August 10 , 2017
Beautiful Ideas I Brought Back from Buffalo
On a trek to Buffalo , NY for theGWA : The Association for Garden Communicators2017 group discussion , my jaw dropped over color combo with plants beloved by folks in my home town . Vivid coleus , gigantic hibiscus , and perchance ‘ Diamond Frost ’ euphorbia resurrected this infernal region comic strip . I do wonder : which come first — the dotted magenta gazing ball — or the plants around it ? design for THE fabulous find stress is fairly much a garden global cacoethes . In Austin , you ’d have to part sun - lovingRudbeckiasfrom Japanese maple that prefer some specter in our coarse rays , but that ’s what astuteness is all about . Here , Rudbeckiasdot a front yard seam that let in bee balm , yucca , and ‘ Autumn Joy ’ sedum ( or similar ! ) . Buffalo gardener extraordinaire , Jim Charlier , tells me that they make it back fine after below 20 ° temps , joyously spreading themselves around . I’ll severalize you more about Jim ’s darling garden with Harry Potter merriment in a future web log , but translate all about it right now inThis Old Houseonline .
In the narrow lots of these late 1800s prim plate , gardeners make the most of every inch , include that oft - brush aside service program stretch between houses . This used to be a patently old private road . bundle works for striking effect is oecumenical . The super bragging deal here ? This gardener is colouring blind ! Coleus , sage and gomphrena harmonize in vivid and soft chromaticity , strengthened by contrasting shape and physical body . While we duck inside in summer , Buffalo gardeners head outside . This gardener tucked in conversation nooks for one - on - one or sedum - adorned round table chat . Here ’s what the best dress model are wear this summertime . think back , this guy is color blind!Neighbors are truly connect in these rejuvenate section of Buffalo . Instead of fighting boundary lines , these gardeners connect them , building most charming relationships . I only have to see a few garden , but we can all visit over 400 of them next summer on theGarden Walk Buffalo
Thanks for stopping by ! Linda
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