yellow spirea(Spiraeathunbergii‘Ogon ’ , Zones 4–8)and has cracking texture . I might try filling in that back area with a dingy leave of absence industrial plant like a drab ninebark and maybe tuck in an Annabelle hydrangea .

I want to replete in this bleak expanse in front of the ruddy - hot fire hook so by the time its Mary Jane - like leafage covers it , it wo n’t weigh . I might try planting Triumph asters(Asterxalpellus‘Triumph ’ , Zones 3–9)which bloom in former June and are dissimilar from other asters because their foliage make a mat flat to the ground and the 8″ aster stems come up out of the leafage . ( See pic below ) Or , mayhap I will plant springtime - blooming geraniums or dianthus .

Asters that bloom in the spring top out out behind the lady ’s mantle(Alchemillamollis , Zones 3–8).I’m sorry I do n’t have a photo of this aster ’s foliation . It cultivate too but very slowly . I love this works .

Thank you so much for share this grand garden project with us , Bonnie ! The flowered tapestry you have been able-bodied to weave is already so telling , and I hope we get to see the future alterations and improvements you ’ll make .

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