https://notanothergardeningblog.com/2013/05/06/healing-spring/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/bluebird1.pngBluebird2022-06-07T01:34:17+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2013/05/21/pretty-in-pink/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/prunus-tomentosa-and-asian-fence.pngPrunus tomentosa and Asian fencePrunus tomentosa is lovely in front of the Asian inspired fence I designed for a client. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/prunus-triloba-multiplex-and-pinus.pngPrunus triloba multiplex and PinusA naturalistic planting of grasses, pine and double flowering plum in a local park. Photo:Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/prunus-tinella.pngPrunus tinellaPrunus tinella. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/prunus-triloba-multiplex.pngPrunus triloba multiplexPrunus triloba multiplex. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/3-prunus1.png3 prunusDespite their similar appearance when seen from a distance, these three shrubs have very different blossoms. Left – Prunus tomentosa. Middle – Prunus tenella. Right – Prunus triloba multiplex. Photos: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/prunus-tomentosa2.pngPrunus tomentosa2022-06-07T01:14:55+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2013/10/23/fall-back/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/aster-alma-potschke1.pngAster 'Alma Potschke'Aster novae-angliae ‘Alma Potschke'. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/elaeagnus-angustifolia-and-cotoneaster.pngElaeagnus angustifolia and Cotoneasterhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/gold-flame-spirea.pngGold Flame spireaThe orange-red autumn foliage of Spiraea japonica 'Gold Flame' is set off beautifully by the steely blue of the spruce. Photo: Sue Gaviller https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/aster-purple-dome.pngAster 'Purple Dome'Aster novae-angliae 'Purple Dome'. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/heuchera-pinot-gris.pngHeuchera 'Pinot Gris'Heuchera 'Pinot Gris' foliage displays more prominent veining in the fall. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/peony-fall-foliage.pngPeony fall foliagePeony fall foliage. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/panicum-virgatum-shanendoah.pngPanicum virgatum 'Shenandoah'Blades of Panicum virgatum 'Shenandoah' grass turn bright red in autumn. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/calamagrostis-avalanche-21.pngCalamagrostis 'Avalanche'Calamagrostis 'Avalanche' beautifully complements Cotoneaster (left) and Viburnum trilobum 'Bailey Compact' (middle. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/sedum-autumn-joy.pngHylotelephium telephium 'Autumn Joy'Hylotelephium telephium 'Autumn Joy'. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/rosa-scabrosa.pngRosa 'Scabrosa'2022-06-07T01:09:07+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2013/11/03/messy-mingling-or-outmoded-massing/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/erythronium-grandiflorum1.pngErythronium grandiflorumhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/antennaria-lanata-2.pngAntennaria lanata 2Alpine meadows are a cassic example of plants intermingling in nature. Here one lone Anemone occidentalis blooms alongside Claytonia lanceolata and emerging Antennaria lanata foliage. Photo: Pat Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/antennaria-lanata.pngAntennaria lanata resampledAlpine meadows are a classic example of plants intermingling in nature. Here one lone Anemone occidentalis blooms alongside Claytonia lanceolata and emerging Antennaria lanata foliage. Photo: Pat Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/evergreen-mass.pngevergreen masshttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/erythronium-grandiflorum-and-claytonia-lanceolata.pngErythronium grandiflorum and Claytonia lanceolataZoomed in further ones sees that Claytonia lanceolata grows amongst the Erythronium grandiflorum. Photo: Pat Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/erythronium-grandiflorum-2.pngErythronium grandiflorum 2A closer view reveals bits of white amid the yellow. Photo: Pat GAvillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/erythronium-grandiflorum.pngErythronium grandiflorumPhoto: Pat Gaviller2022-06-07T00:44:51+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2013/11/09/top-twenty-plant-picks-for-2013/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/cornus-alba-aurea-2-resample.pngCornus alba 'Aurea' 2 resamplehttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/symphoricarpos-doorenbosii-e28098amethyst_2-resample.pngSymphoricarpos doorenbosii ‘Amethyst’2 resamplePhotos: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/diablo-ninebark-resample.pngDiablo ninebark resamplePhoto: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/heuchera-prince-2-resample.pngHeuchera 'Prince' 2 resamplePhoto: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/false-sunflower-resample.pngFalse sunflower resamplePhoto: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/ruby-star-coneflower-resample.pngRuby Star coneflower resampleSeptember 23, 2013https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/hydrangea-arborescens-annabelle-resample.pngHydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle' resamplePhotos: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/calamagrostis-avalanche-resample.pngCalamagrostis 'Avalanche' resamplePhoto: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/hosta-guacamole-resample.pngHosta Guacamole resamplePhotos: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/doone-valley-thyme-resample.pngdoone valley thyme resamplePhotos: Sue Gaviller2022-06-07T00:38:10+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2013/12/08/gardens-are-like-kids-they-need-a-little-structure/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/formal-hedge.pngFormal hedgePerfectly trimmed hedges, upright evergreens, lattuce fence panels and brick walls provide formal sturcutre in the vertical plance while th wlow parterres [rovide the flooring in this old world courtyard. Photo: Evelyn Steinberg.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/evergreen-groundcover.pngevergreen groundcoverLow growing evergreens like dwarf mugo pine, kinnickinnick and Rhododendron make good 4-season floor coverings. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/arbour-21.pngarbour 2Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/tree-canopy.pngtree canopyCoarse textures perennilas like HPsta and Bergenia are prone tp haol dmamge. Situating them beneathe a canopy tree proveds some proteciont. Photo: Sue GAvillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/overhead-canopy.pngoverhead canopyPhoto: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/concrete-wall1.pngconcrete wallPhoto: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/property-line-random-planting.pngproperty line random plantingPhoto: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/property-line-hedge.pngproperty line - hedgePhoto: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/grass-property-line.pnggrass property linePhoto: Pat Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/mikes-back-yard-resample1.pngMike's back yard resampleThe off-season is a good time to assess your floor plan. This backyard belonging to garden designer Mike Palmer, demonstrates lovely design lines - indeed the strength of the design is in its simplicity and affords it year-long beauty. Photo: Mike Palmer2023-02-06T07:13:36+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2013/12/22/how-lovely-are-thy-branches/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/christmas-container-l.pngChristmas container - Lhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/christmas-container-r1.pngChristmas container - Rhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/my-container-31.pngmy container 3https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/my-container-2.pngmy container 2https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/my-container.pngmy containerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ds-containers-6.pngDS Containers 6https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ds-containers-5.pngDS Containers 5https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ds-containers-4.pngDS Containers 4https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ds-containers-3.pngDS Containers 3https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/ds-containers2.pngDS Containers2022-06-07T00:27:13+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2014/01/12/say-it-again-sue/2022-06-07T00:22:14+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2014/03/29/how-design-savvy-are-you-the-answers/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/fine-medium-and-coarse-texture.pngfine, medium and coarse texturehttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/upright-frame-2-resample.pngupright frame 2 - resamplePhoto: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/weeping-frame.pngweeping framePhoto: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/variety-resample.pngvariety-resamplehttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/simplicity-resample.pngSimplicity-resamplehttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/form-follows-function-resample1.pngform follows function - resampleImproving the function of the sidewalk, also improved its form and afforded me the opportunity to redesign the whole front yard.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/underplanting.pngunderplantinghttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/acute-angles-edit.pngacute angles edithttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/daylily-mass3.pngDaylily massThis corner planting of daylilies is large enough that the eye cannot discern whether it consists of odd or even numbers. Photo: Sue Gaviller2022-06-07T00:09:17+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/weekly-plant-pick/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/echinops-ritro-veitchs-blue_-3-resize.pngEchinops ritro 'Veitch's Blue’ 3 resizePhotos: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/ivory-halo-dogwood-3-resize.pngivory halo dogwood 3 resizePhotos: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/rosa-scabrosa-resize.pngrosa 'scabrosa' resizePhotos: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/catharina.pngCatharinaPhoto: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/iris-raspberry-blush.pngIris 'Raspberry Blush'Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/blue-oat-grass-3-s-resize.pngblue oat grass 3 s resizePhotos: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pink-chintz-3-resize.pngpink chintz 3 resizePhotos: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/phantom-jpwresize.pngPhantom JPWresizehttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/phantom-jpw.pngPhantom JPWhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/never-alone-rose-resize2.pngnever alone rose resize22023-05-25T19:39:50+00:00weekly0.6https://notanothergardeningblog.com/2013/07/31/weaving-your-garden-part-2-more-textural-treats/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/spiraea-douglasii-2-resize.pngSpiraea douglasii 2 resizeThe inflorescence of Spiraea douglasii appears fuzzy, but closer inspection reveals that it is many tiny protruding stamens creating the fuzzy-looking texture. Photo: Pat Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/single-red-peony-2-resize.pngSingle red peony 2 resizeGlossy dark green foliage sets the stage for this single red peony – petals like layers of mouth-watering buttercream icing and stamens of mac n' cheese look good enough to eat. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/morden-sunrise-rose-resize.pngMorden Sunrise roseRosa 'Morden Sunrise'. Petals of finest silk against leaves of rich embossed leather – oh so touchable. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/winter-texture1.pngWinter textureBark and branches provide textural interest during long winter months. From left: Betula pendula, Picea pungens var. glauca and Prunus mackii. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/elaeagnus-angustifolia.pngElaeagnus angustifoliahttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/garden.pnggardenMuch of this bed is edged with Ajuga reptans 'Catlin's Giant', a lovely creeping groundcover with large glossy dark leaves and pretty blu flowers. Here the flowers gave faded so should be removed so the leaf texture can be enjoyed.