Gaura requires more sun and open space than I have in my garden but it looks fabulous here.
There's a dahlia ghetto. They're not grown in the borders but instead segregated in a single area.
Oh, to have space to grow a cutting garden of these beauties.
This is the first time I've visited the BBG during the summer and it looks very different at this time of year.
I see the glamorous red-headed Ginger but where is Mary Ann? (Gilligan's Island)
Dangly Datisca cannabina drew lots of attention.
Before it even came into view, the fragrance of Rosa 'Jude the Obscure' announced it's presence. I may need to find this fragrant beauty for my own garden.
Hope you enjoyed sauntering through this gem of a garden as much as I did.
Great tour of a great garden. I am familiar with it but only ever see a few images at a time. Much larger with different types of areas than I realized. Plus the scale of the plantings with swaths of one plant is so attractive.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this picture tour of the BBG! I love strolling through the perennial beds and the big shady paths. I noticed the Fuchsias looking so big and thought about that day when they were just markers, I'm glad you got to see them all blooming.
ReplyDeleteWhat a debt is owed to the volunteer/partnership that made this great public garden. Nice to see JTO, one of my fav Austin roses with that complex grapefruity scent. That would def go in my cutting garden!
ReplyDeleteI certainly did enjoy this stroll through the gardens. I love the tapestry woven through out. I certainly did see MaryAnn in the fore ground of the picture. Of course she is so much shorter than Ginger. That must have been why she was often overlooked. ;)
ReplyDeleteThese gardens are beautiful. Makes me want a regular perennial garden instead of one dominated by daylilies, but I don't think we have space. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI once described ‘Jude The Obscure’ as the most fragrant rose I own. Still true I think..
ReplyDeleteIt's a wonderful garden (and looks more well-tended than my local one). I loved the meadow-like spaces at the top of your post.
ReplyDeleteWOW! I would love to see this garden in person, but alas, I'll just visit here and check it out on the other blogs as well.
ReplyDeleteThanks again ~ FlowerLady
It's always fun to see someone else's photos of a place I know well.
ReplyDeleteI was glad to see there were quite a few seats after all that walking! Lovely planting, thank you for sharing it with us.
ReplyDeleteThis is one of the most beautiful gardens I've ever seen, both in design and plantings. Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteIf I lived in your area, I would never get anything done in my own garden. There is so much beauty and dedication to detail in these lovely gardens, and I'd just toss in my trowel and take in their exquisite beauty.
ReplyDeleteIt's been a few years since I've visited the BBG, thanks for the tour!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. I love that big drift of asters.
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