A Landscaper’s Home Garden

A garden full of beauty all year

Today ’s photos are from Lynette Rodriguez .

I am a plantsman through instruction : UW - Madison BS ’ 93 . Along with my married man , Francisco , we work a belittled landscape painting business concern in northern Illinois where we design , install , and maintain multiple sites . I have intercourse color - combovignettesand choose plant fabric to ensure successful plantings . Our clients allow us to “ just do what we do ” in social club to keep the gardens beautiful . We love our job !

This is a photo I took during a late “ app ” of frost sparkler that blanket the trees and bush on various mornings . unluckily , there ’s no dispirited sky in the background , but it was beautiful nonetheless .

More rime ice . Rime deoxyephedrine develops when high humidity combines with stale temperature .

Sweep and fill up the disruption — it sound like a football drama , but it ’s a design tactic I implement to fuse colour . A sweep ofDiervilla‘Cool Splash ’ ( Zones 4–8 ) is highlight withColeus‘Vino ’ ( annual ) behind it and‘American Salmon ’ geranium(Pelargonium‘American Salmon ’ , annual ) in the front . Dashes of powdery blueAgeratum‘Blue Horizon ’ ( annual ) emerge from the bottom to cool off the richness of the flame nettle . A chimneysweeper ofCleome‘Señorita Rosita ’ ( annual ) andSalvia‘Amistad ’ ( Zones 8–10 or as an yearly ) allow for a break between the dark foliage of thePennisetum‘First Knight ’ ( zone 7–11 or as an annual ) and the said flame nettle .

Allium‘Millenium ’ ( geographical zone 5–9 ) andAngelonia‘Angelface Wedgewood Blue ’ ( annual ) are a match made in heaven .

Aralia‘Sun King ’ ( Zones 4–8 ) and echinacea(Echinaceapurpurea , Zones 5–8 ) did n’t seem like a fit at first , but when the coneflower come into full flower I regain I loved this combo style more than I anticipated I would .

A fall basketful look with a peach hibiscus(Hibiscusrosa - sinensishybrid , Zones 10–11 or as an one-year ) . The hang basket lie in ofBegonia‘Unbelievable Lucky Strike ’ , dwarf margueritesweet potato vine(Ipomoea batatas , zone 9–11 or as an annual),Fuchsia‘Bella Mariska ’ ( annual ) , andColeus‘Wedding Train ’ ( annual ) .

Verbenabonariensis(Zones 7–11 or as an one-year ) with Autumn Joy sedum(Hylotelephium‘Herbstfreude ’ , Zones 3–9 ) in the ground .

Clematis‘The First Lady ’ and ‘ Polish Spirit ’ ( geographical zone 4–11 , although I ’m not certain this is a right ID ) mingle together with beau ideal .

This is in reality three commode set cheeseparing enough together to make a feeling of one gravid planting . From left to rightfield : dusty miller(Jacobaea maritima , Zones 7–11 or as an annual),Scaveola‘Scampi Blue ’ ( annual),Coleus‘Vino ’ ( annual),Artemisia‘Powis Castle’(Zones 4–9),Coleus‘Wedding power train ’ ( annual),Pentas‘Jessica ’ ( annual),Pennisetum‘Black Knight’,Ageratum‘Blue Horizon ’ , shadow marguerite sweet potato vine , Coleus‘Alabama sundown ’ ( annual),Euphorbia‘Ascot Rainbow ’ ( zona 6–9 ) , and golden sage(Salviaofficinalis‘Icterina ’ , Zones 4–8 ) .

This photo was look at at my business firm on October 5 , 2020 . It was “ the close of the horticulture time of year in morning light . ” I am always sad to say goodbye to the garden in the fall , but the fall morning light and fall colour help to ease the pain .

This forest scene earn one stop in the stillness ofwinter . The old oak stretch across the tract to provide protection and mystery to all who linger in their grandeur .

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