Wedding Garden Update--Ageratum, Lobelia, Hydrangeas

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Dusty Miller, doing fine! Petunias, doing fine! Angelonia, doing fine! Ageratum.....failing. Lobelia.....failing. The pale purple and white lobelia have died actually. Obviously they prefer a shadier spot, though the lilac-colored lobelia is thriving in the containers. As for the ageratum, I really cannot say what the problem is. I have had ageratum in containers before and it has done fine. Possibly I got a bad batch? Not to worry though. Everything else in the containers are doing great, and I have picked up some replacement plants, vines actually to trail over the edge.

Wedding garden: larkspur and bachelor buttons

Wedding garden: Zinnias

 The wedding garden growing in the raised bed is about to burst into bloom. In a few more days it should be a colorful sight!!

24 silk hydrangeas

Yesterday I was finally able to pick up the silk hydrangeas from the craft store. It took a while for them to get them to me. But now I have them, and they are a beautiful sight. These are going to be used for the centerpieces for the tables at the reception. Aren't they beautiful?

Five weeks until the wedding!!

Wedding Garden Update

Thriving. The colors are gorgeous. Now if I can just keep them happy for 6 more weeks.

This photo really doesn't do the colors justice. The various shades of purples are quite vivid, and the contrasting dusty miller's silver is delightful.

Aspargus Fern

 These three pots of Asparagus Fern are lush. The pots will have purple ribbons tied around them for the wedding and placed here and there at the reception.

The Wedding Garden, phase 2

 This long raised bed is planted with larkspur, bachelor buttons and zinnias. You can see a bare spot in the middle which I am puzzled about. Nothing came up. The solar frog is watching over the garden, day and night.
These flowers will be used in bouquets or in tiny vases for the reception.

Rosemary

 Two pots of rosemary, fragrant and sweet (sitting in between planters of lettuce and spinach). I plan on using the rosemary for the boutonnieres for the Groom and his groomsmen. Have not decided whether to use the rosemary in the corsages yet.

Elephant Ear, Lone Survivor

 Harking back to the infamous squirrel rampage, here is the one elephant ear that survived. It just opened up yesterday and if all goes well will become a large tropical plant. This is a non-wedding plant. I like to plant elephant ears every summer.

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