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/prickly-pear-cactus.pngPrickly Pear Cactushttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/fern-leaf-peony.pngFern leaf peonyPaeonia tenuifolia has lacy foliage, and contrasting large velvety blooms, but what I find most beautiful is the rich red carpels nestled amongst the golden stamens. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/russian-olive-and-amur-cherry.pngRussian olive and Amur cherryhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/viburnum-dentatum.pngViburnum dentatumThe feathery edges of Viburnum dentatum leaves perceptually alters their surface texture. Photo: Sue Gaviller2022-06-06T22:50:32+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2013/06/30/weaving-your-garden-the-importance-of-plant-texture/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/hail-and-slug-damage-resize.pnghail and slug damage resizeLarge leaves, lovely as they are, can be reduced to tatters from hailstorms and slugs. Photo: Diana Lanehttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/hosta-and-lamiastrium-resize.pngHosta and Lamiastrium resizehttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/bicolour-foliage-resize.pngbicolour foliage resizehttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/evergreen-texture.pngevergreen texturehttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/coarse-texture-2.pngCoarse Texture 2This casual composition would appear quite messy if it weren't for the very large leaves of Rogersia. Photo: Marny Estephttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/fine-vs-coarse-texture-resize.pngFine vs. Coarse Texture resizeCoarse-textured Syringa vulgaris foliage (left) has a smooth leathery surface, fine-textured Picea abies 'Nidiformis' (bottom) has nubby-looking new growth, and Juniperus horizontalis 'Blue Chip' (middle) and Juniperus Sabina 'Calgary Carpet' (top) are both fine-textured and feathery. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/bleeding-heart-resample.pngBleeding heart - resampleLacy leaves and delicate, satiny flowers give the common bleeding heart very alluring texture. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/plant-texture-2-resample.pngPlant Texture 2 resampleFoliage exhibits many different textures, creating a rich layered tableau in this client's front yard garden. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/hosta-rhodo-and-barberry-2.pnghosta, rhodo and barberry 2https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/hosta-rhodo-and-barberry.pnghosta, rhodo and barberryRhododendron seems coarse in relation to the red-leaved Berberis thunbrgiss 'Cherry Bomb', but much finer relative to Hosta 'Sum and Substance'.Photo: Sue Gaviller2022-06-06T22:47:01+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2013/04/15/the-form-of-things-to-come-part-6/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/thymus-pseudolanuginosis.pngThymus pseudolanuginosishttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/round-forms-in-formal-garden.jpgRound forms in Formal Gardenhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/pinus-sylvestris-fastigiata.pngPinus sylvestris 'Fastigiata'Round forms are excellent foils for colmnar forms like this Pinus sylvestris 'Fastigiata', but the effect would have more credibility if the heavily pruned round evergreen had more natural form. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/mat-forms-transition.pngMat forms - transitionhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/mat-form-underplanting.pngMat form - underplantinghttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/mat-form-junipers.pngmat form - junipershttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/pruned-mounds-in-japanese-garden.jpgpruned mounds in Japanese Gardenhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/cornus-sericea-natural-form.pngCornus sericea natural formhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/round-and-mound-forms.pngRound and mound formshttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/globe-cedar.pngGlobe cedar2022-06-06T22:41:02+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2013/04/01/the-form-of-things-to-come-part-five/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/helictotrichon1.pngHelictotrichonhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/carex.pngCarexhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/helictotrichon-and-hemerocallis.pngHelictotrichon and Hemerocallishttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/rose-glow-barberry-and-ornamental-grasses.pngRose Glow Barberry and Ornamental Grasseshttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/daylily-underplanting1.pngDaylily underplantinghttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ornamental-grass-and-statue.pngOrnamental grass and statue2022-06-06T22:37:45+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2013/03/17/the-form-of-things-to-come-part-four/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/bay-laurel-topiary.pngBay Laurel Topiaryhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/topiary-pine-and-syringa-standards3.pngTopiary pine and Syringa standardshttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/globe-blue-spruce-standards-2.pngGlobe blue spruce standards 2I designed this fence/wall combo to prevent weeds from encroaching onto a client's property from their neighbours, as well as to showcase these 3 top-graft globe spruce. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/japanese-topiary.pngJapanese Topiaryhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/euonymus-fortunei-standard.pngEuonymus fortunei standardhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/mediterranean-theme.pngMediterranean Themehttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/topiary-pine.pngTopiary Pinehttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/3-syringa-meyeri.png3 Syringa meyerihttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/tiered-topiary-22.pngtiered topiary 2https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/spiral-topiary-junipers.pngSpiral topiary junipersTwo spiral junipers frame the entrance to a covered sitting area. Photo: Deborah Silver, Dirt Simple2022-06-06T22:35:36+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2012/02/24/another-gardening-blog-seriously/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/lopsided-focal-point2.pnglopsided focal pointI often pass by this well done landscape on my neighbourhood walks – though it’s especially attractive at this time of year, I doubt the homeowners intended for the light fixtures to be the focal point in this composition, especially since one is noticeably lopsided. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/gazing-ball-focal-point-21.pnggazing ball focal point 2A focal point, in any season, can pull together an otherwise nondescript scene. This gazing ball is surrounded by woody and evergreen plant material surround, so will have the same effect in winter as well. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/bird-bath-focal-point2.pngbird bath focal pointThis wintry scene as viewed from my back window illustrates how a focal point can be so well merged with its setting that it appears to have ‘grown there all by itself’. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/gazing-ball-focal-point2.pnggazing ball focal pointAnother photo taken by my sister on one of our walks - not sure if the colour of the gazing ball was purposefully chosen to echo the golden inflorescence of the reed grasses in the background, but the result is quite effective. Photo: Pat Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/rock-focal-point2.pngrock focal pointA single boulder, ideally with a unique shape and textural interest, can serve as a focal point. Photo: Pat Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/container-focal-point-resample.pngcontainer focal point resampleContainers are a valuable addition to the winter landscape - the container itself serves as the focal point and also allows for the use of seasonal arrangements, as this homeowner has created. In this example the rocks play a supporting role rather than focal. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/fountain-focal-point-resample.pngFountain focal point resampleI drove by this garden recently while taking an alternate route home - this charming lady presents an elegant focal point and would be equally lovely even in the absence of snow. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/bird-bath-focal-point.pngbird bath focal pointThis wintry scene as viewed from my back window illustrates how a focal point can be so well merged with its setting that it appears to have ‘grown there all by itself’. 2022-06-06T22:28:27+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2012/03/14/form-colour-and-texture-in-the-winter-garden/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/syringa-meyeri1.pngSyringa meyeri,Top-grafted standards like this Syringa meyeri, provide strong form while allowing a view beneath it to what lies beyond.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/avalanche-reed-grass1.pngAvalanche reed grassThe upright form of these Calamagrostis acutiflora ‘Avalanche’, effectively directs visual movement along the pathway in one of my client’s front yards. Photo: Sue Gaviller movement along the pathway in one of my client’s front yards. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/winter-scene.pngwinter sceneThe beauty of winter is that it offers us a glimpse of colour and texture combinations that would be obscured in other seasons by branches clothed in foliage. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/pines-and-spruce.pngPines and spruceWhile all conifers provide winter interest, it is the rich green of several Pinus mugo that enlivens this scene. Imagine how drab this would appear without them. Photo: Pat Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/populus-tremula-e28098erecta_.pngPopulus tremula ‘Erecta’This grouping of spire-like Populus tremula ‘Erecta’ creates a stately feel in an otherwise informal landscape.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/topiary-pine.pngTopiary PineThis ‘pom-pom’ topiary pine is appropriately used as a single specimen. Here, it needs very little staging as the detail on the house is an effective backdrop. The upright blue juniper supports visually too, although appears to have once been a topiary specimen itself – it would be best if allowed to revert to natural form so as not to compete with the pine. Photo: Pat Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/evergreen-texture.pngevergreen textureThese conifers are all fine textured, but they differ in perceived weight. The lacy foliage of Juniperus chinensis ‘Mint Julep’ (right), appears lighter and airier than the stiff needled Pinus mugo (left) and Picea pungens ‘Globosa’ (middle). Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/bark-texture.pngBark textureCompare the very different texture of the above three trees – the oddly flaking bark of Pinus sylvestris (left), the twisted striated bark of Crataegus mordenensis ‘Toba’(centre), and the shiny peeling bark of Prunus mackii (right). Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/winter-colour.pngwinter colourThis landscape was also featured in my last post. I’ve included another photo, (minus the lopsided light fixture), because it’s an excellent example of how colourful a winterscape can be. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/hippophae-rhamnoides.pngHippophae rhamnoidesThe abundance of Hippophae rhamnoides berries caught my eye when driving by this landscape – a good illustration of the use of form, colour and texture to provide winter interest. Photo: Sue Gaviller2022-06-06T22:19:09+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2013/03/05/the-form-of-things-to-come-part-3-weeping-form/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/weeping-norway-spruce.pngWeeping Norway Sprucehttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/weeping-caragana.pngWeeping Caraganahttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/c-arborescens-e28098walker_s-weeping_1.pngC. arborescens ‘Walker’s Weeping’https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/malus-rosy-glo-3.pngMalus Rosy Glo 3https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/weeping-birch1.pngWeeping Birch2022-06-06T22:12:58+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2013/02/10/the-form-of-things-to-come/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/four-seasons-resample.pngFOUR SEASONS resamplePhoto: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/calamagrostis-acutiflora-avalanche.pngCalamagrostis acutiflora 'Avalanche'On a smaller scale, columnar form is seen in these Calamagrostis acutiflora 'Avalanche'. They provide winter interest in both form and colour. