Joel Dinda's photos with the keyword: liatris

When we built the trellis we tore out a couple bushes the previous owners had planted. Then when we moved the sidewalk it opened this space. We don't really plan our gardens. We knew this one--highly visible to us , and distantly visible to everyone--needed to be both pretty and easily maintained, so we hied off to the Meijer Gardens plant sale and purchased plants whose tags fit that pretty/maintainable pattern. While things have evolved a bit over the years, this is pretty much the garden we originally planted. It currently needs a little rework (there's too much Gayfeather/Liatris), which may or may not occur this spring. We'll likely plant a few annuals around the edge in a day or two. The bush--a Flowering Quince-- has a story . It's pretty much surrounded by Snow on the Mountain. Between the Quince and the porch it's dark and sandy; there are Hostas, Columbine, and a surprisingly hardy Astilbe. By summer's end the roses will likely cover the trellis. At least it often works that way.

Showing some stress from the heat, despite daily watering for these mostly-new plantings. The Columbines, in particular, have collapsed, which is likely OK but I'll be holding my breath come spring. And our poor lawn's gone brown . We need rain. We really need rain.

Pardon the random grasses. Still catching up on the weeding.

Putting the Foxgloves in context, complete with a bit of invasive bindweed. Next up: The Gayfeathers, it looks like.

In our trellis garden, a couple months back.

Last spring we discovered that our trellis garden had been largely colonized by Gayfeathers. Although we like the greenery, massive same-plant gardens just aren't our style. So we moved a few to other locations. This year things are more balanced. ========== I stayed home, again, a year ago, shooting mostly pictures of flowers . It's pretty clear the heat was getting to me; thus the title of the 366 Snaps photo. ========== This photograph is an outtake from my 2012 photo-a-day project, 366 Snaps . Number of project photos taken: 11 Title of " roll :" Around the Yard Other photos taken on 6/29/2012: The Daily Flower Census--a mere 19 photographs--found a lot of color in the garden beds.