#nancyjondra

Hibiscus coccineus is a total "power" plant. Hard to miss, even in a jungle garden. Lots of green and then BAM! A non-gardening friend ripped it up in spring last year, thinking it was a weed, but it just came back bigger this year. A non-smoking friend asked a week ago if it was marijuana. 😂 Seeds from Nancy J. Ondra. #hibiscuscoccineus #redflowers #perennialplants #junglegardenflowers #ortifelici #ortimantovani #summerblooms #plantsforgiveourmistakes #dampsoilplants #marginalplant #mezzogiardiniere #grownfromseed #nancyjondra #notmarijuana #easygardening # (presso La Macchina Fissa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CD6FPJGpZ1E/?igshid=86355mw55wsp

Seeds of this Penstemon came from Nancy J. Ondra. She has a vast assortment of plants with gorgeous foliage on her Hayefield website, and many seeds for sale. 😍 #nancyjondra #hayefieldseeds @nancyjondra (presso La Macchina Fissa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CczvKCcIn4B/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Some of my favourite people are gardeners, and one of my favourite gardeners anywhere is Nancy J. Ondra, the creator of a very private and personal paradise in Pennsylvania called Hayefield. Her garden is not open to the public, but she shares generously through her beautiful photos, garden writing, and special seeds.She's the kind of friend who knows how much I appreciate botanically-themed stamps over labels that pop out automatically from a machine at the post office. #hayefieldseeds #nancyjondra #gardenersofinstagram #gardeningfriends #pennsylvaniagardens #gardenwriting #rareseeds #specialseeds #giardinieriamericani (presso La Macchina Fissa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZaRW4dIe4o/?utm_medium=tumblr

Kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate. Yes, that is the anything-but-common name for this extraordinary plant! Persicaria orientalis. Grown from seed sown in April (Thank uou, Nancy J. Ondra of Hayefield). Five months later, it stands eight feet tall, all fuzzy variegated leaves and bending-down-to-kiss-you pink flowers. #persicariaorientalisshiroganenishiki #persicaria #nancyjondra #grownfromseeds #septemberflowers #asianplants #inmygardenthismorning #parcodelmincio #associazioneculturalereadingretreatsinruralitaly #mezzogiardiniere #botanicalcuriosities #gyo #junglegardens #junglestyle #clarksgarden #pumpkinparadise #lamacchinafissa (presso La Macchina Fissa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTmPsnTIFzA/?utm_medium=tumblr

This is called Flower-of-an-hour or Modesty, but it lasts a bit longer and is not exactly reserved. 😂 One of my favourite hibiscus flowers. Seeds from Nancy J. Ondra. #nancyjondra #hibiscusflower #lamacchinafissa #inmygardenthismorning #gardensofinstagram #gardenerfriends #hibiscustrionum #mezzogiardiniere #associazioneculturalereadingretreatsinruralitaly #clarkanthonylawrence #parcodelmincio #borgovirgilio #flowerofanhour #invasivespecies #annualflowers #bladderhibiscus #modesty #malvaceae #iloveweeds (presso La Macchina Fissa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSjDLdxIEDD/?utm_medium=tumblr

Who told me I can't mix different variedated leaves? Mah! So many rules, suggestions, and free advice! Here is what I see as a beautiful combo given to me by two excellent gardeners @nancyjondra and Rossana Raballo. @roxdelmillefoglie #variegatedplants #persicariaorientalisshiroganenishiki #gardenwriters #gardenersofitaly #nancyjondra #fallopiajaponicavariegata #lamacchinafissa #mixanddon'tmatch #vivaiomillefoglie #mygardentoday #gardenersofinstagram (presso La Macchina Fissa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CRKfJfRL385/?utm_medium=tumblr

Tagetes minuta has many common names. As you might guess from the leaf shape, it is a marigold, so Southern marigold (it is native to the southern half of South America), and Wild marigold are easy to remember, but you might find khakibos and Stinking Roger more amusing. Food lovers will want to call it by its culinary name, Black mint. It is used as a culinary herb in Peru, Ecuador, Chile and Bolivia. This is my first year growing it, so I can't tell you how it tastes, but my garden writer friend, Nancy J. Ondra, who sent me the seeds, says it has a fantastic aroma, and I have read they use an extraction of the plant to make perfume, so I am looking forward to smelling it as it grows sky high! Some plants should make it to two meters tall. #tagetesminuta #blackmint #nancyjondra #southamericanplants #asteraceae #stinkingroger #lamacchinafissa #culinaryherbs #organicvegetablegarden (presso La Macchina Fissa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBaV4a4Jk5G/?igshid=11p7eoqg6ndus

#maackiaamurensis #chinesetrees #nancyjondra #lamacchinafissa #grownfromseed #sowitandgrowit #fabaceae #amurmaackia (presso La Macchina Fissa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAa3HrApqBl/?igshid=c1kwtcfcy644