From the KPL greenhouses this week …
Violas
Category: Annuals
Annual plants I grow.
Some warm colors
More from the weekend image dump …
Abutilon pictum ‘Thompsonii’ (I think. Finally looked it up tonight by googling variegated abutilon and mostly got images from my own blog. And discovered I’d been misspelling it all these years.)
Slightly different view.
Up close.
Bittersweet
Sanguisorba tenuifolia (Burnet)
Kathy Pufahl Container Competition
Cornell University’s Department of Horticulture (where I work) held it’s annual floriculture field day last week. Part of the program was the 5th annual Kathy Pufahl Container Competition.
There were more than 40 entries this year, hauled in from all across New York by field day attendees. The contest honors the late Kathy Pufahl, who founded Beds and Borders, Inc., Laurel, N.Y. She was a staple on the horticultural educational seminar circuit, spreading her container ideas far and wide, helping to change the way the horticulture industry looks at the spring container business.
View winners and other entries.
Weekend pix
Some images from the weekend, which included a very short tour of Cornell Plantations with some old family friends in town for a visit. Plantations is worth a visit if only to see the container collections right off the parking lot.
Some hot hibiscus blooms at Plantations.
And some nice lilies.
Every year this border right outside the education building is a little different. And every time I marvel at the skill that goes into its design and execution.
A favorite vignette from the border, including ricinus and beets.
Another view of the containers.
Some scenes from around the home garden. Red astilbe.
The back sunny border.
Allium, artemisia and jewelweed.
Some blooms. Ligularia.
A hybrid hazelnut I got from Phil Rutter close to 20 years ago.
A bunch of filipendula closeups. Cotton candy.
Early July bloom day scans
I know, bloom day isn’t until Tuesday. But I had some time on my hands last night to work on these and time tonight to post them. Sorry to jump the gun. Holler if you want IDs. There are some weird things in there.
Click on images for larger view.
Whitish:
Pinkish:
Purplish:
Warmish:
