Garden Chronicles of James David: Cleared the Messy Garden

Monday, July 1, 2013

Cleared the Messy Garden

Finally I decided to put the Costus into a planter box spacing and just keep the big pots with Coleus as the mains. I had ditched the Angelonias as they seemed to be messy here.
Hopefully these will prove to be neat looking and beautiful for months to come.

I just kept one good looking blue Angelonia here. My Ground Orchids are blooming gloriously this season and few of other novelties that requires to make mention. I might come to that later in more detail as I need to clean up the internal side of my garden.
(my next week garden project - that is when I find the time)

14 comments:

Mystic Dreamer said...: Nice Spathoglottis. I like the two-toned colour.; July 1, 2013 at 11:51 AM
Autumn Belle said...: I think the red costus and coleus add colour and coolness to your garden. New arrangement, new look!; July 2, 2013 at 3:42 PM
painted princess collection said...: You might call it messy but for my eyes it is so cooool.loved your ground orchid color
anandhi; July 6, 2013 at 11:21 AM
Stephanie said...: You just made your garden look prettier James! Green, blues and red... wow! Btw, after some work and sweat, I hope you are feeling much better now. You have a great weekend!; July 7, 2013 at 11:02 AM
Unknown said...: I do concur with you that Angelonias are messy as they fall over the place and look unkempt despite all the staking. Your Spathoglottis inspire me to plant a bed of this later.; July 15, 2013 at 7:24 PM
James David said...: I guess so.
They are unpredictable in their blooming cycles & fall over when they get leggy.
Spathoglottis however is something of a greater challenge where once they fail to bloom for years.; July 19, 2013 at 11:50 AM
James David said...: Yes blue & red makes a beautiful combo.
Just hope that these Angelonias stay put.
They seemed so difficult to manage.

Thanks - feeling much better now.; July 19, 2013 at 11:52 AM
James David said...: Thanks Anandhirajan.
I love the mess if I have a huge garden space but because it is so small - I have to keep neat for they take over the walking space.; July 19, 2013 at 11:53 AM
James David said...: Thanks Belle.
Newness indeed..
Heheheheee..; July 19, 2013 at 11:54 AM
James David said...: Thanks - this one is not a common one.
Its a hybrid.; July 19, 2013 at 11:56 AM
Katie Davidson - PhD Scholarships said...: Well I think the flower pots were neatly arranged and in order. Are these your gorgeous collections? They really look pretty and healthy. You know what, I would really love to do gardening but unfortunately I’m not one of the lucky greenthumbs. Anyway, I really enjoyed you blog. Keep it up!

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Jacqueline said...: You did great, James... love the new look! My favourite is Red costus... they do stand out well in the crowd. I see you have the Costus speciosus with variegated leaves... does it grow wild and has it flowered for you? I wonder whether it can be grown in a container as I'm quite fascinated with it.; August 9, 2013 at 5:45 PM
James David said...: Thanks Katie.
Yes - these are my collection.
I'm a firm believer that everyone can garden.
I would really like to encourage you to start gardening as I really don't think it require that only green thumbs can garden.
Hope you would take up the challenge again.; August 27, 2013 at 12:26 PM
James David said...: Thanks Jacq.
Yes I have manage to maintain a medium size pot of Costus speciosus varigated.
It haven't grown wild or flowered but I love those velvetly looking leaves.
They can be grown in a container but they may not be so glorious as those grown on the ground.; August 27, 2013 at 12:28 PM