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RIGHT PLANT, WRONG PLACE
A few days ago, a lovely client for one of my 60-minute garden design consults gave me a huge pomegranate from her tree.
I was lamenting how I had a pomegranate I loved, but I shoehorned it into a tiny bed against the kitchen years go, and it quickly outgrew its space.
When I redid my garden in 2020, I had to pull it out. (One of my twins, Ansel, still hasn't forgiven me.)
The variety was 'Granada', and by the second season, it was producing tasty fruit.
This is a great example of the right plant in the wrong place. Had I simply planted it in basically any other location on the property, it would still be there. 😑
[Here’s a deep dive on finding the perfect pomegranate for your location.]
My doomed Pomegranate spilling over onto the old driveway.
IN THE GARDEN
Fall Color - My Crape Myrtles have quickly transitioned from the last of their lavender blooms to fiery orange foliage.
Crape myrtles give us lots of reasons to love them.
They stay compact, so they work well in smaller spaces
They bloom in mid to late summer, when much of the garden is looking tired and brownish
Great fall color
Beautiful mottled bark that's almost metallic-looking provides year-round interest. (My mottling is marred by claw marks. Apparently, it also makes a great scratching post.)
Fall color on my lavender crape myrtle - Muskogee Crape Myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica × fauriei 'Muskogee'), currently being used as a scratching post.
Gaura - You may have caught one of my Instagram reels about Gaura's long bloom time. Mine are still going. They started in early April and I'm feeling confident I'll be able to show flowers in December.
A hot pink Gaura flowering back in early April.
Yet to do: Plant garlic for the first time. I actually bought zone 9B appropriate garlic last year. Somehow, it never got into the ground, but it sure tasted great. I swear it's happening this year! It's on the list for the weekend.
NEW BLOG POST
How to Design a Potager Garden [the French Kitchen Garden]
What's the difference between your garden variety vegetable patch and a potager garden?
How to design one?
What to plant at what time of the year?
It's all here: POTAGER GARDENS