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/columnar-aspens.pngcolumnar aspenshttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/columnar-aspen-group2.pngColumnar aspen groupA grouping of Populus tremula 'Erecta' makes for a solid-looking vertical feature. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/italian-cypress.pngItalian Cypresshttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/skyrocket-juniper2.pngSkyrocket juniperhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/columnar-forms.pngcolumnar formshttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/four-seasons.pngFOUR SEASONShttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/sight-line-2.pngSight-line 2https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/sight-line.pngSight-line2022-06-06T22:08:45+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2013/01/14/where-do-we-go-from-here/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/shade-trees5.pngShade treesA group of 5 columnar aspens provide shade for a sunny deck. While there may be room for a single larger canopy tree, these tall narrow aspens grow faster and will fulfill their intended function sooner.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/slope-stabilization-shrubs1.pngSlope stabilization - shrubsSpreading junipers make good slope stabilizers, creating a tidy uniform look. Photo: Ann Van de Reephttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/slope-stabilization.pngSlope stabilizationhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/ineffective-screening.pngIneffective screeninghttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/privacy-plantings1.pngPrivacy PlantingsLarge evergreen trees provide privacy for homes abutting a year-round public park space. Photo: Pat Gaviller2022-06-06T22:04:47+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2012/11/26/the-principled-gardener-part-7-scale/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/proper-scale-large-house-21.pngProper Scale - large house 2The same house, now with mature boulevard trees, illustrates proper scale in the context of the larger landscape, i.e. a neighbourhood.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/scale2.pngScalehttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/proper-scale-large-house1.pngProper Scale - large houseThe two columnar trees flanking the house provide much needed scale to this landscape, relating the large stature of the house to that of the smaller plantings.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/improper-scale-large-house3.pngImproper Scale - large houseA large house on a small lot creates a design challenge in terms of good scale. Here, the small plantings in front of this house appear overpowered. https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/scale-22.pngScale 2https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/improper-scale.pngImproper Scalehttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/scale-31.pngScale 32022-06-06T22:00:29+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2012/10/29/movin-on-the-principled-gardener-part-6/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/syringa-meyeri-standards2.pngSyringa meyeri standardsRhythmic repetition of grafted Syringa meyeri standards reinforce movement along this uniquely curving fence. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/karl-foerster-grass1.pngKarl Foerster GrassRepeating clumps of Calamagrostis acutiflora 'Karl Foerster' direct and reinforce movement in two directions. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/rounded-and-upright-form.pngRounded and upright formThe large rounded forms of pruned Cotoneater lucidus lead the eye to the upright pryramidal Picea pungens abruptly halting visual mevement. Photh: PAt Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/rounded-forms.pngRounded formsThe rhythmic repetition of the clipped Buxus shrubs, in addition to thier rounded form, creates nice movement around the curved bench. Photo: JAne Reksten.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/alternating-junipers-2.pngAlternating junipers 2The large curve of lawn space and the alternating blue and green junipers, create good flow and movement in this autumn landscape. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/straight-line.pngStraight LineStraight lines create the fastest visual movement - note how your eye shoots right back to the end of this path without taking anything in along the way. Photo: Marny Estephttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/spruce-aspens-and-pine.pngspruce, aspens and pinehttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/syringa-meyeri-standards1.pngSyringa meyeri standards2022-06-06T21:56:54+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2012/09/24/a-question-of-balance-the-principled-gardener-part-5/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/balance-3.pngbalance 3Balanced asymmetry - note the use of symmetry at the centre of this otherwise asymmetrical design. As well, the balance of colour, weight and line, creates a varied but balanced sight-line. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/balance-2.pngbalance 2Balanced asymmetry - note the use of symmetry at the centre of this otherwise asymmetrical design. As well, the balance of colour, weight and line, creates a varied but balanced sight-line. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/symmetry-focal-point.pngsymmetry - focal pointA brief moment of symmetry supports the focal point status of the bird bath.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/symmetry-3.pngsymmetry 3The Italian Renaissance garden at Hatley Gardens in Victoria B.C. is appropriately symmetrical. Photo: Jane Rekstenhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/symmetry-2.pngsymmetry 2https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/assymmetry.pngAssymmetryAsymmetrical landscapre designhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/symmetry.pngsymmetryFormal symmetrical design.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/symmetryassymmetry-21.pngUnbalanced vs. BalancedLeft: unbalanced asymmetrical design. Right: Balanced asymmetrical designhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/symmetryassymmetry.pngSymmetry&AssymmetryLeft: the columnar tree adn bird bath create a central axis on either side of which the plantings are identically composed. Right: the mass of the larger shrub on the right is roughly equal to that of the 3 smaller shrubs on the left.2022-06-06T21:50:44+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2012/07/31/the-principled-gardener-part-3-unity-of-three/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/3-pots.png3 potsThis trio of containers, though not all the same size or shape, still provide unity of three because they're all black ceramic and planted in a similar fashion. I chose the colour scheme based on the coral-coloured stucco and the black trim on my client's house. This too provides unity - by repetition. Photo: Pat Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/syringa-and-physocarpus1.pngSyringa and PhysocarpusTwo Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Summer Wine’ flank Syringa reticulata creating a symmetrical backdrop.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/even-numbered-plantings.pngEven numbered plantingsThis planting plan contains several even numbered plant groupings - in this scenario unity isn't compromised because the plantings follow the design lines, hence the eye follows the same lines resulting in good flow.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/hemerocallis-and-heuchera.pngHemerocallis and HeucheraWith larger plant groupings, odd numbers are no longer required - the eye sees this grouping of Hemerocallis sp. as a unified mass, as with Heuchera sp. behind. https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/bird-bath-and-dayliles.pngBird bath and daylilesThree Hemerocallis 'Stella D'oro' in front of a bird bath create a lovely vignette.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/hostas.pngHostasFive Hosta sp. nestled amongst ferns and daylilies in this woodland garden.2022-06-06T21:47:44+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2012/06/25/landscape-unity-by-dominance/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/hosta-2.pnghosta 2Hosta 'Sum and Substance' stands out because of its very coarse texture (large leaves) and its bright lime green colour. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/hosta1.pnghostaHosta 'Sum and Substance' stands out because of its very coarse texture (large leaves) and its intense lime green colour. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/co-dominance2.pngCo-dominanceA container filled with brightly coloured annuals is quite dominant on its own, as is the top graft Picea pungens 'Glauca Globosa', however because they are so different, their proximity to each other is mutually supportive rather than conflicting. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dominant-features.pngDominant featuresDominance in the landscape can result from larger size, coarser texture, stronger form, stronger colour or the existence of a focal point.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/gazing-ball-focal-point-2.pnggazing ball focal point 2A dominant feature like this gazing ball focal point, can pull together an otherwise nondescript scene, thus creating unity and harmony in the garden.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/frog-bird-bath.pngfrog bird bathThe symmetrical planting around this bird bath enhances its role as focal point.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/malus-and-syringa.pngMalus and SyringaMalus 'Rosyglo', with its elegant form, takes centre stage in the foreground while Syringa prestoniae dominates the background. Notice the placement of these two features - the Malus is framed by the curving design line and the Syringa is situated at the deepest part of the curve. Both are well staged by subdued plantings of Juniperus sabina cultivars.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/dominant-space2.jpgDominant spaceA good design concept will have a hierarchy of spatial sizes with one dominant space. Here the lawn area in the centre is dominant as it is the largest design space.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/rose-glow-barberry.pngRose Glow BarberryThe arching purple branches of Berberis thunbergii 'Rose Glow' stand out against the softer greens of surrounding foliage.2022-06-06T21:44:13+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2013/01/25/where-do-we-go-from-here-part-2/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/rectangular-design1.pngrectangular designStraight lines are strong design lines. This impressive rectilinear design is well emphasized by the linear plantings of Salvia and Juniperus. Photo: Pat Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/rectilinear-design-lines.pngRectilinear Design lineshttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/rectilinear-concept-with-feature-trees1.pngRectilinear Concept with feature treeshttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/thymus-citriodorus-doone-valley2.pngThymus citriodorus 'Doone Valley'https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tree-shrub-placement2.pngTREE & SHRUB PLACEMENThttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/tree-placement3.pngTREE PLACEMENThttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/reinforcement-planting.pngReinforcement Planting2022-06-06T21:39:57+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2012/05/01/curves-wonderful-curves-good-lines-mean-good-designs-part-2/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/curvilinear.pngcurvilinearThe generous curves in this simple curvilinear design are accentuated by the alternating blue and green Junipers. The Malus 'Rosyglo' in the foreground is nicely 'framed' by the arching design line around it. