Marty’s 2025 Garden Highlights, Part 4

Completely happy Monday, GPODers!

We’ve seen a spectacular assortment of eye-catching vegetation, artistic combos, and stylish scenes from Marty Oostveen’s backyard in Douglassville, Pennsylvania (Zone 7a), however in the present day we’ve received one final batch of photographs showcasing her 2025 highlights. Make sure you try the opposite 2025 highlights she shared, for those who missed them: Half 1, Half 2, and Half 3.

I lastly received round to getting some extra photos from my gardening yr in 2025. We began out dry, after a really dry 2024, however then it began raining in spring, when instantly the backyard actually got here again to life.

The Yellow Backyard, which was made in reminiscence of my mother, who beloved every little thing yellow: A little bit of one other coloration snuck in when some yellow and orange coneflowers reverted to pink. In early summer time, the lilies take off, and my backyard turns right into a aromatic yellow backyard.

Beds close to the She Shed: I develop the celosia from seed or purchase a tray with small vegetation. Earlier than planting, I minimize each plant in half, making them bushier and fuller.

Clouds reflecting in my pond

These are the beds dealing with away from the She Shed. You possibly can see the raised mattress in the midst of the entrance backyard. Across the raised mattress are gravel paths after which yet one more mattress dealing with the walkway in entrance of the home.

The mattress on the sidewalk: That is the blue and yellow Ukrainian Backyard, so named for my husband whose mother and father got here from Ukraine following WWII.

That is the mattress close to the She Shed with the celosia, now all grown in.

Child ferns are rising in all of the nooks and crannies of the outdated wooden I exploit as edging for the beds. Every now and then I put a name out on my Fb web page to get extra wooden as items disintegrate into nothingness or birds pull them aside to seek for bugs.

A set of hostas and pulmonaria round my yellow magnolia and summersweet (Clethra alnifolia, Zones 4–9)

I may go on and on, however there’s all the time the upcoming season. In the meantime, I’ve digitalis and celosia seedlings rising within the basement, conserving me busy. In case anybody is , you may observe my backyard on my Fb web page: Marty Oostveen

Completely happy gardening, everybody!

Thanks a lot for sharing all of those beautiful photographs of your attractive gardens with us, Marty! I hope 2026 gives you with simply as many marvelous backyard moments and that we proceed to see your inspiring updates and highlights.

The 2026 rising season shall be in full swing earlier than we all know it, even when it nonetheless feels painfully far-off for some, so take into account sharing your backyard highlights from final yr earlier than new flowers and contemporary foliage steal our consideration. Comply with the NEW instructions under to submit your photographs to Backyard Picture of the Day!

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