6/05/10 SOME OLD FASIONED SHRUBS

'TWAS JUST A GARDEN IN THE RAIN...
DOUBLE-FILE VIBURNAM
WIEGELA
SNOWBALL VIBURNAM FLOWER...
GIVE IT PLENTY OF ROOM

Saturday, 8:15 AM. 52.5 degrees, wind W, light. The sky is overcast, the channel and Madeline Island enshrouded in mist and fog. The barometer predicts rain but the sun is peeking through the gloom. Today’s weather is anybody’s guess, but an inch of rain has fallen in the last 36 hours.
There is a lot of Victorian and other Nineteenth Century architecture in Bayfield and plenty of appropriate plants to go with it. Pictured are some old stand-bys: the familiar snowball Viburnum, which needs lots and lots of room but is striking in flower; the Wiegelas, ditto; and the double-file Viburnum. One could add the French lilacs and many more shrubs and trees. Choosing plants and design appropriate to an architectural style is one of the most important aspects of a good landscape and garden.