(In case you missed, the first two posts, you can find them here and here.)
Without further ado...
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| Some type of Begonia, I believe... (Update - Holly's Folly has suggested this could be B. grandis) |
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| Lovely use of Alchemilla mollis (lady's mantle) as edging in an herbaceous border. |
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| I believe this is some sort of milkweed mixed in with some kind of marigold. (Very specific, I know.) Update -- Holly's Folly has suggested this (and the next photo) are Asclepias tuberosa 'Hello Yellow' New Update: Giverny gardener Enrico has kindly informed me that this is actually Asclepias curassavica 'Silky Gold'. It's a beautiful plant -- but please note that there are some potential concerns in warmer parts of the U.S. around the effect this non-native milkweed may have monarch butterflies and their migration. I think Monarch Butterfly Garden provides a good overview of the issue. |
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| A close-up shot of the Asclepias curassavica 'Silky Gold' |
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| I believe this is some kind of Datura, a poisonous genus with the incongruously pretty common name if 'Angel's trumpets' Update - Holly's Folly has suggested that this flower - and the next two - could be Brugmansia species... New Update: Gardener Enrico has kindly informed me that the flower in this photo and the one below is Datura metel ‘Oeschberg Violet’. Thanks for the info, Enrico! |
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| Datura metel ‘Oeschberg Violet’, side view |
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| A different kind of Datura |
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| The view of the garden in Giverny from an upper room in Monet's house |
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| Finally, a view of the lily pond. I tried to capture the horizon-less feeling from Monet's famous series of waterlily paintings at the Orangerie museum in Paris. This photo (and the paintings) also make me think of the Japanese art of ukiyo-e, often translated into English as 'pictures of the floating world' |
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