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/overlapping-circles-2.pngOVERLAPPING CIRCLES 2Photo Credit: Merton Designs, Dublinhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/acute-angles1.pngacute anglesThe use of acute angles in garden design is not recommended, for both functional and aesthetic reasons.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/curvilinear-2-jpg.pngcurvilinear 2.jpgThe generous curves in this simple curvilnear design are accentuated by the alternating blue and green Junipers. The Malus 'Rosyglo' in the foreground is nicley 'framed' by the arching design line around it.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/acute-angles.jpgacute anglesThe use of acute angles in garden design is not recommended, for both functional and aesthetic reasons.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/angular-with-circle1.pngangular with circleThe circular lawn area is the dominant space here because it contains the only arc in an otherwise angular concept.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/overlapping-circles.pngOVERLAPPING CIRCLESAn Overlapping Circualr deign theme can work on a small site or a large site becasue the cirlce can be moved in any direction. Note that on the larger property the space is filled,ni tby increasing the number of circles but rather the size of the circles. This ensures that they will still be in scale with the site.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/shallow-back-yard1.jpgShallow back yardA back yard with very little depth can still be designed in a curvilinear fashion, but not with the use of weak wavy lines(left). Including one or two straight lines can allow for the use of longer deeper arcs even when space is tight(right).https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/narrow-side-yard1.pngNarrow side yardSide yards are typically long and narrow - gardeners often opt for a weak serpentine line like the one on the left, assuming there isn't room for larger arcs. Instead, one could reinterpret the curvilinear theme to include a straight line or two, resulting in a bolder design line.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/curves2-jpg.pngcurves2.jpgThe extra curve in the top left image unnecessarily complicates this curving design line. The simplicity of the curve in the second image (bottom right) creates a more pleasing form.2024-06-17T02:17:45+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2012/04/11/good-lines-mean-good-designs/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/functional-drawing1.pngFunctional DrawingThe site itself often determines where a particular landscape element is most appropriately situated. In this example, the house, the garage and the existing wall create a semi-enclosed space perfectly suited to a sitting area.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/rectilinear-arc-tangent1.pngrectilinear -arc & tangentThe easiest way to arrive at an arc and tangent concept is to begin with a rectilinear theme and insert arcs into the some of the cornershttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/rectangles2.pngrectangleshttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/arc-tangent-e-g-2.pngArc & Tangent e.g. 2The Arc and Tangent design theme lends itself nicely to the architectural lines of the house. The landscape has matured some since this photo was taken.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/angular-concept-2.pngAngular Concept 2Long narrow yards like this one can feel a bit like a bowling alley by - an angular or diagonal concept can diminish this effect by drawing the away from the back of the yard.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/angular-concept-g.pngangular concept gThe North property line angles at approximately 30/60 degrees to the house so an angular design theme using that same angle worked very well here.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/arc-tangent-eg1.pngArc & Tangent eg A simple Arc and Tangent form effectively outlines this mixed shrub and perennial border.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/rectilinear-design-31.pngRectilinear Design 3The original owner of this house was an architect and had designed it in a ‘Frank Lloyd Wright-esque’ manner - my client wanted a design that would work with the style of the house, hence the rectilinear form. These photos were taken when this landscape was only a couple of years old – it has filled out considerably since then.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/arrow1.pngarrowhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/rectilinear-design-e1443470957139.pngRectilinear DesignI drive by this landscape regularly and I'm always impressed with how great it looks, regardless of the season.This is in part owing to the strong design lines - the rectilinear design theme reflects the contemporary lines of the house.2022-06-06T21:26:44+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/about/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/me.pngMehttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/me-and-big-sis.pngMe and big sishttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/biopic.pngBIOPIC2025-01-14T20:10:28+00:00weekly0.6https://notanothergardeningblog.com/2017/02/02/colouring-your-garden-part-9-colour-schemes/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/red-violet-and-yellow-green-resize.pngred-violet-and-yellow-green-resizehttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/monochromatic-2-resize-2.pngmonochromatic-2-resize-2Photo and graphics: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/tetrad-4-resize1.pngtetrad-4-resizePhoto and graphics: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/tetrad-3-resize.pngtetrad-3-resizePhoto and graphics: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/double-complementary-x2-resize.pngdouble-complementary-x2-resizeGraphics: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/double-comp-2-resize.pngdouble-comp-2-resizehttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/counterpoint-x2-resize1.pngcounterpoint-x2-resizeGraphics: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/ana-comp-x2-resize.pngana-comp-x2-resizeGraphics: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/split-complementary-x2-resize.pngsplit-complementary-x2-resizeGraphics: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/2-tetrads-resize.png2-tetrads-resizeGraphics: Sue Gaviller2023-04-04T12:58:38+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2015/01/01/colouring-your-garden-part-2/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/munsell-wheel-resample.pngMunsell Wheel resamplehttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/spectrum.pngspectrumVisible spectrum of light – violet light has the shortest wavelength and red the longest. Graphics: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/warm-hues-green-resample.pngwarm hues + green resamplehttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/warm-hues-garden-resample.pngwarm hues garden resamplehttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/kj-2.pngkj 2Warm colours like red and yellow require on;y a few splashes to be seen and appreciated. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/low-contrast1.pnglow contrastBlues and purples are near to each other on the colour wheel resulting in a lower contrast composition that is visually softer than high contrast scenarios. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/warm-hues-garden.pngwarm hues gardenPhoto: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/cool-hues.pngcool hueshttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/warm-hues-2.pngwarm hues 2https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/low-contrast-cool-2.pngcool coloursPhoto: Sue GAviller2018-11-26T20:51:07+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2012/05/13/all-creatures-great-and-small/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/walkers-weeping-caragana-in-raised-bed.pngwalker's weeping caragana in raised bedhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/perennial-underplanting-resize.pngPerennial Underplanting resizehttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/salvia-may-night.pngSalvia 'May Night'https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/syringa-and-lavandula.pngSyringa and LavandulaUnderplanting susceptible trees with Lavandula or other aromatic, as I've done with this client's top-graft Syringa meyeri, may act as a deterrent to pests. Photo: Pat Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/salvia.pngSalviaSalvia nemerosa 'Maynight' is a strongly aromatic ornamental sage which may discourage rabbits and deer.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/c-arborescens-e28098walker_s-weeping_.pngC.arborescens ‘Walker’s Weeping’The smooth shiny bark of Caragan arborescens is a rabbit favourite. Here in my client's raised planter it is less susceptible. The underplanting of Berberis thunbergii 'Cherry Bomb' also help since its thorny branches may serve as a barrier.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/card.pngcardThe garden is home to so many - kinda puts it all in perspective doesn't it?https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/rabbit-damage.pngRabbit damageMost shrubs and perennials that have been chewed by rabbits will recover, but trees are another story. If more than half of the trunk circumference is damaged, the tree's chances of survival are slim. The trunk of this Malus 'Pink Spires is almost girdled in one spot so may well succumb to its injuries within the next year. I am keeping my fingers crossed though.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mr-rabbit.pngMr. RabbitThe Culprit - this fluffy fella camped out in my front yard all winter. I suspect it is the same rabbit who made my garden his favourtie lunch spot last summer, as he as the same brazen attitude. Looks pretty well fed. Photo: Pat Gaviller2018-08-01T09:29:24+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2018/03/01/wheres-your-sit-spot/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/bench-cnib-4.pngbench - CNIB 4https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/wood-chair-reader-rock-garden-crop.pngwood chair - Reader Rock Garden cropAn old wooden chair, probably an original fixture, provides a moment of rest in the deep shade at Reader Rock Gardens, Calgary. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/patio-set-and-pergola-kraze-legz-winery.pngpatio set and pergola - kraze legz wineryhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/size-requirements-colour-conversation-and-bistro-sets-resize-crop.pngSIZE REQUIREMENTS - COLOUR conversation and bistro sets resize crophttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/size-requirements-colour-patio-tables-resize.pngSIZE REQUIREMENTS - COLOUR patio tables resizehttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/red-chairs-crop.pngred chairs cropA lovely spot from which to view the beautiful gardens at Kendal Jackson winery. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/java.pngjavaMy sister’s dog Java – from his puppy years through to his now-geriatric years – thinks chairs are meant solely for him to lie on. Photo: Cathy Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/bench-and-arbour-resize1.pngbench and arbour - resizePhoto: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/judys-bistro-set-resize-2.pngjudy's bistro set resize 2Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/chairs-on-veranda-resize.pngchairs on veranda resizePhoto: Sue Gaviller2021-10-20T04:06:15+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2014/09/20/there-and-back-a-hortigeeks-tale-part-3-going-coastal/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/monterey-mexican-sage-bush.pngMonterey - Mexican sage bushBeautiful Mexican sage bush (Salvia leucantha) in Monterey. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/bodega-bay-thistle-3.pngBodega Bay thistle 3Photo: S Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/bodega-bay-statue1.pngBodega Bay statuePhoto: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/bodega-bay-container1.pngBodega Bay containerPhoto: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/bodega-bay-marsh-resample.pngBodega Bay marsh resamplePhoto: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/bodega-bay-landscape-3.pngBodega Bay landscape 3Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/bodega-bay-grasses.pngBodega Bay grassesPhoto: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/bodega-bay-bench.pngBodega Bay benchPhoto: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/golden-gate-park-fern-grotto.pnggolden gate park fern grottofern grottohttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/golden-gate-park-3.pnggolden gate park 3Photo: Sue Gaviller2017-04-17T04:32:54+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2014/11/28/colouring-your-garden/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/poppies1.pngPoppiesThis planting of red, coral and pink poppies is unified by the common hue of red; the two inset photos provide further examples of colours in the same family.