There are four identical beds edged with lavender with Box cubes at the corners, they are planted with Perovskia. The front 2 beds are under-planted with Tulipa White Dream and Allium. There is no summer irrigation.
Here’s how it looked when it was first planted in June 2008
By the end of July we’d added gravel and look how the Perovskia have grown!
March 2010, waiting for the Tulips to flower
By Easter the Tulips were flowering
Followed in mid May by the Allium
June 25th, the lavender and the Perovskia are flowering
In September the lavender was cut back (this is too late).
The lavender grows so much I am considering changing it to box or myrtle. Also as I grow older I love the formality of the pruned lavender almost more than when its flowering, though of course I do love the bees and butterflies that are attracted to it, not to mention the wonderful perfume.
This is simply stunning! The softness of the lavender and russian sage together remind me of a Monet…love it!
Brenda
Thank you Brenda, what a compliment.
Beautiful! I’d love a formal garden like that, our landscape includes many steep slopes, so I need to figure that out first.
I just planted some lavender purple and pink varities last week, we’ll see how I make out with them…
Incredible – wow just incredible. Beautiful planning and execution!
This is xericstyle too, no summer irrigation needed. Christina
That is AMAZING!!!!
So beautiful! My favorite is actually May when it is almost entirely green – it looks like a giant soft pincushion! What a masterpiece.
Thank you Spurge.
Must be lovely to be able to look back at these photos and also to compare months. Beautiful garden
Thank you, yes it is always good to look back and see the progress that has been made. Christina