Just Imagine Gardens

A little different view of our ‘mostly perennial’ garden.

What’s happening right now… :-)

Golden Digger Wasp … a good guy in the garden.

“The larvae feed on living insects that the females paralyze and carry to the underground nest. Adults fly in July and August. They feed on the nectar of flowers.”
Source: Wikipedia

OK, Monarchs, we’re ready for you!!

Helenium - a foretaste of fall colors.

I love it when my Helenium blooms. Seems a little earlier than usual this year…

Blooming right on time!
(My Fourth of July rose)
Happy Independence Day!

Bouquets from my yard and garden today. I’m excited to share them tomorrow at the All Community Church Service in Nine Mile Falls tomorrow at 10 am at Lakeside High School. 💕

This morning’s harvest 💕

I’m loving my Delphiniums this year!

It’s pretty but it’s got to go!

My yearly noxious w**d bouquet. Part of managing them is making sure they don’t go to seed, and if the blooms are pretty, why not put them in a vase? Fittingly, my vase is a wastebasket 🙂

**ds

Tonight’s entertainment!

I just love the free show that nature puts on. Look for these now :-)

NATIVE PLANT OF THE DAY
Lewis’ Mock Orange
Philadelphus lewisii

Lewis’ Mock Orange is also known as Wild, Western, Pacific, Idaho or California Mock Orange. Presumably due to its growth habit, it is sometimes also called Syringa, the name for the unrelated lilac genus. Philadelphus means “brotherly love;” named after Pharoah Ptolemy II Philadelphus. The common name, Mock Orange comes from the similarity of the flowers, in fragrance and appearance, to citrus flowers.

Lewis’ Mock Orange grows 4.5 to 9 feet (1.5-3 m) tall. It grows in a variety of habitats from streamsides and moist open woodlands and forest edges, to dry, rocky hillsides, pine forests and sagebrush deserts.

Mock Oranges have long been prized by gardeners for their fragrant, white flowers. Lewis’ Mock Orange, with its pure white, sweetly scented flowers, has been popular as an ornamental shrub since David Douglas introduced it to Britain in 1825. The fragrance of the flowers is most often compared to orange blossoms; some compare it to jasmine; others say it has a fruity hint of pineapple. It is beautiful in the back of a shrub bed, or as a single specimen. It can be used in a mixed hedge for screening purposes. The care of mock oranges is similar to lilacs; pruning out old stems, leaving the younger, more vigorous shoots encourages a more spectacular floral display. It is useful to attract pollinators to your fruit and vegetable garden.

Bloom time: May-July; Fruit ripens: August-September.

The wood was used by natives for making combs, arrow & harpoon shafts, netting shuttles, cradle hoops, snowshoes, digging sticks and more recently knitting needles and to***co pipes. The flowers and leaves are rich in saponins; they were used almost like a bar of soap; mixed with water they can be rubbed into a frothy lather and used to wash hands, body and hair.

Lewis’ Mock Orange is sometimes browsed by deer and elk. The seeds are eaten by quail and squirrels. The flowers are pollinated by insects, especially bees.

http://nativeplantspnw.com/lewis-mock-orange.../
Image via Wikimedia commons

A few perennials showing off in my yard today. 💕

It’s bittersweet …
Today is my last plant sale of the season. Part of me is excited to finally concentrate on my own neglected yard and garden, but part of me will really miss the weekly interactions with repeat customers as well as meeting more wonderful new people!

LAST Flowering Plant Sale of the season in ‘downtown’ nine mile falls, Saturday June 8. Open 10-2 only. 12403 N. Nine Mile Road.
Mark-downs galore on plants plus
grad gifts and teacher gifts for $6-$10.
Thank you for supporting local small businesses like mine! 💕

LAST Flowering Plant Sale of the season in ‘downtown’ nine mile falls, Friday and Saturday. June 7&8. Open 10-2 only both days. 12403 N. Nine Mile Road.
I have Cannas $5, florist snapdragons $3, hanging baskets $12 & $15, Geraniums $3, hardy Artemisia $5, and porch pots $12-$25.
Also grad gifts and teacher gifts for $6-$10.
Thank you for supporting local small businesses like mine! 💕

Plant Sale in ‘downtown’ nine mile falls, Friday, May 31, 12-4.
We’re at 12403 N. Nine Mile Road.
Come and build your own custom basket or planter or choose from our many flowering annuals, perennials, herbs, and a few veggies. Also grad gifts and teacher gifts! 🙂
Thank you for supporting local small businesses like mine.

Late Spring Garden Tour :)

🎵Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme🎵 combination planter, plus lots of flowering plants and hanging baskets. Also grad gifts and teacher gifts 🙂
Today, Friday, 10-2pm. “Downtown” Nine Mile Falls not far from the post office. Look for the signs and balloons 🙂

Plant sale on Thursday (5/23) Noon until 5 PM and Friday (5/24) at 12403 N Nine Mile Falls.

I'll have a variety of smaller mixed containers, including ones for shade, in addition to my large mixed containers including Red, White and Blue pots that are great for Memorial Day and beyond.

I also have hanging baskets at great prices that will continue to get better and better over the summer and a nice selection of flowering annuals and perennials for sun and shade, as well as a few veggies and herbs. Whew! 🙂

Come by and support a small local business and tell a friend.
I really appreciate it!

What’s popping in my yard right now. 💕

Chocolate Chip Ajuga.
Former editor of Fine Gardening Magazine, Steve Aiken, called this his favorite ground cover, and I can see why 🙂
I sold some of it at my plant sales yesterday and today.
This is what it looks like in my shade garden right now.

What's new at our Plant Sale tomorrow, Friday Noon - 4pm and Saturday 10am - 2pm.
We’re along the highway in “downtown“ Nine Mile Falls. 12403 N. Nine Mile Road.

- Red, White & Blue Porch Pots for Memorial Day or just because

- BYOB (or P), ("Bring Your Own Basket or Pot") and I'll help you design it for sun or shade with our selection of flowering annuals and pot fillers.

- Herbs and Veggies including Champion Tomatoes and Cayenne Peppers

- Specialty Annuals

- Canna Lilies starting at just $5

- Papyrus Grasses in 3 sizes (King Tut, Prince Tut, and Baby Tut)

And I have Hanging Baskets starting at just $10.99

Hope to see you and please tell a friend!

Happy Mother’s Day! 💕

So thankful for my assistant, Alexis Creel especially getting ready for our Mother’s Day plant sales today today and tomorrow!
Friday noon till 4, Saturday 10-2.
12403 N. Mile Mile Rd