Comfortable Monday, GPODers!
I hope you all had a superb weekend and that spring is coming to life in your gardens even a fraction as vividly as what Steve Schmidt has skilled over the previous month. We bought our first tour of Steve’s backyard in Atlanta, Georgia, again in December (take a look at that submit right here: Steve Says Goodbye to Summer season in Atlanta), the place we had been launched to his fabulous mixtures and plush designs. Steve is again immediately to share the attractive blooms and vibrant colours that fill his backyard earlier than the actual warmth of the height season units in.
Steve Schmidt in Atlanta, submitting some new photos: Listed below are a number of of my higher photos from mid-March to mid-April as spring quickly transitions in Atlanta. We’re now experiencing well-above-average temperatures . . .
Flowering of the matsuzaki stachyurus (Stachyurus praecox var. matsuzakii, Zones 8–10).
Nuccio’s Gem camellia (Camellia japonica ‘Nuccio’s Gem’, Zones 8–10). All the time iffy in February and March, as a result of if the temp will get round freezing or under, the flowers flip brown and drop.
‘Vancleave’ buckwheat tree (Cliftonia monophylla ‘Vancleave’, Zones 7–10) flowering.
Bicolor epimedium (Epimedium × versicolor ‘Sulphureum’, Zones 5–9) and star of Bethlehem (Ornithogalum umbellatum, Zones 4–9).
Prague viburnum (Viburnum × pragense, Zones 5–8) with Dream Catcher® magnificence bush (Kolkwitzia amabilis ‘Maracdo’, Zones 4–8) behind.
Formosa azalea (Rhododendron indicum ‘Formosa’, Zones 6–9)—from one I’ve propagated a number of extra to populate the yard—with star of Bethlehem.
Jake’s Crimson Oconee azalea (Rhododendron flammeum ‘Jake’s Crimson’, Zones 6–9). Cellphone digital camera not good at coping with intense reds and pinks, and to some extent orange. This can be a younger shrub so sit up for it gaining extra dimension.
‘Rising Solar’ Florida azalea (Rhododendron austrinum ‘Rising Solar’, Zones 7–9). This explicit native azalea will get probably the most solar and does higher than 4 of the 5 different varieties (Jake’s Crimson additionally will get extra direct solar, so outperforms the opposite 4). A piece in progress getting the siting proper.
A few of the vegetation filling in across the eventual sunken backyard: ‘Asian Magnificence’ linden viburnum (Viburnum dilatatum ‘Asian Magnificence’, Zones 4–8), Florida Sunshine illicium (Illicium parviflorum ‘Florida Sunshine’, Zones 8–9), purple buckeye (Aesculus pavia, Zones 4–8), volunteer maroon acer, and hemlock. Within the damaged pot used as a part of stacked stone retaining wall across the sunken backyard is American ipecac (Gillenia stipulata, Zones 4–8) (decrease proper). A brand new addition final yr, so wanting ahead to seeing it develop and flower this yr.
Lastly, can’t resist an image of one of many critters—a Carolina anole (Anolis carolinensis) on the leaf of ‘Georgia Peach’ heuchera (Heuchera × ‘Georgia Peach’, Zones 4–9). The seed heads of one of many native weeds I encourage, ragwort, is within the foreground.
Thanks a lot for sharing your vibrant spring backyard with us, Steve! Your considerate plant choices and design decisions at all times spark intrigue and inspiration; I hope we get to see extra out of your backyard this yr.
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