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rainymountain's 7. Centre garden
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Piled a mound of imported soil onto the existing grass covering sand, pebbles and earth. On the east side it is bounded by a chip mulch path over a big spruce root and on the south and west sides by pebble paths. The big rock at the north end was a gift and was moved into place with his cherry picker by the doner. This is the sunniest bed in the garden.
Photos: Bird’s eye views April and mid-May; view from South in June; east side August.
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Aquilegia 'Spitfire'
Aquilegia
Sown on 04 Oct 09 "Dainty little Columbine comes... from England"...
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Allium Atropurpureum
Allium
Sown on 04 Oct 09 West side in front of crocosmia, from Stella d'...
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Kaufmanniana Tulip Ancilla
Tulipa kaufmanniana
Sown on 28 Sep 09 South end roughly where the 'Gregii Peacock Mix...
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No-name Rudbeckia
Rudbeckia hirta
Sown on 14 Jul 09 Two from the Salmon Arm nursery woman at the Fa...
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Little Blue Sedum
Established on 17 Jun 09 I don't know what this is, where it came from o...
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Scabious 'Pink Buttons'
Scabiosa
Sown on 03 Mar 09 Rona co6 probably; near Concord. Rockgarden dwa...
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Tulipa alba coerulea occulata
Tulipa humilis var. alba coerulea occulata
Sown on 04 Nov 08 Against east side of big rock. Googled it wher...
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Tulipa pulchella var. Humilis
Tulipa humilis var. pulchella
Sown on 04 Nov 08 Planted around the south east corner of Centre ...
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Iris reticulata 'Cantab'
Iris reticulata
Planting Out on 30 Sep 08 Blue/yellow, 6", early, full sun/partial shade,...
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Hybrid Oriental Lily 'Scheherazade'
Purchased on 19 Aug 08 Planted in front of crocosmia, south end. Two c...
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Ice Plant
Delosperma congestum
Purchased in 2008 West side, south end, first north of artimesia,...
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Anemone Lord Lieutenant
Anemone coronaria
Sown in Apr 2007 Scattered over the north end; seem to have take...
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Centuarea montana
Centaurea montana
Purchased in 2007 Probably from Dogwood, no label. Planted above ...
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Cotoneaster
Cotoneaster adpressus
Purchased in Sep 2006 Have no tag for this, bought I think at Swan La...
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Lilium Hemeocallis 'Big Smile'
Hemerocallis
Established in May 2006 Originally in East 2 where it didn't thrive, mo...
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Black grass
Ophiopogon planiscapus
Purchased on 06 Apr 06 It spent 2 summers in a rather hot and sunny po...
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Belamcanda chinensis
Belamcanda chinensis
Purchased on 06 Apr 06 Planted very near L. Big Smile, in front of the...
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Hemerocallis 'Autumn Red'
Hemerocallis
Purchased on 06 Apr 06 SE corner with Sheherazade
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Silene 'Druett's Variagated'
Silene
Purchased in 2006 NW; rockgarden, flowers late summer (?) Photo:...
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Daylily Sheherazade
Hemerocallis
Planting Out in 2006 Near the Hemerocallis 'Summer Red' at the south...
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Edelweiss
Leontopodium alpinum
Purchased in 2006 Planted in gravel path against rocks, halfway w...
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Gaillardia 'Dwarf Goblin'
Gaillardia pulchella
Purchased in 2006 By Artimesia
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Golden Japanese Forest Grass
Hakonechloa macra
Sown in 2006
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Ozark Sundrops
Oenothera macrocarpa
Purchased in 2006
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Species tulip 'Little Princess'
Tulipa
Purchased on 18 Sep 05 West corner
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Mini-botanical tulip 'Peppermint Stick'
Tulipa
Purchased on 18 Sep 05 SW corner
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Autumn crocus 'Conqueror'
Crocus speciosus
Purchased in Sep 2005 Planted at the south end of Centre, they appear...
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Stella d'Oro daylily
Hemerocallis
Purchased on 25 May 05 Originally 3, dug out one for Sarah this summer...
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Golden Broom
Cyrisus decumbens
Purchased on 23 Apr 05 There were actually 2 of these; the first one d...
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Dwarf Arctic Iris
Iris setosa var. arctica
Purchased on 23 Apr 05
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Thrift 'Dusseldorf Pride'
Armeria maritima
Purchased on 23 Apr 05 Planted on west side south end above edging roc...
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Rudbeckia 'Cherokee Sunset'
Rudbeckia hirta
Sown in 2005 SE, a rather somber brown, which doesn't really...
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Stone Crop
Sedum sexangulare
Purchased in 2005 I am not sure whether this was deliberately pla...
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Sedum 'Twinkle Purple'
Sedum
Purchased in 2005 Centre south, rock face.
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Thrift 'Vesuvius'
Armeria maritima
Purchased in 2005 Black-leaved Thrift in gravel path below Concor...
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Irish Moss
Sagina subulata
Purchased in 2005 Probably from Rona, date a guess. Position NE o...
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White Thrift
Armeria maritima
Purchased in 2005 Rona; third of way down west side.
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Coreopsis 'Early Sunrise'
Coreopsis
Purchased in 2005 Double yellow 18-24"h Photo 3 Aug 09; perhaps ...
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Sempervirens
Sempervivum
Purchased in 2005 In gravel path against rockwall in various plac...
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Hosta 'Gold Drop'
Hosta
Sown in 2005 VanDerMeer's; dwarf 12 x12"; chartreuse yellow ...
