Tag Archives: ajuga

Garden Bloggers Foliage Day: 22 March 2015

Posted on March 22, 2015 by johnvic8

Today is Garden Bloggers Foliage Day hosted by Christina at Creating my own garden of the Hesperides. Spring is making its presence felt in my garden, waking up plants that have been a bit sleepy for awhile. I thought it might … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, GBFD | Tagged 'Chardonnay Pearls', ajuga, astilbe, aucuba, barberry, clematis, daylily, deutzia, hellebore, heuchera, iris, Maggie Daley, Peach Crisp, peony, phlox, Sedum, Spirea | 14 Comments

In a Vase on Monday: Slim Pickin’s

Posted on December 1, 2014 by johnvic8

Finding things to include In a Vase on Monday is a problem on this first day of December. Very few flowers in my garden are real cold winter bloomers; I have to rely on the annuals…pansies and violas…for flowers and then gather … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening, In a Vase on Monday | Tagged ajuga, Ajuga reptans, Ajuga reptans Mahogany, Aucuba japonica, Aucuba japonica 'Mr. Goldstrike', blue and white vase, Cathy, flowers in my garden, foliage, In a Vase on Monday, oak leaf hydrangea, pansy, Rambling in the Garden, Vase | 17 Comments

The Spring Debate

Posted on April 16, 2014 by johnvic8

I am faced again with the semi-annual debate with my wife about when to change from winter to summer annuals in our two dozen or so pots. I captured this recurring ritual in our lives in Guess What’s in My Garden! when I wrote about “The … Continue reading →

Posted in Gardening | Tagged ajuga, annuals, compost, garden center, heuchera, hosta, pansy, potting soil, viola | 2 Comments

First Spring Container

Posted on April 3, 2014 by johnvic8

A delightful task was to search my favorite garden center for the plants that made up our first container arrangement of this new spring. I usually start with plants with which I am familiar, but inevitably my eye always seems to land … Continue reading →