Allium Molly

Kris asked what the size of allium Molly was, so I thought that was a perfect posting opportunity (you know sometimes it gets tough to come up with new posts every day so I relish the opportunity to turn a comment into a full post!).

It's quite small--maybe a foot tall. I like it with the rocks because the plant does not completely hide the rock.

Here's some behind that yellow sedum that was not in bloom when I posted a few days ago.



This year in my quest to use more of what I already have , I decided that chives would be a nice accent plant instead of that tall spike plant that people always use. I also put some Siberian iris in the barrels for more vertical accent. Unfortunately the big cannas are not up yet in these barrels so I have all spiky accent plants and no main attraction! LOL. The cannas should be up soon.

My purple fountain grass has already begun sprouting it's furry plumes. I think these whiskey barrels will be very pretty --------I know they don't really look like much yet------but, trust me, they will be stunning..... :)if they look anything like what I have pictured in my mind.
I even put some chives in the hanging baskets. It appears that most of my orange zinnias have died in the baskets, so the hot pink won't be quite so jarring. I like the chive flowers with the pink. Too bad the blooms won't last. I will cut them back and hopefully get a second flush of purple spheres later in the season.

These baskets are beginning to fill out. I will be very happy when the flowers cover the basket. I can't stand seeing the bottom of the container of a hanging basket. The coconut baskets don't bother me quite as much as those awful plastic ones, but still I will be happier when they get bigger. I am going to start hitting them hard with the Miracle Grow.