Hello GPODers!
As promised, we’re again in Douglassville, Pennsylvania (Zone 7a), right now to get pleasure from extra backyard highlights from Marty Oostveen. Constructed from scratch lower than 10 years in the past, there’s a great quantity of magnificence to see and admire on this panorama, so circle again to Half 1 in the event you missed it or proceed on to get pleasure from extra of this marvelous backyard.
Marty’s beautiful backyard pond is a focus within the panorama and is made additional lovely when the dogwood on its borders is in bloom.
My backyard is house to many various pulmonaria, or lungwort. They begin blooming in early spring and simply hold going.
Mother’s yellow backyard, with a bit of added pink, turns right into a aromatic backyard due to an assortment of lilies.
Clouds mirrored within the pond
Quite a lot of celosia grows all through the entrance backyard. Some are grown from seed, others purchased as plugs. At planting, I lower them again by half to advertise sturdy progress.
As fall arrives, the colour modifications once more.
Cooler climate transforms Marty’s panorama of wealthy greens, with pops of crimson and orange foliage.
December twenty third, the world appears to be like magical. It doesn’t final lengthy!
And one last take a look at Marty’s winter wonderland.
Thanks a lot for sharing this 2025 backyard retrospective with us, Marty! Your panorama is a enjoyment of each season, and your fabulous plant alternatives make each nook attention-grabbing and welcoming.
Please think about sharing your 2025 backyard highlights with the weblog! As winter wears on, images from final yr’s gardens are an effective way to struggle off the seasonal blues and sit up for the brand new coloration that can emerge subsequent season. Observe the NEW instructions under to submit your images to Backyard Picture of the Day!
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