Today ’s picture are from Karen Cherry in Illinois . We visited Karen ’s garden for the first prison term back in March ( Refresh your memoryHERE . ) Today she ’s showing us her dry stream bottom .
She says,“I’ve been inspired by articles inFine GardeningMagazine to apply an alluring yet functional drainage system(Karen – perhaps it wasTHIS ARTICLE ? ) . This dry stream bottom serves to convey the cloudburst , from summertime storm on the nearby field , aside in an elegant manner .
“ Here , I ’ve used one of my favorite natives with four - time of year appeal , the grassSchizachyrium scoparium‘The Blues ’ . This cultivar of little Andropogon gerardii is an attractive pulverisation blue in summertime , shift 180 academic degree on the gloss - wheel to the most delicious copper orange tree in wintertime . In fact I ’m so entrance by this smoke I detest to write out it back in spring , I adore the counterpoint combination of muted people of colour with the shiny fresh gold of the daffodils . ”
Gorgeous , Karen !
- Tomorrow Karen will share three more of her favorite plant . Each one has at least two seasons of spectacularness . Stay tune up ! * * *
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Photo/Illustration: Courtesy of Karen Cherry
