Tuesday, June 30, 2015

With White Grasses

I have been adding grasses to the Tall Flower Meadow for several years now.





















Most of them have been white variegated cultivars.






















The height is needed to rise above the Lush.





















The color alone is a nice contrast when the meadow is still mostly green.



















The blooms also add a new texture in the mix.





















The shorter Feather Reed Grass is an early bloomer with great staying power. The blooms stalks will last all the way until next srping when the grasses finally get cut down.





















My new sign has been unveiled. I knew it was orange, but that is just shocking. It hurts my eyes.





















Uncle Ernie flows much better with his surrounding in all four seasons.





















I may need to do something to fix that blaring orange obtrusion. Flower stickers was one suggestion. I like it. Simple, quick and sticky. That will make it flow with the wild flowers much more better.




















White grasses in the wind.



























Out front the sky blue of chicory with the 'Morning Light'.





















It is a lovely blue to start the day.





















Beebalm now mingles with the most recently planted grasses. I wander into the meadow most evenings to have a look.


3 comments:

Lisa at Greenbow said...

What is that white grass? It is gorgeous in this setting. Road construction is often obnoxious. Sometimes they don't take down the signs for years after the construction is completed. Stickers seem like a good tactic.

Christopher C. NC said...

Lisa the grass in the roadside bed is Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning light'. The super white grass is also a Miscanthus sinensis 'Unknown' because it came from a client's garden, probably 'Variegatus'.

Lola said...

Love those grasses. I don't like that sign either. I guess Uncle Ernie has to look at it all day. Flower stickers sounds nice.