Photo #10 (grass bed) what is the little green plant there? I like itÂ.
Also, what is the green plants in the deck bed Photo 26.

Can you tell I am looking for some nice low growing plants?

I love the SW Clematis I have been looking for it for a few spots in my yard so pretty!!!

Your garden is beautiful!

Karen

Could the one you lost the tag for, be Angelonia?
It's on my list to try (summer snapdragon is common name).

Nell

THAT'S what's blooming in the neighbor's yard! It caught my eye yesterday over the top of the fence.

Ok, question on yours ... looks like it's in shade ... how much sun does it get? How many years has it been growing and how do you plan to keep future growth in check? I'd love to grow it, but just a little afraid. Heard it can become a monster!

Everything in your yard looks so nice ... always does!

I am so glad you took all the pictures! What a beautiful place you have.

I think Nell is right on the plant, angelonia. I think you can do them from seed finally. Yours is spectacular. Hope it comes back for you.

I am wondering about the short white in lots of the beds....? I can't tell if it is vinca or not.

Do you do all the work yourself?

You have peaked my interest in celosia and the red and white vinca. They look wonderful together.

I also love the multi-trunked trees in the beds; I am assuming they are crape myrtles.

Beautiful, beautiful and thank you for sharing with us.

I have worked out all morning and needed a break.

Everything looks lovely.
That red and white vinca is splendid and just perfect where it is.

Libby

Your gardens are fabulous. I have the same questions as natal regarding the clematis...it is one I want to try, so any answers will be helpful. It must take lots of work to keep your yard looking so great, but the payoff is obvious.

Karen,
The green plant is a Sedum and I'm guessing, but it looks like Biting stonecrop (Sedum acre) to me. The green ground cover in photo 26 is purple creeping phlox. It blooms in the spring and is very nice. I have it in several locations.

Nell,
You are right as usual. The ring of flowers around the Chinese Fringe Tree is Angelonia. I'm making note so I won't forget to order seeds for this one. I got two 8 cell packs of this for .75 each from Wal-Mart. Started blooming within a week and has been going nonstop ever since.

Natal,
This is the second season for this Sweet Autumn Clematis in this location. It gets about 6-7 hrs of full sun. I had this plant in a bed next to the deck and had the clematis growing up a trellis on the side of the deck. It got just too big there. I will cut it almost to the ground after our first frost (or maybe sooner).

Gldnol,
The white flowers in the beds are mostly begonias. The begonia in the grass bed has done exceptionally well. I also have some in the west side of the shed bed flanking either side of the Diamond Frost Euphorbia. The multi-trunked trees are crape myrtle. Yes, I do all the yard work myself, even the mowing and now the edging since the kid across the street apparently doesn't need money anymore, lol.

Thanks guys for your sweet comments.
Vikki

Vikki,

Everything looks so beautifully manicured and well-presented! Your home, garden and lawn are really lovely. For this time of year, it still looks fresh and pretty.

Cameron

Gee, I could have sworn I put my thumbs up in here, but there it isn't!!

Very nice - I love the combos, and esp. the celosia. ZI must remember this for the Spring. Thanks for sharing.

Nancy.

Hi Vikki,
I looked at your photos awhile ago, then was not able to get back into the forum. I have been trying off and on for about an hour, and have gotten a couple different messages, first something about trying again later because the forum may be busy, and then that I was not allowed to access the forum on my server, and a reporting error occurred. I finally thought to go to my history, and try that way, so hopefully my message will go through.

Your gardens are looking great. I don't remember if it was you who already said you have Rudbeckia Herbstone, but the plant I think is that is blooming nicely still. I am going to try your idea of planting the cypress vine or cardinal creeper with the honeysuckle. They bloom at different times, and I like how yours look together.

Sue

Vikki, thanks to you I'm taking the plunge, lol. Visited Bluestone this morning and ordered a couple sweet autumns along with a few other things. With dh's help I'm redoing the veggie garden this fall and adding an arbor where I'll grow the SA.

thanks Vikki!! the gardens are nice! you did a great job
Karen

You said the celosia reseeded. Do you remember where you got it in the first place. I would like to plant it; the foliage is pretty as well as the crest. It looks to be just the right height.

Are the orange flowers around the nandina some kind of cuphea?

My favorite part is the neat edges of all the beds. Maybe when the debris from the storm is all raked, I'll set to on a few hundred feet of edges. Yours are such an inspiration to do a better job. Thanks.

Nell

You can't take too many pictures for me !! I love your garden. You have such lovely symmetry and repeat just often enough to give a nive flow . Really really love it. c

Wowzer! Beautiful!

Helen,
I probably got the celosia at one of the big box stores. Around here they all carry it in the spring.

Nell,
No the orange blooming plant is not a cuphea This one has soft grey leaves with a fuzzy texture. I'll post the picture on the name that plant forum and see what we come up with.

Natal,
I don't think you will be disappointed in the SAC vine. If it gets to rambunctious just cut off what you don't want.

Vikki

OMG, everything is so pretty. I thought I saw a sprinkler in one pic. If you are the one dragging hoses all over, you must be exhausted....or nice and slim....or both.

Just a really really beautiful garden.

I miss my SAC I had at the other house.

Kathy

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. Did I say beautiful, I thoroughly enjoyed the tour. Vikki there can never be too many pictures of a garden like yours.

Annette

I have watched your slide show several times. I will be referring to your pictures in the future for ideas. All your plants look lush and healthy. I wish I could get the beautiful bark on the old crepe myrtles. I love they way they look.

Oh, I forgot to mention that I am amazed at your celosia volunteers. My neighbor brought me a bouquet with some huge ones, and said she got the seeds from her daughter, who got them from a gardener. They are an old fashioned kind she said. I asked her for some when she lets them go to seed. I hope I can get them to grow.

Sue

Wow, Vikki, everything looks so sculpted and well kept. Your gardens must be a full-time occupation! You have a good eye for photography, too.

Lorna

Now I gotta get a sweet autumn clematis.
What a garden!
Renee

Nell,
Someone in the Name that Plant forum came up with what the orange blooming plant is. They are always so helpful! It is perfect for your zone. A friend gave me this plant and it took a couple of years to bloom after it was transplanted.

Kathy,
Yep, you did see a sprinkler in one of the pictures. I had an irrigation system put in last fall but when its really dry I drag out the hose for some supplemental watering. Its a breeze now compared to what I used to have to do.

Lorna,
Sometimes I feel like the garden is a full time occupation. After having worked for 36 years its nice to have a job I really love, lol.
Vikki

Here is a link that might be useful: Hummingbird Plant 'Diciliptera Suberecta'

What fablous gardens you have. Thanks for sharing the pictures.

Sue