Blackberry Land Award Winners

The Honeysuckle outside my bedroom window. Such a heavenly fragrance on a summer’s eve.

BLACKBERRY LAND AWARD WINNERS

A few things to know about Yours Truly and my approach to gardening: 

  • I have limited time (no high maintenance plants for me)

  • Limited resources (thank goodness there are seasons to rein in my plant addiction)

  • Limited qualifications (I was a Master Gardener in Colorado, but the PNW is a completely different ballgame)

I believe in sustainable, chemical-free approaches to garden management, which sometimes means battles are lost to insects, critters, and bad luck in my noble quest for garden greatness.  I’m also terribly impatient which, given gardening is a long game, is not only ironic but another reason why my little plot of wonder sometimes performs less than ideally.  That said, experience really is the best teacher, and the foundation for what I humbly introduce to you as the - cue the music - Blackberry Land Award Winners! They represent a hardy collection of proven, repeat performers that have required minimal maintenance over the years in my PNW garden. 

  • For Fun, Edible Yield: Blueberries (Northern Highbush, ‘Drake,’ ‘Draper’)

  • For Summer Show: Hydrangeas, both Big leaf (macrophylla, Nikko Blue) and   Oak leaf (quercifolia ‘Snow Queen’)

  • For Evening Fragrance: Honeysuckle (lonicera japonica ‘Halliana,’; lonicera sempervirens ‘Major Wheeler’)

  • For Texture: Barberry (berberis thunbergii ‘Crimson Pygmy’)

  • For Looks, Fragrance, and Being Polinator-Friendly: Lavender (lavendula augustifolia ‘Hidcote’)

  • For Reliable Spring to Fall Performance: Catmint (Nepeta racemosa ‘Walker's Low’)

  • For Being My Favorite Herb: Rosemary

  • For Fragrance & Show: Sweet Peas (Spencer varieties)

  • For Consistent Blooms All Summer Long: Day Lily (Hemerocallis ‘Stella de Oro’)

  • For Ability to Grow Practically Anywhere: Weeping Sedge (Carex oshimensis 'Everest')

  • For Beauty in the Rock Garden: Lithodora (diffusa ‘Grace Ward’)

  • For Being My 2nd Favorite Herb: Thyme

  • For Providing Fast-Growing Privacy Hedges: Portuguese Laurel (Prunus lusitanica)

  • For Showy Performance in Winter: Hellebore

  • For Leaves as Beautiful as the Flowers: Heuchera

  • For Evergreen + Blooms Year Around: Escalonia (‘Fradesii’)

  • For Being a Terrific Flowery Performer with a Fun Name: Sage (Salvia microphylla ‘Hot Lips’)

What are your award winners? I’d love to know!

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