18 August 2007 — meanwhile, in other gardens

sweet peas, California poppies, garden art

Andersen’s RV Park sweet peas have been a great success on the picket fence, and while the new garden’s perennials are slowly filling in, a mix of California poppies has offered up some gorgeous sweeps of colour.

Andersen’s RV Park in bloom with sweet peas and California poppies

Meanwhile, Diane’s roadside garden is looking wonderful from Sandridge Road with Cosmos, Salvia viridis, Cleome, Chocolate Cosmos, grey Santolina, Perovskia, and more.  And I love the way the Heliochrysum ‘Limelight’ has twined up through the Barberry in the back yard whiskey barrel.

Diane’s cloudy haze of (mostly) pastels by the busy road…and barberry accents. It was supposed to be all pastels but an Anthemis marked as the pale yellow ‘Sauce Hollondaise’ ended up being bright yellow. Oops.

The simple garden of the next door Red Barn riding arena is perhaps a bit overwhelmed by the pre-existing clumps of Shasta daisies:

Red Barn, white daisies

Earlier this week, we had a blast at Anthony’s Home court.  One of the owners had us pruning a few volunteer beach pines in the office garden and we discovered a lost world of bowling balls, so brought them to the forefront of the garden again.

left) Anthony’s charming cabins (Right) Now THAT’s garden art!

[2012 note: Anthony’s is under new ownership; it looks like the cottages are being worked on, but we have no idea if or when it will reopen as a resort.]