(This post was originally written in 2010. Our bloom season is still a couple of weeks ahead of schedule, so these plants are all in bloom today, May 27, 2012)
My Arvada, Colorado yard is packed full of gardens, and I love them. They add so much beauty and pleasure to my life.
I started sharing a favorite plant of the day on Facebook, and so many people told me they were using my tips, and keeping track of them for when they have their own garden. So of course, I thought a blog series would be a great idea!
Here you go – three at a time! And here’s a link so you can read my next high country garden's fave bloomers post.
June 16 – Favorite plant of the day – mockorange ‘summersweet’. Blooms in mostly shade and smells like gardenia (I do absolutely love this plant. It just gets better every year!)
June 17 – Favorite plant of the day – clematis Durandii – cuz it starts to bloom early (has been over a week already), blooms all summer, and has these gorgeous big blue blossoms. (I thought I had lost this one last year (2011). For some reason, one by one the branches died to the ground. But she's back strong this year!)
June 18 – Fav plant of the day – true, she has delicate pink blooms that butterflies love, and the dark stems are dramatic even when bloom is done, but what I really love about this plant is her awful name – beardtongue. (2012 - Beardtongue's blooms are just starting to open up today.)
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I write posts on real estate issues and local events in the Denver metro area, especially those *communities between Denver and Boulder, as a public service. My hope is to give people an idea of the ‘flavor’ of our community, in case they’re new or moving to the Denver area.
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