The white house, the surrounding greenery, the abundant growth and flower - wouldn't Sugar Creek make an excellent subject for an Impressionist painting?
POSTED BY CALEB – Good things are happening at Sugar Creek these days – we’re looking great! Here are a few photos which I hope will inspire you to hop on over and see what’s growing.
Golden Jubilee agastache is a summer-long celebration. Its gorgeous chartreuse foliage and fuzzy blue flowers make it a magnet for garden guests. Even better, the bees love it.
This is one of our newsletter plants, but it's just so lovely that I had to post the photograph I shot of it earlier today. Coreopsis 'Redshift' - give it sun and excellent drainage and your days will be brighened by these cheery red-and-yellow daisies all summer long.
Another funny flower for a sunny spot - Echinops. We have 'Veitch's' and 'Taplow Blue', both of which are reliable old varieties. Don't let the thistly foliage scare you - they won't overrun your garden.
Head down to the hydrangea hut for a fragant surprise. Daphne 'Summer Ice' is in full bloom. You won't find this plant in the big box stores - it's one of the many specialty pieces we grow specially for you. Beautiful variegated leaves and summer perfume - what could be better?
One of the most stunning of the many new echinaceas is this mouth-water-inducing coneflower called 'Green Jewel'. Amazing large flowers, pale green with deeper tips. Refreshing on a hot summer's day, with or without a mint julep.
Another pretty flower for the cottage garden, malva 'Appleblossom'. A now-neglected old-fashioned favorite.
I have monarda 'Raspberry Wine' at home and am always thrilled by it. Beautiful flowers, leaves scented of bergamot (Earl Grey tea). Give it space, and you'll be thrilled too. Along with the hummingbirds and bees.
Flowers always make people happy and none more so than this beautiful pink veronica 'Giles Van Hees'. More fluffy pink flowers - another good bee plant. Bees are happy at this time of year...
I couldn't leave without getting an image of this yucca 'Ivory Towers'. Such an architectural plant. They're really starting to put on some size now that the weather's heating up, so come in and grab one before they're all gone.
