Companion plants

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I had mentioned "mountain laurel" in a recent topic about Ladew Gardens and thought I would post some of mine. They seem to coexist with hosta very well. I think these were planted around 2008. (Side note - holly do not coexist with hosta.)

That's Rainforest Sunrise in the background.

Mountain Laurel - June 5, 2014

That's Mata Hari in the background.

Mountain Laurel - June 5, 2014

That's Fragrant Bouquet on the left and Stained Glass on the right.

Mountain Laurel - June 5, 2014

Same bush from a different angle - now Gypsy Rose is on the left with Stained Glass in the background.

Mountain Laurel - June 5, 2014

Some troughs in the background with Toy Soldier and Stirfry.

Mountain Laurel - June 5, 2014

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Another set of photos.

This is the same bush as the last one on the previous page.

Mountain Laurel - June 5, 2014

While I was getting the Mountain Laurel photos, I noticed this Rhododendron in flower. That is a Silver Eagle at the bottom.

red Rhododendron - June 5, 2014

This is a double-flowered variety. That's Revolution in the background with Night Before Christmas on the right edge.

Mountain Laurel - June 5, 2014

Same bush from a different angle.

Mountain Laurel - June 5, 2014

This is Bog Laurel. It has a really tiny flower. In the background is Seducer which is hard to see in the close-up photo but large in real-life.

Bog Laurel - June 5, 2014

[thy]

Lovely pictures, thank's for sharing

[Carol O]

Very nice. The hostas and Mt. Laurel do grow well together. And I love the flowers.

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Here is a "group" photo of that Bog Laurel with Seducer in the background.

The large plant in the middle is Vulcan with a Gypsy Rose buried behind it and a large Red October to its left.
The big "blue" one to the left of Vulcan is Blueberry Cobbler and the really blue little one on the left edge is Blue Ice.
Ultraviolet Light is at the bottom-right and Little Devil is at the bottom-left.
The scene also has red weigela flowers in the top-left corner and white hardy orchid flowers in the bottom-right corner.

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I have been adding ferns to the garden for a few years to add some texture. BUT now the Japanese Painted Ferns are becoming weedlings in the garden - they pop-up everywhere.
This is an original fern. I've also been adding Trillium. The small hosta are weedlings.

Japanese Painted Fern & Trillium - April 20, 2017

Another Trillium.

Trillium - April 20, 2017

One of the fern weedlings.

fern weedling - April 18, 2017

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Ferns are becoming a problem.

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I was clearing out my "rectifolia" area garden today - getting rid of violets and wild strawberries and moving some fern weedlings (and throwing out cinnamon stick fern weedlings - they are too aggressive).

My "Mouse" group is next to it and I came upon a tiny fern.

small fern with Blue Mouse Ears - May 30, 2018

I moved 4 other fern weedlings further into the garden into an area where I have other ferns.
That's Count Your Blessings on the left. The two ferns above it were moved there in prior seasons. The two on the right wee added today - that Japanese Painted Fern-type are popping up all over the gardens.

ferns - May 30, 2018