Today's wide shot of the front yard shows an unnamed volunteer Pennisetum ornamental grass blooming next to the yucca by the mailbox. This plant seeded itself from my neighbor's yard and the bonus is learning this type of grass does very well in the front yard. I've tried growing ornamental grasses in this spot with mixed results and with this volunteer doing so well here I might try others in the future.
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In my October wide shot post I added a shot of the back yard circle garden and it's looking so good right now. This time I've included the golden Salvia madrensis blooming in the foreground. The biggest difference is the buffalo grass has greened up with the fall rains.
As I did last year, I'll plan an Autumn wrap-up series on my garden soon. You can check out all the wide shots of blogger's gardens in Heather's wide shot post.
It's serendipity that critters or wind deposited seed that is both well-suited to your garden and well-positioned. I like that Salvia madrensis too!
ReplyDeleteDon't you love it when plants choose you rather than the other way round?
ReplyDeleteHow fun to have a grass seedling where you wanted to plant some grasses! Loved seeing your wide shots.
ReplyDeleteLooking colorful and delicious over there Shirley!
ReplyDeleteFor once I like the back Buffalograss area more than the oaks out front...reseeding of good plants like your grasses always the best. My poor ex-neighbors never knew what they had...
ReplyDeleteThat's quite a statement considering your love of oaks Mr. Quercus. I have avoided pennisetum grasses for several reasons but I'm coming around now.
DeleteLovely looks at your garden. Love both shots.
ReplyDeleteThank you Donna.
DeleteI find the science of volunteer plants fascinating. During the first few years we lived at our current home, new plants appeared every year. I wasn't sure if they had been planted on purpose or were from others' gardens. Some have gone in the intervening years, and I've added others--just one more thing that makes gardening so fascinating.
ReplyDeleteIt's so cool how that works. Many native plants have returned to the back yard since we have quit mowing.
DeleteYour house is so cool! I love how sculptural those trees are. Everything is just fabulous and looks so healthy/happy. :o)
ReplyDeleteWe've had a good fall. I've posted other shots showing the sculptural nature of live oaks, they are so amazing!
DeleteEverything looks so good. Had you not said the grass by the mailbox was a Pennisetum, I would have thought it was a Muhly of some sort. I like the layers, colors, and textures you have in that bed in front of your house. You should show us more of this area sometime.
ReplyDeleteInteresting observation because I thought it was a muhly right up until it bloomed. The blooms are purple-pink and look more like pennisetum than muhly but I could still be convinced it is a muhly. It matches one in my neigbhor's yard two houses up. I can try asking him but not sure that will work.
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