That thrilling line from Maurice Sendak’s “Where the Wild Things Are” is the most festive declaration ever and it is my credo for my long-awaited reward for revamping a neglected garden – the chance to plant anew.
Remember my darling Heuchera ‘Plum Royale’ that I bought before I had a garden, then froze it, then saved it? Well, it is safely tucked in the ground and has some new neighbours.
Yes, we laboured over selecting trees and shrubs for this bed – and there are more decisions yet to be made there. However, I have started planting one skinny, tapering end of the bed that I know will not be having any more major structural plant material additions.
So I put my little darling, the plant I promised a garden to, in a spot I can see out my kitchen window beside a selection that Hubby picked out. His plant choice was the Athyrium Otophorum (Eared Lady Fern). The tag says it is a “smaller, more compact fern with dramatic foliage…wine red fiddleheads…fronds unfurl to silvery blue-green, accented with maroon-purple stems.”
Sounds dramatic, hey? Well, it wasn’t really. When Hubby showed it to me at the nursery in the midday sun; quite frankly, it looked rather washed out and a tad sickly in colour.
What a difference the shade makes. Particularly the dappled evening light. It pops!
So we have a gorgeous plummy plant with shiny pewter highlights on the leaves and a glowing frond dancer.
Watching over them in the background is the lovely Astible x arendsii ‘Bridal Veil’.
I think my new little garden is starting to grow!
If, like me, you enjoy seeing a gorgeous example of just how beautiful an addition to your garden the Heuchera can be, check out the very talented Northern Shade's post here.
5 comments:
Your little is looking so nice! Isn't it great to see the progress. You've done such a wonderful job! Happy Friday to you! -Jackie
Thank you. It's a lot of fun putting the plants together.
And Happy Friday to you, Jackie :)
A lovely combination!
Your Plum Royale has some lovely colour shadings. It's such a nice combination of silver highlights and purple underglow. It looks good with the ladyfern. Bridal Veil makes a great trio, with flowers and leaves. They should all add some silvery white sparkles in your new garden area.
Sweet Bay: Thank you! I am a little colour-shy, preferring white and muted complex pastels so I was thrilled to see that this combo worked for me.
Northern Shade: I was thinking I might add some Lamium maculatum ‘White Nancy’ to this little corner to add to the silvery glow. If it's too much, I can easily move it.
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