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Honeysuckle 'Serotina'
Lonicera periclymenum
Purchased in 2005 Growing up the arch.
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Hemerocallis 'Big Smile'
Hemerocallis
Purchased in 2005 Originally planted in East by R. Henry Kelsey, ...
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Elfin Thyme
Thymus serpyllum
Purchased in 2005 Planted in front of the big rock to provide a g...
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Aster alpinus
Aster alpinus
Purchased in 2005 White flowers, slowly spreading mat. From VanDe...
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Pink Pussy-Toes
Antennaria dioica
Sown in 2005 Probably from Rona's; says it will take moderat...
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Dianthus plumarius x 'Pike's Pink'
Dianthus plumarius
Purchased in 2005 To the northwest of Berberis Concorde. Cottage...
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Tiger Lily Citronella
Lilium lancifolium
Purchased in 2005 From Dogwood
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Snow Crocus 'Zwanenberg Bronze'
Crocus sieberi
Sown on 21 Oct 04 Towards the southwest corner
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Snow Crocus 'Violet Queen'
Crocus sieberi
Sown on 21 Oct 04 Between sedum and thrift, southwest? Emerged f...
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Parrot tulip 'Rococco
Tulipa
Sown on 05 Oct 04 I am surprised that I haven't 'refreshed' them ...
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Gregii Tulips Peacock mix
Tulipa greigii
Sown in Oct 2004 I love the red stippled leaves of these tulips,...
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Species tulip Chrysantha
Tulipa species chrysantha
Sown in Oct 2004 At the north end, surrounded by Elfin thyme
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Heuchera 'Green Spice'
Heuchera
Purchased on 15 Aug 04 Dogwood fall sale. Photo 29 May 09
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Common Thyme
Thymus vulgaris
Sown on 16 Jul 04 Tucked underneath the rock on the west side.
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Russian Sage
Perovskia atriplicifolia
Purchased on 28 Jun 04 From Van der Meers. Went to the Road bed first ...
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Splendens Common Thrift
Armeria maritima
Purchased on 28 Jun 04 This is the biggest of the seapinks.
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Sedum Kamtschaticum 'Variagatum'
Sedum kamtschaticum
Purchased on 27 May 04 Green and yellow leaves with bright orange flow...
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Berberis 'Concorde'
Berberis thunbergii
Established on 26 May 04
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Sedum spurium 'Tricolour'
Sedum spurium
Established on 13 May 04 Southwest corner Photo June 09
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Hosta 'Sunpower'
Hosta
Purchased on 10 May 04 Purchased at Van der Meer's. Velvety yellow,, l...
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'Dragon's Blood' Stone Crop
Sedum spurium
Sown on 25 Apr 04
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Threadleaf Coreopsis 'Zargeb'
Coreopsis verticillata
Purchased on 25 Apr 04 This is growing just behind the creeping broom ...
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Crocosmia 'Lucifer'
Crocosmia
Sown on 24 Apr 04
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Alpine strawberry
Fragaria vesca spp. alpina
Purchased on 10 Apr 04 Bought in Salmon Arm. Divided this plant into ...
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Helianthemum "Wisley Primrose'
Helianthemum
Purchased on 10 Apr 04 Bought in Salmon Arm. I had 2 rock roses, neit...
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Dwarf iris 'Gold Canary'
Iris
Purchased on 01 Apr 04 NE
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Anna's Coreopsis
Coreopsis verticillata
Purchased in 2004
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Dusty Miller
Artemisia stelleriana
Established in 2004
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Arctic phlox 'Red Wing'
Phlox subulata
Purchased in Aug 2003 VanDerMeer's, originally planted in Porch, move...
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Pink lavender
Lavandula angustifolia
Purchased in 2003 VanDerMeer's. SE against rock wall. This lavend...
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Gypsophila cerastioides
Gypsophila cerastioides
SW planted in the gravel path. Some confusion ...
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Comments
TropicanaRoses wrote:
I really love your garden. Gorgeous!! I am planning a spring/fall blooming garden, and would be interested in some bulbs, tulips, lillies, etc. I do not know what the laws are concerning bulbs crossing borders, but I surely would like some!! Oh. Did I already say that?
Posted on 17 Oct 09 (about 22 days ago)
rainymountain wrote:
The laws about plants and bulbs crossing the border are pretty strict; plus although I grow quite a lot of species tulips, the clumps have not got to the stage where I am thinning them out. I am sure that you can find a lot of the bulbs I grow through your local nurserymen and probably others that are better suited to your location. The elevation here and the weather conditions are quite good for growing species tulips as they grew in similar conditions in their native land.
Posted on 17 Oct 09 (about 22 days ago)
TropicanaRoses wrote:
:) Ok. I am pretty much house bound right now, as our family vehicle is not running well, so I won’t be doing much shopping until spring (tax return time) so I am looking for people to swap with instead. Say, when are you supposed to plant the little guys anyway?
Posted on 18 Oct 09 (about 22 days ago)
rainymountain wrote:
I buy all my bulbs by mail-order as I don’t have a vehicle and nobody in this small town stocks anything other than half-a-dozen common bulbs. The spring species crocuses and tulips go in beginning to mid-October, it really depends on frost dates as you need enough unfrozen weather before winter really sets in so that they can start growing roots. The Fall crocuses go in mid-September as they will bloom about 6 weeks after you plant them. So the Autumn species crocus Alba which is blooming now was planted early September.
Posted on 18 Oct 09 (about 21 days ago)