Blissful Friday, GPODers!
We’re ending the week with a candy sampling of colour, because of Johanna Smith in Aiken, South Carolina (Zone 8, which was 7a/7b). Johanna has shared some standout vegetation from her backyard a number of occasions prior to now (Johanna’s South Carolina Backyard, Fall in South Carolina, and Winter in South Carolina), and at present she is again with extra shiny blooms and vibrant foliage that make her southeastern backyard sparkle.
I’ve been gardening for greater than 50 years. We’ve all the time had a backyard, and we did it as a household. Once we retired from New Jersey and moved to South Carolina, I discovered gardening to be extra of a climate problem, however as soon as I obtained used to the assorted climate and soil modifications, it was an important studying expertise.
Prickly pear cacti (Opuntia humifusa, Zones 4–9) in bloom
Blue bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla, Zones 6–9) in bloom. This was the very first thing we planted within the spring of 2008.
This Crimson Drift® rosebush (Rosa ‘Meigalpio’, Zones 4–11) was a damaged department given to me by my pal. I rooted it, and it turned out to be an actual stunner.
I bought this Douglas rose (Rosa ‘Douglas’, Zones 4–11) on clearance at Residence Depot.
We now have a number of osmanthus vegetation, which have tiny white and orange flowers with great perfume.
The euonymus and boxwood make a candy pair on the stroll to the entrance door.
I really like this chaste tree (Vitex agnus-castus, Zones 6–9). For years I attempted to seek out one, and made this buy from Amazon.com. It’s a stunning blueish colour, and the bees and birds get pleasure from it as a lot as I do.
This Black Diamond® crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia ‘Ebony Flame’, Zones 6–9) is attractive from spring till late winter. Within the spring, it begins with inexperienced leaves, which flip crimson after which black with crimson flowers.
That is the evergreen facet of the home, dwelling to a big holly that has tiny yellow flowers. The bees get pleasure from this, and it’s normally dwelling to a number of chook households. There are additionally junipers, euonymus, pittosporum, and mock orange vegetation (Philadelphus coronarius, Zones 4–8) that lead the attention to the crimson crape myrtle on the different nook of the home.
These are irises that got to me by one other pal. They’ve survived and multiplied, and so they look nice with the liriope.
Thanks a lot for sharing your delightfully numerous backyard with us once more, Johanna! It’s pretty to see your fairly blooms and attention-grabbing plant choices.
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