Admittedly, it hardly qualifies as “urban gardening” when you have hundreds of acres to plant in the crisp, clear setting of New York’s Shawangunk Mountains. But the gardens at Mohonk Mountain House are always spectacular. This year was no exception–and may even hold some ideas for your own garden.
Foxglove
Serrano dahlia
Edinburgh dahlia
Purple hyacinth beans, an heirloom variety (planted as early as 1804 by Thomas Jefferson at Monticello)
Vanilla spoon flower, with its unusual spoon-shaped petals
Mingus Gregory dahlias
Sentimental Sunrise begonia. You can eat the petals–they taste lemony!
Fishnet Stockings coleus
Kelvin Floodlight dahlia, a giant variety known as a “dinner plate” dahlia for its size
Water lilies on the lily pond
Solanum quitoense (naranjilla) from Ecuador. Check out those spikes on both the top and bottom of the leaves.
Indigo Rose tomatoes–a new (and very deep purple) hybrid from Oregon
Ballerina Blau fuchsia