We’re having lots of fun with tropical plants in the landscape. They’re unexpected. They’re exotic. Most thrive in both sun and shade and ask little. And by this time of year, they’re exuberantly overblown. Some images to inspire…
NOTE FROM CAROLE
Had to share this…
CLOSE UP IN THE LATE SUMMER GARDEN
Gardens can become tired by August. And so can we, of them! Here, a few images of plants that will happily take care of themselves and provide beauty in late season when most of us prefer to sit back and sip. Above, Purple Coneflower and Dahlia.
THE JOY OF BEING HERE
Our family moved to Philadelphia from Chicago 18 years ago and I still am in awe of where we, gardeners from birth, landed. Not only did the founding fathers instill here a tradition of horticulture, but the climate allows for an array of trees, shrubs and perennials that is simply spectacular.