Highlights from a Pennsylvania garden
Today we ’re in the garden of Thomas Mrazik in Worcester , Pennsylvania .
Here is a pic from my homegarden meadow , Goodly Gardens ( Zones 6/7 ) . In the thick of decline the mature features orornamental grassesproduce an abundance of soft , ever - changing color swatches and textures .
In front isMuhlenbergiacapillaris(pink hairsbreadth grass , Zones 7–10 ) in peak blooming . Behind it and to the left isSchizachyrium scoparium(little bluestem , Zones 3–9 ) , now with its maturing leaf color of reddish brown red . To the right isCalamagrotis brachytricha(Korean feather Gunter Wilhelm Grass , Zones 4–9 ) . Having bloomed several week ago , the flowers are turning from pink to livid , and the foliage is beginning to streak scandalmongering .
This view of the garden , with the grasses still in their summer people of colour , shows every tad of super C .
A swarm has formed of lilac heyday from Russian salvia ( Salviayangii , Zones 5–9 ) , which is a durable , drought - resistant perennialwith flowers beloved by bees .
Ratibidacolumnifera(Zones 4–9 ) is a perennialnativeto the knit stitch of North America ; its distinctive yellow daisies with a very long central cone blossom middling much all summer and into decline . Individual industrial plant can be a mo curtly - lived but will often ego - seed when happy .
Ironweed(Vernonia noveboracensisZones 5–8 ) is a North American native perennial that towers 5 feet or more and is topped by cluster of purple flowers that are a food source for a wide range ofpollinators .
It is awful how much color and pursuit you’re able to get from sess , and they are , for the most part , easy to grow and drouth large-minded .
When the blooms are smart , Korean feather grass blushes gently pink .
The details of ornamental grasses pay back tightlipped inspection . Here the green mixes with red , orange , and tan as autumn arrives .
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