Cultivating a Culture of Gardening™
Indian Summer and Henry Eilers Rudbeckia, red verbena, and purple petunia. Pretty simple. or just pretty.
Labels: 365 Days of Container Gardening, Container Gardening
posted by barbara wise @ 9:37 PM
"Gardening is not some sort of game by which one proves his superiority over others, nor is it a marketplace for the display of elegant things that others cannot afford. It is, on the contrary, a growing work of creation, endless in its changing elements. It is not a monument or an achievement, but a sort of traveling, a kind of pilgrimage you might say, often a bit grubby and sweaty though true pilgrims do not mind that. A garden is not a picture, but a language, which is of course the major art of life." Henry Mitchell "The Essential Earthman" I work as the Floriculture Director for Landscape Services, Inc. My job includes designing and planting semi-annually hundreds of annual beds containers and garden beds for commercial development, neighborhoods, and residents requesting our horticulture services. I love my job and the opportunity to bring beauty to our local communities. Most of all, I love introducing new plant material to the average gardener, and to helping them find success in their own gardens.
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This is lovely, Barbara! But I hate to tell you that it isn't 'Henry Eilers' Rudbeckia. Not sure which one it is, but definitely not that. It looks more like 'Goldilocks' to me.
'Henry Eilers' is quilled and not nearly as frilly and full. It's my favorite of all Rudbeckias and not a hybrid. It was discovered in southern Illinois!
You are soooo right, Kylee! I looked up my plan from last year to see what I had planted and just went from that - must have substituted something and didn't write down what I subbed. Henry has a much thinner leaf. Thankyou for pointing that out - I need my friends!!
If I didn't have it, and it wasn't my favorite, I likely wouldn't have known! If you ever see something I've misidentified on my blog, please tell me, too! :-)
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