Plant sale!

The Driftwood Garden Club had another successful plant sale on May 10. Despite the rainy, dreary day, we had a great turnout. The room at the Masonic Hall was lush and green and filled with perennials, herbs, annuals, and special orchids for Mother's Day!

To view more photos, click on Plant Sale.

Our garden club events calendar has finished for the year. Information about upcoming events will be available in September; check back then for schedules and photos.

Enjoy your summer gardening!

Notes from the Garden: Sweet summer shade

On warm, sunny days like today, we can all appreciate those little corners of shade in our gardens. Shade gardens are peaceful, but they can also be colorful and interesting.

I have one area of shade in my garden, right along a fence, and it has been fun to pick and choose which plants might do well there.

Japanese forest grass really stands out in a shade garden and provides interest right through the fall.

Astilbe and coral bells are easy to grow and add lots of color and texture to a shade garden

Columbines and bleeding hearts are beautiful, although I don't always have luck with columbines and am still waiting for this white bleeding heart to bloom

Brunnera "Jack Frost" is another great shade perennial

Shade gardens really benefit from a variety of ground cover like lamium, wild ginger, and sweet woodruff

And let's not forget hostas and ferns: Hostas offer great color and variety, and ferns add much-needed light and airiness to a shade garden

Enjoy your shade!

Notes from the Garden: June blooms

June is a wonderful month for gardens. A mix of rain and sun makes everything look lush and healthy! If you haven't had time--or don't have space--it's not too late to put together a potted vegetable and herb garden--there's nothing better than heading outside for a few leaves of lettuce and a few snips of herbs.

parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme

 

swiss chard and lettuce

   Don't forget to mix in a few colorful flower pots

Yes-- if you love lavender like I do-- you can mix it in with annuals!

               And the garden blooms . . . 

                             Clematis and lupines

                           

                             This lady's mantle loves its shady spot

                              It's not hard to spot the poppies and iris

The poppies are blooming!