On this cold 2010 June, my waterfront garden is finally showing some color and hiding all the brown and damaged leaves from the late wind storm at high tide. I added more shrubs this year, and threw all the driftwood that came over the seawall last winter to the back of the garden as a protection for the existing/surviving plants. I'm loving LOVING the Sedum Spectabile Neon (light green in the picture) and don't care if it blooms at all! It will bloom in August with hot pink blossoms though.

The taller plant in the bowl is Fine Line Columnar Buckthorn newly available in our area. I will probably move it to a protected area for the winter, but like the airy height it adds to the garden. We have a 14' height restriction on plants in our neighborhood, so adding height is always a critical element. The purple plant at its base is a sedum also, but don't know the variety. Also a variegated sea thrift.