Wild but Wonderful

This wild garden still looks pretty great

Today ’s picture get from Deb Skup .

I have submitted photograph before ofmy garden in the woodsnear Sturgeon Bay , Wisconsin . When I was starting my gardens 25 years ago , I got carried forth and now have difficulty taking tutelage of all of them . My long garden that is along the side of our private road has break down a scrap idle with Joe Pye weed(Eutrochium purpureum , Zones 2–9 ) , loving cup plants(Silphium perfoliatum , Zones 4–8 ) , and blue lobelia(Lobelia siphilitica , Zones 4–8 ) , but the butterfly really get it on it . Here are a few shots of my “ wild garden ” and then a few of my more care bed in front of our house .

violent it may be , but it face pretty ripe ! Combining tall , vigorous plant like cup plant and Joe Pye weed works well because they wo n’t seek to dominate each other the way they would small works . And they ’ll even outcompete most weeds .

The cup plant and Joe Pye weed complement each other attractively . Their marvelous flowers blossom at about the same height , the coloration work out together , and of course , native pollinator adore both of them .

One last look at the gaga garden . Cup plant may not be a good choice for little garden , but if you have room for it , it is very beautiful and easy to grow .

This shade planting by the house is all about grain and different shade of green , with the Japanese timber grass ( Hakonechloamacra , Zones 5–9 ) providing a wonderful contrast to the bold leaves of hostas .

A wide view of the beds by the house . genus Funka are mostly grown for their leaves , but their flower are seem pretty good in this shot too .

This is Deb ’s husband ’s goldfish pond , next to the back patio . I love the shade perennials growing in pockets between the pave stones . They really soften the stone and add a romantic , baseless element to the prospect .

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