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/munsell-color-solid-resize-2.pngMunsell-Color-Solid-resize 2All colours are contained within the Munsell color solid. Image courtesy of <a href="http://munsell.com/about-munsell-color/how-color-notation-works/munsell-color-space-and-solid/">Munsell Color</a>Image courtesy of <a href="http://munsell.com/about-munsell-color/how-color-notation-works/munsell-color-space-and-solid/">Munsell Color</a>https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/munsell-color-solid-insde.pngMunsell Color Solid - insdehttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/hue-value-and-chroma2.pngHue, value and chromaMunsell's 3 attributes of colour. Graphics: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/5yr.png5YRhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/2-5y2-5pb.png2.5Y2.5PBGraphics: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/2-5yr2-5b.png2.5YR2.5BGraphics: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/munsell-books.pngMunsell BooksOriginal copies of Munsell Colour books. Photo Credit: Mark Fairchildhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/poppy-5r-5-4.pngpoppy 5R 5 4https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/poppy1.pngpoppy2025-04-26T12:32:37+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2015/01/28/colouring-your-garden-part-3-value-added/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/purple-bicolor-daylily-and-rose-glow-barberry-21.pngpurple bicolor daylily and rose glow barberry 2https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/red-purple-iris-and-thyme.pngred-purple iris and thymePhoto: Cathy Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/purple-verbena-resample3.pngpurple verbena resamplehttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/low-value-plants2.pngLow value plantsLow Value Colours. Photos and graphics: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/bicolour-iris.pngbicolour irishttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/peach-iris-resample.pngpeach iris-resamplehttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/purple-bicolor-daylily-and-rose-glow-barberry-3.pngpurple bicolor daylily and rose glow barberry 3Light and dark values of the same hue (which in Munsell's wheel would be about 2.5R, the artist's wheel, somewhere between red and red-violet. Here I have paired cool pink daylilies with plum-red Rose Glow barberry. As well, each plant contains value contrast - daylily's plum-red eyezone and barberry's cool pink variegations. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/red-peony.pngred peonyPhoto: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/purple-salvia-resample.pngpurple salvia resamplehttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/mauve-yellow.pngmauve yellowPhoto: Sue Gaviller2017-04-17T04:21:39+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2015/02/24/colouring-your-garden-part-4-saturated-solutions/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/iris-and-salvia-21.pngiris and salvia 2Viewed from a few feet away, the big bold Iris blooms maintain almost full colour content and still appear richly-hued, whereas the finer-textured Salvia flowers appear somewhat desaturated. Photos: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/iris-and-salvia1.pngiris and salviaViewed from very close, coarse-textured Iris and fine-textured Salvia both present saturated Blue-Violet colouring. Photos: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/green2.pnggreenFoliage examples of basic green. Clockwise from top: common lilac, kinnickinnick, daylily, Russian cypress, Itoh peony and dwarf mugo pine. Photos: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/red-blue-green.pngred, blue-greenAn image from Munsell's Atlas of Color showing the scale of Chromas (Saturation) for Red and Blue-Green.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/sedum-and-juniper.pngSedum and juniperPhoto and graphics: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/muted-colours-4.pngmuted colours 4https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/fescue-shade.pngfescue shadehttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/fescue-sun.pngfescue sunhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/smokebush.pngsmokebushPhoto: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/weeping-blue-cedar-2.pngweeping blue cedar 2Photo: Sue Gaviller2017-04-17T04:17:12+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2015/03/28/fifty-shades-of-gray-colouring-your-garden-part-5/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/grays4.pnggraysGarden Grays - aren't really gray; they are very desaturated blues and greens. Clockwise from top left: Elaeagnus angustifolia, Santolina chamaecyparissus, Salix salicola, Artemisia schmidtiana. Photos: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/brown-house-x-2.pngbrown house x 2https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/2-warm-grays2.png2 warm graysThe above grays have the same parent hue – the medium-low value gray on the left and the medium-high on the right are united by this unchanging hue.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/gray-siding-x-2.pnggray siding x 2Left: Gray siding and gray painted stucco have the same hue hence present a cohesive combination. Right: Gray siding and stucco have different underlying hues thus appear less connected.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/gray-stone-siding-x-2.pnggray stone siding x 2Stone siding, because it has both warm and cool underlying hues, is more forgiving of its accompanying colours – while the warmer gray is still a better match, the cool gray does work.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/2-grays2.png2 Grayshttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/stone-siding-cool.pngstone siding - coolhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/stone-siding-warm.pngstone siding - warmhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/our-house.pngour househttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/brown-house-w-garden.pngbrown house w. garden2017-04-17T04:13:43+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2015/09/06/colouring-your-garden-part-6-putting-colour-to-work/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/long-narrow-yard-reversed-resize1.pnglong narrow yard reversed resizehttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/long-narrow-yard-resize2.pnglong narrow yard - resizehttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/orange-daylilies-resize.pngorange daylilies resizehttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/tulips-and-square.pngtulips and squarePhoto and graphics: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/lily-and-barberry-resize.pnglily and barberry resizePhoto: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/squares-resize.pngsquares resizehttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/joseph-albers-square-resize.pngJoseph Albers square resizeJoseph Albers square.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cool-spring-colours-4-resize1.pngcool spring colours 4 resizehttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/warm-summer-colours-resize.pngwarm summer colours -resizehttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/warm-spring-colours-5-resize.pngwarm spring colours 5 resize2017-04-17T04:09:20+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2016/03/23/colouring-your-garden-part-7-you-cant-believe-everything-you-see/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sc-complementary-colours-succulents-resize.pngsc - complementary colours succulents resizePhoto: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sc-complementary-colours-2-crop.pngsc - complementary colours 2 crophttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/rudbeckia-resize.pngrudbeckia resizePhoto: Pat Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/red-rhodo-resize.pngred rhodo resizePhoto: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/foliage-greens.pngfoliage greensPhoto: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/orange-circle.pngorange circlehttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/green-circle-2.pnggreen circle 2https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sc-hue-juniper-3.pngsc - hue juniper 3https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sc-saturation-echinops-and-gentian-resize-2.pngsc - saturation echinops and gentian resize 2Photos: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sc-saturation-echinops-and-eryngium-resize-2.pngsc - saturation echinops and eryngium resize 2Photos: Sue Gaviller2017-04-17T04:02:05+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2016/12/15/colouring-your-garden-part-8-more-optical-illusions/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/separated-colours-2.pngseparated-colours-2https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/separated-colours.pngseparated-colourshttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/spanish-lavender-resize.pngspanish-lavender-resizehttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/strawberry-candy-daylily-assimilation-2-resize.pngstrawberry-candy-daylily-assimilation-2-resizehttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/variegated-leaves.pngvariegated-leaveshttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/grasses-and-rudbeckia-resize.pnggrasses-and-rudbeckia-resizehttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/value-assimilation-red-resize.pngvalue-assimilation-red-resizehttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/blue-red-assimilation-resize1.pngblue-red-assimilation-resizeWhen small strips of red are interspersed with small strips of blue (bottom), the colours look more alike than they actually are (top). Assimilation causes the red to appear more blue and the blue to appear more red.2017-04-17T03:55:46+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2017/02/14/a-red-by-any-other-name/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/burgundy-resize1.pngburgundy-resizeBeautiful, bodacious burgundy - my favourite colour. Photos: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/mourning-doves-smooching-resize.pngmourning-doves-smooching-resizeA really good smooch works too. Mourning Dove photos: Pat Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/morning-doves-2-crop2.pngmourning-doves-2but in looking outward together in the same direction” ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupery ~https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/morning-doves-crop1.pngmourning-doves“Love does not consist in gazing at each other.....2017-10-08T20:53:20+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2012/03/27/harbingers-of-spring/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/pussy-willow-jpg.pngpussy willow.jpgOf all the harbingers of spring, the native Salix discolor is for me the most poignant - this pussy willow resides in a school yard in Northwest Calgary and is covered in these sweet little fluff balls. Photo: Pat Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/viburnum-trilobum21.pngViburnum trilobum2The ruby-red buds of Viburnum trilobum rival the colour of the berries that will be produced at season's end.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/picture1.pnghttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/syringa-buds.pngSyringa budsSyringa buds: from left, Syringa meyeri, Syringa vulgaris, Syringa prestoniaehttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/angle-of-sun3.pngAngle of SunAngle of sun at Winter Solstice, Vernal Equinox and Winter Solstice.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/ulmus-pumila.pngUlmus pumilaUlmus pumila, the Siberian Elm has pea-sized sperical buds - here they glow copper in the late day sun.