The purple Hardenbergia is blooming now. I love the trail of purple climbing up the wall!
This year is the first time the Hardenbergia vine has attracted bees. I had planned the courtyard garden so that minimal flowers would bloom in the spring and summer. I didn’t want the courtyard and front door to be swarming with bees. Usually, everything stops blooming before the buzzing bugs come along. Maybe it’s from all the rain we’re having in Roseville this winter.
Even though we have bees now, I like how the purple and pink flowers mix with the blue containers and Mexican beach pebbles–very pretty!
My favorite Camellia bush is in bloom! The Azaleas and Cyclamen are also in bloom. This time of year, the courtyard garden is full of pink and purple.
This is one area that I plan to redo next spring. I’ve already moved the Bamboo and Miniature Roses (too messy). I learned about the concept of planting in “drifts,” so I’d like to find something that will make a nice path into the courtyard.
