As we worked our way around the garden beds, the morning cast a magic spell and transformed the plants into their essence of stardom.The golden pendulous clusters of Laburnum watereri (Chain tree) rain from the sky, and close by Clematis 'The President' gives a nod.
Far more glorious than the photograph represents is this Hypericum androsaemum with its glowing yellow foliage tucked to one side of a Physocarpus opulifolius 'Diablo'. The purple Allium which pop up everywhere have me in awe this time of year.
One of my favorite shrubs in our garden is the P 'Diablo', and this one stands about 8 feet tall. Frequently called ninebark, the deep burgundy foliage does not loose the depth of its color even in the hottest part of the summer, a similar characteristic of our favorite Crimson King Maple. And what's not to love of these pink-tinged blossoms?How hot is the Allium against the Carex elata 'Bowles Golden'?
Yellow and purple, purple and yellow. I know God made yellow for purple, or was it the other way around. It just seems that one captures while the other reveals.
