About 10 hours late on #SixOnSaturday ! so why not throw in a couple more days: #FungiFriday and #MushroomMonday ! I take lots of photos of the many local fungi/ #mushrooms, but don't have names. Late summer/early fall (just a couple of weeks away, here) is peak season for many sorts. + a couple of #flower pics from the #garden that are hard to fit in colour themed collages- I don't have many in these shades! Details in replies. @plants@nature#florespondence#nature#Alberta#BloomScrolling
I'm finally at the end of my photos from the Ball display garden. I didn't realize it would take 38 posts and 12 days! I hope you have enjoyed the pictures. The series was tagged with #GardensOfBall so if you missed anything, it is easy to find.
This final picture is an all white garden near where we exited from the garden. In front is Achillea ptarmice Marshmallow. The back is a white cosmos, but I didn't record the name. #garden#gardening#bloomscrolling#florespondence@gardening
We didn't see many dahlias at the Ball display garden. Probably because they are either expensive annuals in our climate or you have to dig them up and store them over the winter (zone 5). These are the only two I photographed. The larger one was unlabeled. The smaller, more open one, is Dahlia Dalina Grande Cancun.
These pots are also from the "Rays for Days" area (see last post). These are both plants I have never seen used in containers before. Ajuga is usually a ground cover in gardens and I usually see cleome in flower beds. Often mixed with other flowers. The plant behind the ajuga is a verbena.
This is another 'new to me ' (but clearly not new to many others once I searched for it!) plant. This was growing at the Ball display garden over a long retaining wall. It looks like it is often grown up trellis, but this was spreading along the ground and over the wall. It was unlabeled, but Google image search identifies it as Dolichos lablab, Purple Hyacinth Bean. #garden#gardening#GardensOfBall#bloomscrolling#florespondence@gardening
It has been a full week since we visited the beautiful gardens at Ball Horticulture's headquarters. I have been posting pictures of the gardens every day and am only about 2/3 through!
I am using the hashtag #GardensOfBall on each post that can be used to see the whole series. You can also block that hashtag if you are tired of seeing these!
This picture is from the Circle Garden. I believe everything in these beds are annuals. #garden#gardening@gardening
These double coneflowers (Echinacea Double Scoop) are certainly eye catchers, but I wonder if they are good for #pollinators. There seemed to be far fewer bees on these than the standard coneflowers.
We have never had good luck with lavender in our yard. It usually doesn't make it through the winter or only holds on for a couple years. I'm hoping I'll have a chance to visit the Ball garden next year and see how this one holds up
This huge pergola is showcasing hanging baskets. The front half are Hula spreading begonias and the back half are Easy Wave Petunias and Dichondra Silver Falls. I believe the pots on the ground are impatiens.
One section of the Ball display gardens is all containers. Keep in mind that these displays are aimed at growers and are promoting Ball's products and showcasing what's new.
This photo is showing "mixes" that they are promoting that work well together. For example, the red/yellow pot in the center is called Surviving Summer and includes PortoGrande Orange Portulaca, Gisele Red Phlox, Tsavo Compact Yellow Sanvitalia. #GardensOfBall#bloomscrolling#garden#gardening#florespondence@gardening