Got More Blue?

Last weekend I went to the nursery to buy two more hardy geraniums 'Rozanne'. But unfortunately they were sold out. But of course I couldn't leave the nursery without buying any kind of plant, that would be really not me. So this is what I got:

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The plants with the small white flowers are verbena hybrids. This particular variety is called 'Aztec White Improved'. Since they are white and I love the color white, I simply couldn't pass them up. The blue flowering plants are called Laguna 'Compact Blue With Eye', lobelia erinus. They are a type of lobelias that I haven't seen so far. The blooms are decidedly bigger than the regular lobelia flowers and they have a distinct white eye, as the name says. Aren't they pretty? Last but not least I got two lavandula pinnata 'Buchii', a fern leaf lavender.

I couldn't find any time to garden in the week, but yesterday I rushed out when the sun was shining for a moment in the late afternoon and got to work. Inspired by a couple of my favorite blogs I decided I want to plant some containers to bring more color in the autumn garden. So I went into the garage and found two more of my beloved blue glazed terracotta containers and planted a combo of the white verbena, the blue lobelia, and the fern leaf lavender into each pot. I really like that the lavenders give some height and movement to the containers with their long flower spikes. In January this year I started to put blue spheres and blue containers into the front yard already (click here if you want to see the post about it) and I really love the blue splashes of color that those added to the garden, so I am ready for more.

One of the newly planted containers went into the front yard to beautify the walkway to the house close by the front door. It is keeping another blue container company, which has exactly the same shape, but is of a little bit bigger size. The bigger blue container I planted with the Miniature rose 'Sweet Chariot' a couple of weeks ago, already. The Miniature rose is doing quite well and is growing nicely, but unfortunately is not blooming anymore. Its mauve/purple colored flowered would have given a nice contrast to the blue and white of the other plants and the blue containers.

My husband shot this close-up of the lavender flowers. Sometimes I feel when I am looking at a close-up like this one I see a new plant. The little flowers are perfectly build and are growing so symmetrical on the little flower stalks. Mother nature never fails to amaze me!

The second blue container went also in the front yard on top of the small post of the low wall that we have there, right when you enter the walkway to the house. I think of this container as a welcome sign put up to greet any visitor that comes to our house!

I found these blue feet in the garage and think the container looks better with them underneath. Somehow they add more interest to it and "loosen up the picture" a little bit. Unfortunately the blue glaze is chipped off in some parts, but in the photo it is not so obvious. Still I have to see if I can find some replacements. 

When I looked at the freshly planted containers I noticed that I unconsciously have chosen quite spring-ish looking plants. Do you think I am in autumn denial? Hmm, maybe... I just hope, that these plants will continue to flower in the low autumn and winter light.

See you in the garden!

Christina