tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post4719483762398039515..comments2024-03-25T21:54:29.130-07:00Comments on FocusingOnLife: SwapmeetUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-60025931733747201452013-05-02T11:00:56.407-07:002013-05-02T11:00:56.407-07:00Your profession as a landscape designer must be so...Your profession as a landscape designer must be so rewarding! I am a self-taught gardener who could go on and on about favorite plants! I think I will go to the discussion board on Flickr for this one! Lovely images by the way!CarolHarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535526506601587242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-83352465936789777482013-05-01T17:49:40.502-07:002013-05-01T17:49:40.502-07:00Beautiful flowers, Leigh. I love your color combin...Beautiful flowers, Leigh. I love your color combinations! Not being able to handle the heat of summer, I have reduced my flower beds considerably. I do have three shade gardens filled with hostas and azaleas. My favorite perennial...clematis. Favorite annual...lantana (it will take the heat and my neglect!) Favorite shrub...Chinese Fringe Flower (Loropetalum)which has gorgeous pink flowers spring and fall. I do have one small bed that I'm redoing, I'll be checking out some of the above suggestions. Cathy H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10779935742253650385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-64416404323358047912013-05-01T14:29:21.252-07:002013-05-01T14:29:21.252-07:00I love ginkgo biloba trees, peegee hydrangea shrub...I love ginkgo biloba trees, peegee hydrangea shrubs among others and this summer I have some heirloom flower seeds I'm going to try: white sunflowers, single hollyhocks and zinnias. We're going to build an arbour and plant climbing vines like clematis. I love your suggestions Leigh and your beautiful images.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-65372573827610605812013-05-01T10:33:48.484-07:002013-05-01T10:33:48.484-07:00oh my goodness, well don't get me started on m...oh my goodness, well don't get me started on my favorite plants! (haha) so being a fellow okie i share many of your plant selections. :) as far as my own particular yard and garden...several years ago (after the big ice storm) we replaced some trees with shumard oaks which have been performing really well so far. as far as evergreens, i have a couple of different varieties of laurels planted (otto luyken and schipka) which have done well in the partial shade of my backyard. and i also love my dwarf burning bushes. i am definitely going to check out that carlina jessamine - i remember seeing that at the dallas arboretum. and as far as perennials go, 'may night' salvia is one of my top five faves. i also love shasta daisies and pink cusion flowers. oh and i love all varieties of irises. and finally my favorite annuals are impatiens for the shade and zinnias for the sun. love sweet alyssum in pots too. wow...i could go on all day, so i think i'll just stop here. :)kellyhttp://mindingmynest.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-74777758240002076252013-05-01T10:12:00.360-07:002013-05-01T10:12:00.360-07:00I Love the yellow flowers photo with the play of l...I Love the yellow flowers photo with the play of light.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-85057990430152400192013-05-01T09:00:53.150-07:002013-05-01T09:00:53.150-07:00We have an even more limited number of things that...We have an even more limited number of things that will survive our summers (except cactus, of course!) I just planted some protulaca which are supposed to flower throughout the hot summer months so I'm looking forward to that. Your photos are stunning and whenever I see any of your landscape designs it makes me wish you were closer so I could have you design my yard!terriporterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14333055591899961253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7068408751309289035.post-48524184045856408342013-05-01T08:16:54.212-07:002013-05-01T08:16:54.212-07:00Such a timely post, Leigh! We're filling in wi...Such a timely post, Leigh! We're filling in with new perennials and will soon do annuals so I welcome new ideas. Your photos are fantastic and a great introduction to our May Theme, Flowers.Dottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00811399388989716265noreply@blogger.com