The lovely colors of lavender, purples and orchid will be the prime color of the Promise Garden container gardens this year. It is also one of the selected colors for the new garden bicycle. There is nothing so beautiful as the varying hues of hyacinths and spring flowers as the garden palette. You can guess from the site header that these are my 2012 color choices!
In the Promise Gardens, rose promises come true. Our English roses are successful here because 1) they are loved and cared for 2) the have a healthy garden environment and 3) they are David Austin Roses.
We have over 250 roses and 70 are English roses and we absolutely love their prolific blooming and rambling look of pleasant softness and sweet aroma. They are an integral part of our rose gardens.
Pictured here is Skylark…a beautiful luminous pink that is perfect in the garden and next to lavender, white peonies and lime green/silver foliage a knock-out color combination that will wow both outdoors and indoors. The description of this lovely rose is here.
Visit David Austin Roses and you will see why I love them so!
I am up-to-my-ears in designing the gardens for this year. Spring popped up overnight and we are ahead of blooming schedule even before the mulching, cleaning and trimming are complete! But no worry, the favorite part of gardening for me is designing. This image depicts some of our new porch design for last year…wait until you see the arbors, potting sheds, tables this year…the arbors are already overflowing with stems/buds and more.
There are some really beautiful surprises forthcoming and creative things you may want to try in your own gardens so watch for them. The new potting table will get an update of glorious beauties and the old very large potting table will get a new place with the works in a new spot — “secret dining garden.” The “Secret Resting Garden” and “Photography Garden” will hold wonderful things and activities. Oh so fun!
Happy Gardening…treat yourself to the beauty of our world…
Peony, Queen of the Flowering Plants
Promise Gardens “queen” of flowering plants is our beautiful peonies. We have a large variety of plants of size, color and species. Truly they are a beauty and photographing them is a favorite spring/summer subject. Bring them indoors in a beautiful vase and the beauty and aroma are breathtaking. Roses and peonies…nothing quite like them…plants of love.
The Promise Gardens “Porch With A View’ — the new look for 2011 “Rose & Flower Show” and 2011 Season. What’s new? A lovely vintage trellis that will soon be covered with Blaze Climbing Roses and Purple Clematis. A new potting table filled with lovely things and soon overflowing flowering plants. The theme colors this year: Purples, Aqua, Cream, Pale & Power Pinks and of course lots of shades of green. The image reflects just a few areas of the porch…watch for more. Happy Gardening (and viewing)!
