Wednesday, June 6, 2012

White in the Birch Garden

Still gloomy and overcast, rain off and on.  And very cool, in the 50s only getting up into the low 60s at points.

The Birch Garden really is glorious this year.  Without the crowding Elfin Pink penstemons in front of them, the row of Husker's Red looks lovely, very pinky white.

The Baptisia pendula is arching and stretching.  The white spires are hard to capture.

And the white blooming itea is so full and cascading right now.

There is color at the edges, with pink evening primrose, the nice wine colored heucheras, and the little red rose on the other side.


Sundrops and coreopsis are coming out.  And the Orange Dream Japanese maple continues to be a bright, colorful beacon.

But the middle of the Birch garden is dressed in whites.