All of the gardening photos are from the 19th of June. This is the renovated entry way to the strawberry patch and the cut garden. The DIANTHUS simulans rock bun lives on top of rocks.. it is in the front and the back little rockeries. It is evergreen.
I think this is a lewisia.
this is the little spruce, the delespernum, the campanula raineri and a little lewisia. The ice plant had only one little blossom earlier. The campanula does not seem to be doing very well. At the risk of losing it I should try to take a cutting to propagate it.
This is a little daphne and the scleranthus, and some globalarias at the other end of the little rockery.
SCLERANTHUS uniflorus
Knawel cushion, New Zealand moss, Gnarled cushion, Four-flowered knamel
S. uniflorus is a cushion-forming, evergreen perennial with tiny, linear,
bright green leaves and inconspicuous, greenish-white flowers in mid- to
late summer, each followed by a small, yellow seed.
Evergreen Cushion or Mound Forming
Requires a well-drained sandy or gritty soil. Best in sun. Drought tolerant
once established. Remains evergreen where hardy Not a good choice for regions
with hot, humid summers.
Can be sheared once a year to encourage the production of fresh leaves.
Tends to die back in the centre with age. Once this happens, lift and divide
the clump.
Australian Astroturf: Scleranthus biflorus & Scleranthus uniflorus
Light: Full sun Soil: Well-drained, sandy or rocky soil.
Water: Regular water, drought tolerant when established.
Height: Scleranthus biflorus- 2-4” tall. Scleranthus uniflorus- 1-2”
Spread: Slowly, 6-10” in a year.
Hardiness:Scleranthus biflorus Zones 6-9, Scleranthus uniflorus Zones 7-10.
Another moss look-alike that is in the Dianthus family. These adorable cushion plants
are ideal for rock gardens, patios and paths, fairy gardens and much more. Scleranthus
biflorus is the fluffier of the two species. Scleranthus uniflorus is the densest and
a bit lighter green. Both species are evergreen and can tolerate light foot traffic.
A view of the whole little rockery. There has been more work done on it. I have moved the gentians and the saxifrages to the front. I will need a few more little rock plants for in this area. I have not found the name of the plant in the strawberry jar. I should take cuttings of it also.
The strawberry jar, the big red-ish rock and the big daphne with the bay laurel at the edge of this entry into the strawberry patch.
One of the veronica spicata in cutting garden. They are about a foot tall, both blue and beginning to spread a bit. I have a white one in the front rectangle of the boulevard garden that is about 3 feet tall.
Veronica spicata is a species of flowering plant in the family Plantaginaceae. It is 1–3 feet tall and bears 1 foot long spikes with blue, pink, purple and white flowers. Cultivated varieties include blue, red and white. Wikipedia
Veronica speedwell thrives in conditions as wide ranging as full sun to partial shade and in loamy, sandy or clay dense soils. However, it does prefer a sunny location with well draining soil. The soil pH can be as liberal as neutral, alkaline or acidic, with moisture content from average to quite moist.
The tall bearded irises at the back corner of the cutting garden. There has been some of the twigs cleaned up, but more done in July.
This is a new plant from this spring. The lupine should be good next year.
The strawberries have had a feeding of mushroom manure. Most of the hopeless rhubarb has been dug out. The strawberry plants are looking green and healthy. I think the berry production is over for this year. We only had about a dozen this year. Hopefully there will be a better crop next year.
This is a view from the strawberry patch across the bit of grass and on up the old sidewalk behind the old garage to the back of the woodland.
An overview of the cut garden. Since this photo I have weeded it, and raked off the oak leaves. I put several little bags of old dried leaves and twigs onto the back woodland path. This garden needs more feeding also.
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