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Saturday Morning Garden Blogging vol 18.35: A bit of Chile [1]

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Date: 2022-08-27

Flamingos

This cactus grows at 9000 feet so it’s a natural altimeter.

A Guanaco

My husband and his colleague teach an interdisciplinary course that focuses on the northern half of Chile. My husband teaches about Astronomy and Archeoastronomy and his colleague teaches literature, history and culture. It’s a semester long course that ends in a two-week trip in January. We went down for a scouting trip because many things had changed since the pandemic. I have lots of pictures of hostels because finding accommodations for twenty was paramount. Chile is very different from the US in that they have tall walls right on the sidewalk. Most of the time they look pretty terrible on the outside but once you walk inside the space opens up and there’s nearly always a beautiful courtyard garden inside.

I like how these seed pods were used as a screen between bedroom units.

We then traveled south to La Serena which is on the ocean. They're known for having flowers everywhere.

A fig tree

Then we traveled to the Pisco growing region. We found an extraordinary hacienda to stay in.

Then we got to Santiago and I didn’t take many pictures. They had an uprising and the city still bears the scars. The government is starting to clean up the city but it will take some time. Here’s the Cathedral.

Now, here’s what’s going on in my garden.

White garden looking pretty good

Limelight hydrangea and native shade goldenrod

Doll’s eyes. Looking forward to when there’s more than one per plant.

Hostas suffered a bit from dry weather while we were gone.

Zone of Death no longer exists. Gotta love coneflowers.

Allium and anemone are great late summer bloomers for pollinators.

Small hosta collection under the sycamore. I love this purple heuchera.

Native shade sunflowers. Can’t recommend them enough.

Am pretty pleased with my container game this year.

Got this and two other hydrangeas for $7 each!

Stumpery

Stumpery

Not happy with this garden at all. Big plans to turn it into a formal garden.

Year one of the wildflower meadow. We have to keep it mowed under six inches.

Same incoherent mess as always.

Helenium and anemone

dahlia

I don’t remember planting this phlox but I love it.

Bird garden and recycling tubs

That’s it for me. What’s going on in your neck of the woods?

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