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/woodpecker.pngwoodpeckerA female downy woodpecker perches high up in a poplar tree in Centennial Park, Calgary Photo: Pat Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/crataegus-mordenensis.pngCrataegus mordenensisThe new growth on Crataegus mordenensis, both buds and branches, is a rich plum red - shiny, supple and leathery in appearance.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/robin.pngrobinThe American robin or Turdus migratorius (I dare you to say that with a straight face) is one of our country's most beloved birds, likely because they herald the coming of warmer weather. Photo: http://www.naturespicsonline.com/ https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/salix-discolor6.pngSalix discolorOf all the harbingers of spring, the native Salix discolor is for me the most poignant - this pussy willow resides in a school yard in Northwest Calgary and is covered in these sweet little fluff balls. Photo: Pat Gaviller2016-02-04T19:29:38+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2013/09/11/princess-peppers-adventure-part-2/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hidden-bench-grape-cluster.pngHidden Bench grape clusterSue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/thirty-bench-winery-entrance.pngThirty Bench Winery entrancePhoto: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/thirty-bench-winery.pngThirty Bench WineryPhoto: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hibiscus-flowers.pngHibiscus FlowersPhoto: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hibiscus-hedge21.pngHibiscus hedge2Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/peninsula-ridge-vineyard-3.pngPeninsula Ridge Vineyard 3Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/peninsula-ridge-garden.pngPeninsula Ridge gardenPhoto: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/hibiscus-hedge-copy.pngHibiscus hedge copyPhoto: Sue Gaviller2016-01-17T23:55:37+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2012/08/14/a-midsummers-daydream/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/chicago-antique-tapestry-resize.pngChicago Antique Tapestry resizehttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/daylilies-reader-rock-garden-resize.pngDaylilies Reader Rock Garden resizehttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/strutters-ball-daylily-2-resize.pngStrutter's Ball Daylily 2 resizehttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/bird-bath-and-dayliles-22.pngBird bath and dayliles 2Grassy daylily foliage makes a nice underplanting, lending visual support to the bird bath.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/stella-doro-daylily2.pngStella d'Oro DaylilyStella d'Oro was the first ever reblooming daylily cultivar. Her re;iable bllom habit and dwarf form have made her a favourite of both gardeners and landscape professionals.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/mary-reed-daylily.pngMary Reed DaylilyHemerocallis 'Mary Reed' is a dwarf cultivar with pretty mauve-pink blooms and a delicate scent.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/hot-embers-daylily1.pngHot Embers DaylilyRuffled, spicy orange 'Hot Embers' - another stand-out tetraploid.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/purple-bi-colour1.pngPurple Bi-ColourHemerocallis ‘Purple Bi-colour’ – a rather pedestrian name for a stunningly unique cultivar. The soft rose-pink petals/sepals and wine purple eye zone, merit a more exciting moniker – how about ‘Wine and Roses’. That would be a much more fitting name wouldn’t it?https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/strutters-ball-daylily1.pngStrutter's Ball DaylilyHemerocallis ‘Strutter’s Ball’ is a big beefy daylily and can hold it’s own even in a bed that is largely woody plant material. The velvety magenta flowers are huge and very showy.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/little-grapette-daylily3.pngLittle Grapette DaylilyAnother reblooming cultivar, 'Little Grapette' is a dwarf selection. Though the blooms are smaller, they are profuse and richly coloured, so provide significant colour impact2015-07-24T06:54:37+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/design-process-and-principles/2023-04-26T21:03:19+00:00weekly0.6https://notanothergardeningblog.com/contact-me/2015-05-11T00:26:34+00:00weekly0.6https://notanothergardeningblog.com/2012/06/21/reasons-to-celebrate/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/truchard-vineyard-caves-2.pngtruchard vineyard caves 2Entrance to the caves at Truchard Vineyards. Photo: S Gaviller2022-09-04T09:27:57+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2012/05/28/the-principled-gardener/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/repetition-line.pngrepetition - linehttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/repetition-brick1.pngrepetition - brickIncorporating a building material from the house, into the surrounding landscape, unites house and landscape. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/repetition-plant-material-2.pngrepetition - plant material 2Hosta and red Astilbe are the recurring plant theme in this mature garden. Photo: Marg Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/repetition-plant-material.pngrepetition - plant materialPhoto: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/repetition-brick-e1416022207336.pngrepetition - brickIncorporating a building material from the house into the surrounding landscape unites house and landscape.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/diamond-pattern-rep.jpgdiamond pattern repThe diamond shape detail on the windows was the inspiration for the fence I designed for a client's home. The fence is being installed as I write this, hence the computer generated image.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/colour-repetition.pngcolour repetitionRepeating a colour within a planting composition is very unifying - here the dark wine colour of emerging Acer palmatum leaves, picks up on the same hue in the tulips. Photo: Jane Rekstenhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/colour-repetition-2.pngcolour repetition 2The colour of the front door is seen again in the Chrysanthemums. Black is also repeated, as is the architectural detail of the columns, which is repeteated in the planter pedestal.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/line-repetition.pngline repetitionThe arches on the house are repeated in the arching form of this Caragana arborescens 'Walker's Weeping'. https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/repetition-stonework.pngrepetition - stoneworkStone pillars echo the stone facing on the house.2014-11-15T08:40:35+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2014/07/28/there-and-back-a-hortigeeks-tale-part-2-california-here-we-come/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/yountville-2.pngyountville 2In Yountville, a gorgeous little town just North of Napa, beautiful gardens and landscapes abound - here lavender, roses and the ever-present columnar cypress adorn a restaurant parking lot. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/chateau-ste-jean-21.pngchateau ste jean 2Chateau Ste. Jean, a Sonoma winery, boasts beautifully landscaped grounds - Mediterranean inspired in the Italian Renaissance style, with classical statuary, parterres and hedging, archways and rustic pergolas. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/napa-roadside-2.pngnapa roadside 2Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/cannas.pngcannasPhoto: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/kj.pngkjPhoto: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/lambert-bridge-lavender-2.pnglambert bridge lavender 2https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/napa-cypress.pngnapa cypressPhoto: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/trefethen-pool.pngtrefethen poolPoolside Planting Trefethen Vineyards. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/trefethen-pool-3.pngtrefethen pool 3Poolside Planting Trefethen Vineyards. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/napa-containers.pngnapa containersPhoto: Sue Gaviller2014-09-01T00:22:19+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2014/06/22/there-and-back-a-hortigeeks-tale/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/barrel-tasting.pngbarrel tastingThe lovely Gabby offers us a barrel tasting of a 2013 Aliette Pinot Noir. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/willakenzie-cheese-plate-2.pngwillakenzie cheese plate 2https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/willakenzie-sensory-garden.pngwillakenzie sensory gardenhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/willakenzie-irises.pngwillakenzie irisesPhoto: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/willakenzie-patio.pngwillakenzie patioPhoto: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/portland-japanese-garden-water-basin.pngPortland Japanese Garden - water basinhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/portland-japanese-garden-waterfall-3.pngPortland Japanese Garden waterfall 3Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dundee-garden.pngdundee gardenhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/spanish-lavender.pngspanish lavenderPhoto: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/red-rhodo.pngred rhodoRhododendrons grow everywhere in Oregon, much like Syringa and Potentilla grow in our climate. Here a coral-red rhodo grows alongside spreading juniper in a parking lot planting. Photo: Sue Gaviller2014-08-29T05:31:11+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2014/05/07/colour-the-absence-of-white/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/syringa-ludwig-spaeth.pngSyringa 'Ludwig Spaeth'2014-06-24T23:49:13+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2014/04/13/soon-but-not-quite-yet/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/wet-my-plants.pngwet my plants2014-04-15T02:32:42+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2012/09/17/holy-h-batman/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/heucherella-berry-fizz-in-container.pngHeucherella 'Berry Fizz' in containerHeucherella 'Berry Fizz' and Heuchera 'Havana' make a lovely container arrangement in this client's shady front entryway. Photos: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/havana-and-cherries-jubilee.pngHavana and Cherries JubileeLeft: Heuchera 'Havana' from Terra Nova's City Series has bright lime green foliage and large, plentiful, bright coral-pink florets. Photo: Sue Gaviller Right: Heuchera 'Cherries Jubilee', also from Terra Nova Nursries, has dark burgundy foiage and bright coral red flowershttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/heuchera-bressingham-hybrid1.pngHeuchera 'Bressingham Hybrid'Heuchera 'Bressingham Hybrid'. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/coral-bells.pngCoral BellsThis mass of Heuchera flowers makes a lovely early summer statement.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/heuchera-in-containers-2.pngHeuchera in Containers https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/palace-purple.pngPalace PurpleHeuchera 'Palace Purple'. Photo: Marny Estephttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/heuchera-2.pngHeuchera 2Dark and rich foliage colours. Clockwise from top left: Heuchera 'Berry Smoothie' (late summer colour), Heuchera 'Frosted Violet', Heuchera 'Plum Royale', Heuchera 'Bressingham Bronze', Heuchera 'Prince'. Photos: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/heuchera.pngheucheraWarm and Bright foliage colours. Clockwise from top left Heuchera 'Pinot Gris', Heuchera 'Mahogany', Heuchera 'Berry Smoothie' (early summer colour), Heuchera 'Tiramisu', Heuchera 'Georgia Peach'. Photos: Sue Gaviller2014-08-04T19:40:36+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2014/02/14/lets-talks-about-the-3-rs/2014-03-08T04:43:07+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2014/02/08/how-design-savvy-are-you/2014-06-13T03:46:40+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2013/02/23/the-form-of-things-to-come-part-2/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/pruned-syringa-prestoniae.pngPruned Syringa prestoniaehttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/pyramids-and-vases.pngPyramids and Vaseshttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/broad-vase1.pngBroad Vasehttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/picea-pungens-var-glauca.pngPicea pungens var. Glaucahttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/pyramidal-spruces.pngPyramidal Spruceshttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/pine.pngPinehttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/spruce-and-cedars.pngSpruce and cedarshttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/geometric-shapes.pngGeometric shapeshttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/sutherland-caragana1.pngSutherland Caraganahttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/vase-shaped-trees.pngVase shaped trees2014-01-11T20:38:53+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2012/12/31/principled-gardening-the-final-chapter-proportion/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/grid-circular-colour.pngGRID - CIRCULAR Colourhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/grid-rectilinear-colour.pngGRID - RECTILINEAR Colourhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/proportion-arc-tangent.pngPROPORTION - ARC & TANGENThttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/rule-of-thirds-containers.pngRule of Thirds - containersThese 3 containers on my client's front deck display good proportion based roughly on the rule of thirds. Photo: Pat Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/grid-circular.pngGRID - circularhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/gardens-at-the-livadiya-palace_-crimea-ukraine.pngGardens at the Livadiya Palace’, Crimea, Ukraine.