Thursday, March 4, 2010

A Spring Evening in the Garden

Do you know that feeling when the light is absolutely perfect?
In these moments, I have the feeling that I am the only person (in the world!) to experience this magic light in this perfect moment...as silly as that is! Last night I experienced such a moment. The light was dark denim-blue, leading the blooms of the Edgeworthia, Pulmonaria, Helleborus and new foliage on the Eriobotrya to 'pop' out to say 'Hello'!

Edgeworthia chrysantha

Loropetalum 'Pippa's Red' and Helleborus x sternii 'Hot Flash'

Eriobotrya japonica

The little grass tuft is a new grass to me from Wind Dancer Nursery -Luzula alpinopilosa. I understand it will grow to 12" in sun with enough water or part shade with less. When I first saw it, all I could think is that I wanted to sit on it...pretty weird, huh? 


2 comments:

danger garden said...

I know exactly that light that you're talking about. I love it! Your garden looks so good in those (blue) pictures!

kate said...

You have an interesting relationship with plants, Lauren. I love that you wanted to sit on the Luzula. It's such an adorable a little tussock - maybe you were a fairy in another life!

Hot Flash is my favorite, favorite H. x sternii hybrid. It's incredibly hard to find this spring. I guess it's not new anymore and is being supplanted in the trade by other (less exciting) x sternii hellebores...