Magic at a great public garden
Friend of the GPOD Cherry Ong is study us along today to visitBellevue Botanical Gardenin Bellevue , Washington .
The flowers and glaucus go away ofRudbeckiamaxima(Zones 5–9 ) stand magniloquent against a terrific background of smokebush ( Cotinuscoggygria , Zones 5–8 ) .
A howling line between a hydrangea ( Hydrangeapaniculata , Zones 3–8 ) and ayucca .
Cherry says that seeing this and other striking welcomecontainersat the entrance made one her admirer say , “ We all by all odds have to up ourcoleusgame next year ! ”
A nerveless garden sculpture rises up over thehuge leavesof a gunnera ( Gunneramanicata , Zones 8–10 ) . Gunneras have some of the biggest , coolest leave of any garden perennial but can be unmanageable to grow in most climates , as they require both meek winters and nerveless summers to thrive .
stack rock sculptures with the cool , drop prime ofDatiscacannaniba(Zones 4–8 )
Bluesfor the garden are always rattling , and this willow tree gentian ( Gentianaasclepiadea , Zones 6–8 ) is to die for !
More unbelievable blue from a hydrangea ( Hydrangeamacrophylla , Zones 5–9 )
Simple but effective : beautiful stack of Nipponese timberland forage ( Hakonechloamacra , Zones 5–9 )
Acut arrangementof branches andseed headsdoesn’t postulate flowers to be perfect .
vast masses of gaura ( Oenotheralindheimeri , Zones 5–9 ) in the urbanmeadow gardensurround a bench like hundreds of butterflies .
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