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/court-of-the-lions-alhambra-granada-andalusia.pngCourt of the Lions, Alhambra, Granada, Andalusiahttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/grid2.pngGRIDhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/proportion-rectilinear1.pngPROPORTION - RECTILINEARhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/rule-of-thirds.pngRule of Thirds2020-08-24T07:29:55+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2013/06/14/say-it-aint-so/2013-12-09T20:13:40+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2013/11/15/what-would-georgia-think/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/echinacea-magnus-resample.pngEchinacea 'Magnus' resampleEchinacea purpurea 'Magnus'. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/rosa-morden-sunrise-resample1.pngRosa 'Morden Sunrise' resampleRosa 'Morden Sunrise'. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/hemerocallis-chicago-antique-tapestry-resample-3.pngHemerocallis 'Chicago Antique Tapestry' resample 3Hemerocallis 'Chicago Antique Tapestry'. Photo: Sue Gaviller https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/cow-skull.pngcow skullPhoto: Pat Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/bleeding-heart-resampled-2.pngBleeding heart resampled 2https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/prunus-triloba-multiplex-resampled1.pngPrunus triloba multiplex resampledPrunus triloba multiplex. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/vinca-major-maculata.pngVinca major 'Maculata'Vinca major 'Maculata'. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/siberian-iris-2.pngsiberian iris 2https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/hemerocallis-chicago-antique-tapestry-3.pngHemerocallis 'Chicago Antique Tapestry' 3https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/peony.pngpeonyPhoto: Sue Gaviller2013-12-09T20:00:04+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2013/03/23/daffodils-harbingers-of-hope/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/daffodils3.pngDaffodilsPhoto: Pat Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/hatley-house-daffodils1.pngHatley Park DaffodilsApril at Hatley House, Victoria, B.C. Photo: Jane Reksten2013-11-28T18:42:19+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2013/10/08/respect-your-elders/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/red-elderberries.pngred elderberrieshttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/sambucus-nigra-black-lace7.pngSambucus nigra 'Black Lace'Sambucus nigra 'Black Lace'. Photo: Amanda Slaterhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/sambucus-nigra-black-beauty-flowers1.pngSambucus nigra 'Black Beauty' - flowersSambucus nigra 'Black Beauty'. Photo: Alison Pike, Alison's Gardenhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/black-lace-elder.pngBlack Lace Elderhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/cut-leaf-golden-elder.pngCut leaf golden elderPhoto: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/lace-leaf-elder.pnglace leaf elderPhoto: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/madonna-elder-2.pngMadonna Elder 2Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/black-beauty-elder.pngBlack Beauty elderPhoto: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/golden-elder.pngGolden elderPhoto: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/sutherland-golden-elder.pngSutherland golden elderPhoto: Sue Gaviller2016-11-27T22:55:49+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2012/11/15/georgias-world/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/daffodil.pngDaffodilNarcissus sp. has 3 petals and 3 almost identical sepals, as well as an additional trumpet-shaped structure called the corona. Photo: Pat Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/buds1.pngDaylily budsLeft – A flower bud of Hemerocallis ‘Mary Reed’ almost ready to open. Photo: Sue Gaviller Right – Like most tetraploid daylilies, Hemerocallis ‘Starling’ has luscious plump flower buds. Photo: Sue Gaviller https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/rosa-winnipeg-parks.pngRosa 'Winnipeg Parks'https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/little-grapette-daylily-detail2.pngLittle Grapette Daylily - detailHemerocallis 'Little Grapette' – note the pollen-laden anthers, long tubular style and the tiny stigma. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/columbia-lily.pngColumbia lilyLilium columbianum has very pronounced carpel and stamens. Here the pollen on the anthers has all but disappeared but grains of it heavily coat the sticky stigma surface. Photo: Pat Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pink-hollyhock-and-bee1.pngPink Hollyhock and beehttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/syringa-vulgaris-katherine-havemeyer-detail5.pngSyringa vulgaris 'Katherine Havemeyer' detailSyringa vulgaris 'Katherine Havemeyer' – each tiny floret is picture perfect in itself. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/tom-eckhart-peony1.pngTom Eckhart peonyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/rosa-nutkana.pngRosa nutkanaRosa nutkana - pale yellow stamens surround a group of greenish carpels, of which only the stigma is visible. Photo: Pat Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/morning-lilac-itoh-peony-detail1.pngMorning Lilac Itoh Peony detailPaoenia 'Morning Lilac' - a ring if bright yellow anthers atop pink filaments surrounds a group of carpels with pale greenish styles. The furled flaps of paler pink fleshy tissue are the stigma. Photo: Pat Gaviller2013-10-05T03:25:21+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2013/09/05/princess-peppers-adventure/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/russian-sage-and-brown-eyed-susan.pngRussian sage and Brown-eyed SusanPerovskia atriplicifolia and Rudbeckia. Photo: Su Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/peninsula-ridge-vineyard-2.pngPeninsula Ridge Vineyard 2This photo was taken seconds before my little 'mishap'. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/peninsula-ridgevineyard.pngPeninsula Ridge VineyardView overlooking the vineyard at Peninsula Ridge. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/peninsula-ridge-statue.pngPeninsula Ridge statuehttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/tawse-courtyard.pngTawse CourtyardThe Courtyard, as seen from the tasting room, Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/tawse-plantings-2.pngTawse plantings 2https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/tawse-plantings-e1378347267672.pngTawse plantingsPhoto: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/echinacea-white-swan.pngEchinacea 'White Swan'Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/rbg-scented-garden-2.pngRBG Scented Garden 2Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/rudbeckia-and-ornamental-grasses.pngRudbeckia and ornamental grassesPhoto: Sue Gaviller2013-09-24T21:35:07+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2013/09/23/princess-peppers-adventure-part-3-the-conclusion/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/butterfly-on-oregano.pngbutterfly on oreganoFire-rim Tortoiseshell. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/butterfly-on-oregano-2.pngbutterfly on oregano 2Fire-rim Tortoiseshell. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/princess-pepper1.pngPrincess Pepperhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/tobermory-ducks.pngTobermory ducksPhoto: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/tobermory.pngTobermory2013-11-16T19:48:36+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2012/11/09/top-twenty-of-twenty-twelve/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/malus-rosy-glo-21.pngMalus Rosy Glo 2Left – brillant orange November colour. Right – pretty ornamental fruit. Photos: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/malus-rosy-glo1.pngMalus Rosy GloMalus 'Rosy Glo' - Left: spring blossoms. Left middle: October colour with dusting of early snow. Right middle: brillant orange November colour. Right: pretty ornamental fruit. Photos: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/calamagrostis-acutiflora-karl-foerster1.pngCalamagrostis acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/cornus-alba-cream-cracker2-png.pngCornus alba 'Cream Cracker'2 pnghttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/echinacea-tangerine-dream.pngEchinacea 'Tangerine Dream'Echinacea 'Tangerine Dream'. Photo: Pat Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/heucherella-berry-fizz1.pngHeucherella 'Berry Fizz'https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/campanula-portenschlagiana.pngCampanula portenschlagianaCampanula portenschlagiana. Photo: Marg Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/scabiosa-ultra-violet.pngScabiosa 'Ultra Violet'https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/picture25.jpgPicture2https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/rosthern-columnar-crab-2.pngRosthern columnar crab 2Top Left - Malus baccata 'Rosthern' flowers. Photo: Pat Gaviller Bottom Left - Vase shaped when young and maturing to oval form Photo: Cathy Gaviller Top Right - a robin perches in the bronze coloured branches. Photo: Cathy Gaviller Bottom Right - small ornamental fruit. Photo: Pat Gaviller2013-10-14T16:14:24+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2013/06/09/weekly-plant-pick/2013-09-18T20:48:59+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2012/09/30/the-colours-of-harvest/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/berries.pngberriesNot all fruit is bright and showy, but the birds manage to find it nonetheless. Photos: Pat Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/crataegus-mordenensis-toba-berries.pngCrataegus mordenensis 'Toba' BerriesCrataegus mordenensis 'Toba' has very ornamental fall fruit, loved by birds. Photo: Pat Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sorbus-decora.pngSorbus decoraThe very showy fruit of Sorbus decora will remain on the tree until stripped by the huge amoeba-like flocks of Bohemian Waxwings.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/harvest-moon.pngHarvest MoonHarvest Moon 2012. Photo: Pat Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/carrot-squash-and-potato.pngcarrot, squash and potatoLeft: Baby heirloom carrots glisten with the chicken 'jus' in which they were roasted. Top: Green and yellow zucchini and pattypan squash tossed in olive oil and roasted. Right: Baby heirloom potatoes are tender and flavourful - they're best simply steamed and buttered....mmmmm. Photos: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/heirloom-carrots.pngHeirloom carrotsHeirloom carrots lack the large size and uniformity of their more hybridized counterparts, but their sweet crunch makes them perfect for eating right out of the garden. