The nasturtiums are bulking up and blooming. (And the little dwarf Boltonia, but I need to get some pictures of that. It's crowded in among the nasturtiums further along this garden.)
I think I like the Alaska Mix better. These are 'Gleam' and are all orange, which is nice, and I do like how they hug the curve of the gravel garden and mound up under the inkberries..
One has sent out a runner and is climbing through the inkberry holly.
It makes the green shrub look like it is blooming! (By the way, the plumbago is blooming soft sky blue inside the towers, but the plants are still too small to see. The pretty flowers are hidden in there. Last year they were tall towers at the end of July, with blooms all over, arching across the opening. So I am thinking that in two or three weeks these will take off.)
The ornamental oregano, Kent Beauty is looking soft and pink in the container by the patio. I have two other pots of it, but they are way behind and only have a few paltry stems so far.
I do like the floppy shaggy look, which is actually quite refined up close.
And speaking of ornamental herbs, doesn't the rosemary look nice and full? And I love how the red carpet roses and sweet bay magnolias look. The trio of magnolia, roses and baptisia make nice forms and a nice composition all together.
