*Garden - July/August 2017*

I love your garden Lori. Its so totally different from any of the others on this site and has a great wildernessy feel. Brilliant planting with the flowers just appearing to pop up naturally here and there.What's the beautiful yellow and purple one 9 from the top?

thanks Stera. The flower is Verbascum "sixteen candles"

Wow Lori, what a difference now from when you first moved there. I remember it well, so much hard work for you, but it's a credit to you both. It looks wonderful. I am quite envious really, but the maintenance must be really hard work. I love it.

Great set of photos Lori. Slowly and determinedly you are nurturing your plot! Love that Verbascum! :)

wonderful garden Lori. such a lovely setting/environment.

Yes I too remember you moving there Lori and it all looks amazing, there is a sense of freedom, not a wall, fencing or wire anywhere, everything looking so healthy all thriving for you....I have to admit to a feeling of envy, lol....

Your garden looks peaceful, Lori, and I reckon you have plenty of nooks and crannies in which to hide, sorry work!
Lovely white Hydrangeas. Anyone else ever call these "Angel Flowers"?

It looks a really lovely.

Lovely photos of your garden and plants. I'm glad you're having nice weather :)

Thank you GoY folk!
Sue; the Sixteen Candles is my fav of all the verbascums. I have the towering thapsis, they are yellow too but no pretty stamens, also the V. phoenecium which can be dark purple to white and pink.. they've been hybridized. I much prefer the species though..the huge furry rosettes of their first year are gorgeous..then in the second year they put up the tall saguaro like flower stems.
lol...Eirlys! you have me there! There are a number of lovely little spots to sit and contemplate life! I sit for awhile and then I see something that needs doing... I have never heard hydrangeas called "angel flowers" but it sure fits, doesn't it? I like the flat pannicled ones...lacecap? It's a huge family of plants and all of them beautiful, in my humble opinion.
I have to admit that I envy the beautiful order of the English, Welsh, Scottish, Irish, French, etc. gardens that I see on GoY... Thanks Lincs... I take care to miss some of my, as yet, untackled and less than lovely spots around the property when posting. ;-)
That's kind of you Cinders! thank you. Can't believe that this is our seventh gardening season... I'm such a slowpoke.
Thanks for the encouragement Karen, Hywel, Seaburngirl and Lisam!