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/red-fruit.pngred fruitMany fruit bearing trees and shrubs have bright red fruit to attracts the birds. Clockwise from top: Sorbus decora, Viburnum trilobum, Malus sp., Lonicera tatarica. Photos: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/tomatoes.pngtomatoes2013-09-14T03:20:32+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2012/10/21/barking-up-the-wrong-tree/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/dogwood-bark-21.pngdogwood bark 2Colourful bark makes dogwood branches useful in other landscape applications - the detail in the viewing window on the left is made from dogwood which I harvested from one of my very mature Cornus sericea ‘Flavirimea’. I then had my friend and colleague, Greg Booth of Sawback Developments, fashion this Japanese-style gate for a client. Photos: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/cornus-alba-cream-cracker-fall-colour.pngCornus alba 'Cream Cracker' fall colourCornus alba 'Cream Cracker' in late summer, just beginning to show its fall colours. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/cornus-fall-colour1.pngcornus fall colourhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/dogwood-flowers.pngdogwood flowersDogwood flowers, though not particularly showy, still have ornamental value in the landscape. Left: Cornus sericea. Photo: Pat Gaviller. Right: Cornus alba 'Aurea'. Photo credit: Wikipediahttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/cornus-sericea-3.pngCornus sericea 3https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/cornus-alba-cream-cracker2.pngCornus alba 'Cream Cracker'https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/cornus-sericea-silver-gold1.pngCornus sericea 'Silver & Gold'https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/cornus-sericea1.pngCornus sericeahttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/cornus-alba-aurea.pngCornus alba 'Aurea'https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/variegated-dogwoods.pngvariegated dogwoods2023-05-25T12:39:29+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2012/12/11/a-nice-pair-part-2-what-should-i-have-to-drink-with-this/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/malbec-vineyard-in-cahors-southwest-france4.pngMalbec vineyard in Cahors, Southwest Francehttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/cabernet-sauvignon.pngCabernet SauvignonCabernet Sauvignon from Sonoma region in California. Photo Credit: Wikipedia2013-07-11T17:00:43+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2012/08/27/the-principled-gardener-part-4-unity-by-interconnection/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/front-yard-4.pngfront yard 4https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/front-yard-3.pngfront yard 3https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/front-yard-2.pngfront yard 2https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/front-yard-1.pngfront yard 1https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/front-yard-interconnected-jpg.pngfront yard interconnectedhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/interconnecting-groundcover.pngInterconnecting groundcoverA mass of Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (kinnickinnick) covers this entire bed, thereby connecting the plant material and unifying the composition. Photo: Pat Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/interconnection-vs-no-interconnection.pngInterconnection vs. no interconnection2015-01-30T07:03:04+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2012/07/12/curtain-call-farewell-to-sweet-syringa/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/syringa-reticulata-42.pngSyringa reticulata 4Syringa reticulata 'Golden Eclipse' is a very hardy variegated cultivar - leaves on new growth emerge dark green splashed with lime and older growth has bright green and gold variegation. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/syringa-reticulata-7.pngSyringa reticulata 7Intense white blooms cover this compact tree.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/syringa-reticulata-5.pngSyringa reticulata 5Syringa reticulata, with its honey-sweet scent is a favourite of bees and butterflies. Photo: Cathy Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/syringa-reticulata-3.pngSyringa reticulata 3Syringa reticulata 'Golden Elipse' is a very hardy variegated cultivar - leaves on new growth emerge dark green splashed with lime and older growth has bright green and gold variegations.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/syringa-reticulata-4.pngSyringa reticulata 4https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/syringa-reticulata-2.pngSyringa reticulata 2Full feathery plumes light up a sapphire sky.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/syringa-reticulata.pngSyringa reticulataSoft fluffy blooms, dark green foliage and richly textured, chocolate-coloured bark make the Japanese tree lilac a must-have in the urban landscape.2018-04-18T07:05:41+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2012/06/15/mmmmm-love-those-lilacs/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/s-vulgaris-katherine-havemeyer.pngS. vulgaris 'Katherine Havemeyer'Mmmmmm - can't you just smell it?https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/syringa-prestoniae1.pngSyringa prestoniaeThis mature Preston lilac has been planted too close to the fence to grow naturally. It has thus been pruned into the familiar arching vase so often associated with the genus. Despite the need for constant pruning, the effect is quite attractive.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/syringa-leaves.pngSyringa leavesCompare the very different leaf shapes in the above three examples – the waxy heart shape leaves of S. vulgaris, the puckered ovate leaves of S. prestoniae and the smaller round wavy leaves of S. meyeri.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/golden-eclipse.pngGolden EclipseSyringa reticulata 'Golden Eclipse' has very large beautifully variegated leaves. Despite the tendency for variegated cultivars to be less hardy than the species, this tree is very hardy in our climate - I've seen no winterkill on my own or client's trees in the five years since they were planted. There have been reports that the leaves lose their variegation - this may happen, but only in the second year after planting. Subsequent years show a return of full variegation.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/lilacs1.pnglilacsSyringa vulgaris can get quite large, some cultivars larger than others. When left to develop naturally they be too large for a small city lot, but they are useful in providing intermediate scale relating larger trees to their smaller neighbours. Here two mature S.vulgaris of different size and colour, together with the spruce,create a well proportioned trio.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/s-vulgaris-ludwig-spaethe1.pngS. vulgaris 'Ludwig Spaethe'Syringa vulgaris 'Ludwig Spaethe' is an older cultivar, well behaved with dark violet blooms. When finished blooming, the lush dark green foliage will still provide lovely contrast to the bright gold foliage of its neighbour Cornus alba ‘Aurea’.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/syringa-texture.pngSyringa textureThe large leaves of Syringa vulgaris contrast nicely with the tiny needles of Picea abies 'Nidiformis'.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/tinkerbelle-lilac.pngtinkerbelle lilacHot pink buds open to soft pink blooms on Syringa 'Tinkerbelle', the first of the Fairytale series. Spicy fragrance, dwarf habit and winter hardiness, make this an ideal choice for any garden.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/syringa-vulgaris-katherine-havemeyer.pngSyringa vulgaris 'Katherine Havemeyer'Syringa vulgaris 'Katherine Havemeyer' has large luscious blooms and is particularly fragrant - photographing her was sheer pleasure.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/syringa-colours.pngSyringa coloursCool spring colours - the Sryringa genus with its many species, cultivars and hybrids, can be used to create lovely soft colour combos.2013-07-09T18:06:36+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2013/06/01/maggie-and-miss-sue/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/maggie.pngMaggieMaggie. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/picture13.pngPicture12013-06-02T18:06:52+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/guest-contributors/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/ls3.pngls3https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/pg.pngPGhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/ls.pngls2013-06-01T21:16:35+00:00weekly0.6https://notanothergardeningblog.com/2012/12/08/a-nice-pair/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/cypripedium-parviflorum-var-pubescens-and-aquilegia-canadensis.pngCypripedium parviflorum var. pubescens and Aquilegia canadensishttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/sage-peony-and-creeping-jenny-2.pngSalvia nemerosa ‘May Night’, Lysimachia nummularia ‘Aurea’ and Paeonia sp.Salvia nemerosa ‘May Night’, Lysimachia nummularia ‘Aurea’ and Paeonia sp. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/picea-pungens-var-glauca-and-prunus-mackii3.pngPicea pungens var. glauca and Prunus mackii..Picea pungens var. glauca and Prunus mackii. Photo: Sue Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/leucanthemum-superbum-and-hemerocallis-purple-doro1.pngLeucanthemum superbum and Hemerocallis 'Purple d'Oro'Leucanthemum superbum and Hemerocallis 'Purple d'Oro'https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/liatris-and-heliopsis1.pngHeliopsis helianthoides and Liatris spicata. Heliopsis helianthoides and Liatris spicata. Photo: See Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/actaea-rubra-and-matteuccia-struthiopteris.pngActaea rubra and Matteuccia struthiopterishttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/peaches-and-salmon2.pngPeaches and Salmonhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/complementary-colours-red-violet-and-yellow-green.pngComplementary Colours - Red-violet and Yellow-greenhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/complementary-colours-blue-and-orange.pngComplementary Colours - Blue and Orangehttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/berries-and-cream-2.pngBerries and Cream 22013-05-31T15:25:11+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2012/12/19/are-you-done-yet/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/champagne-uncorking.pngChampagne uncorkingChampagne uncorking. Photo credit: Wikipediahttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/semillon-with-botrytis-cinerea.pngSemillon with Botrytis cinereaBotrytis cinerea on Semillon grapes. Photo credit: Wikipediahttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/ice-wine-grapes.pngIce Wine GrapesIce wine grapes frozen on the vine. Photo credit: Wikipediahttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/port1.pngTawny PortTawny Port2013-05-31T15:21:03+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2012/06/17/fathers-day-plant-pick/2013-02-13T19:28:44+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2012/07/20/yikes-yellow-spots-on-my-lawn/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/germinated-grass-seed1.pnggerminated grass seed2 weeks later - grass seed has germinated and is filling in nicely.https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/circular-lawn1.pngcircular lawnThis circular lawn space is small and well delineated so resodding monthly is relatively easy. Photo credit: Prairie Outpost Designhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/pepper.pngPepperThe culprit - hard to believe this sweet brown beauty is responsible for so much damage to my back lawn. Photo: Pat Gavillerhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/reseeding.pngReseedingA mixture of grass seed and loam applied to the dead patches, gently tamped, and watered daily will produce new grass in under 2 weeks.2013-02-13T19:19:46+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2013/01/06/gardening-is-a-sport-right/2013-02-13T18:52:40+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/2012/08/24/has-it-been-six-months-already/https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/rainbow1.pngRainbowA rainbow after today's brief sunshower – it appeared just as I was about to publish this post. I'll take that as a sign!https://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/garden-bench.pngGarden Benchhttps://notanothergardeningblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/mixed-border1.pngMixed Border2013-02-13T18:11:49+00:00monthlyhttps://notanothergardeningblog.comdaily1.02025-04-26T12:32:37+00:00