Rare, but an easy to grow hardy perennial from South
Africa, Glumicalyx Goseloides forms a clump of rubbery evergreen rosettes. From
early spring to first frost, nodding stems rise to 12" & produce a
continuing bloom of white bells that open to orange/red & that smell like
chocolate. They grow in light shade. in
rich, well-drained soil, but don’t let them go completely dry. I did them in a
pot so that they can be more easily seen & smelled. I paired them with
a lemon Scented Geranium for a chocolate/lemon sniffing soufflé & gave them
a neighbor of a Pineapple Sage for olfactory overload.
The new plant is center in this photograph
The view of the back garden & the Boys' Fort from the backroom window
In stark contrast, this is the original Boys' Fort, summer 2007
I am swooning. I need a velvet fainting couch. So beautiful. Are you for hire? I need a garden design but I don't know the first thing about it. I need a design and an education, with one providing the foundation for the other, preferably. I go to the nursery and wander around in an ignorant haze.
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Your garden looks luxuriant. I would love to pop by for a cocktail one day. I'll have to wait for air fares to drop.
ReplyDeleteGarden decor, along with things related to gardens, provides a return to nature, a sense of spirituality, and a return to the earth as people journey on their quest for significance and ultimate meaning. Garden accessories can become symbolic reminders of life's blessings as they encourage people to enrich their surroundings by transcending the mundane.
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