Completely happy Friday, GPODers!
We’re wrapping up the week in Northern California as we head to the San Francisco Bay Space for one more gorgeous submission from Adriana Porter Felt. In her earlier submissions Adriana has highlighted two vegetation signature to her backyard’s design (take a look at these submissions right here: Adriana’s Pleasure of Madeira in Spring and Drifts of Pink Heuchera Blooms), however as we speak she is giving us a full tour of 1 container-filled part of her panorama.
We purchased a home with a big, fenced pool-deck space that was virtually totally hardscaped. For security causes, we needed to hold the fence, which blocked the sight of the encircling gardens. I introduced in greenery and flowers with a big container backyard.
We used three sorts of containers: giant steel planters for our main planting beds, blue ceramic pots, and enormous raised planters that added peak. We frequently add to the gathering. It brings mild and attraction to our again deck.
These images had been taken in late summer season, when our dahlias, ardour vines, and Japanese anemones (Anemone hupehensis var. japonica, Zones 5–7) are in bloom. I additionally caught the tail finish of our Russell lupine (Lupinus polyphyllus ‘Russell hybrids’, Zones 4–8) in bloom. Earlier within the yr we’ve got blooms from purple Jerusalem sage (Phlomis purpurea, Zones 8–10 or as an annual), clematis, and scabiosa.
We stay within the Berkeley Hills, California, the place frost isn’t a priority however dry summers are our lifestyle. I water deeply by hand each three days.
Upon coming into the pool patio from Adriana’s backdoor, you’re instantly immersed in a plant paradise. An arbor lined in ardour flower welcomes you with the colourful group of blue ceramic containers Adriana talked about in her introduction.
Dahlias and lupine are attractive additions to those clever pots, which might make an announcement even when nothing was planted inside. I actually admire that whereas the entire pots are blue, none are precisely the identical; this makes for an fascinating group of pots that additionally doesn’t steal an excessive amount of consideration from her stunning flowers.
A bubblegum pink dahlia is a beautiful complement to the blue pottery in addition to the intense greenery behind.
Much more blue pots add a lot to this nook that might in any other case be devoid of coloration. The colour theme continues with some funky chairs at an outside eating desk, and all of that blue is paired with probably the most fantastic palette of pink and purple blooms.
To interrupt up all that blue, steel raised beds enable for larger planting potentialities however nonetheless hook up with the remainder of the design. The tall, arching Japanese anemones within the background are completely mirrored by the a lot shorter ‘Butterfly Blue’ pincushion flower (Scabiosa columbaria ‘Butterfly Blue’, Zones 4–8) within the foreground.
One other seating space, proper outdoors the again door, is equally lush. A phenomenal mixture of inexperienced and purple vegetation, together with purple Jerusalem sage, provides this space a relaxed and funky vibe.
An in depth-up of the purple ardour flower (Passiflora incarnata, Zones 5–9) rising over Adriana’s entryway arbor
This have to be Adriana’s again patio earlier than the addition of most of her vegetation. A few very trendy raised planters add a bit of little bit of coloration, however general it’s a reasonably clean slate.
And the spectacular entryway in all its glory, as we speak: Whereas the “earlier than” remains to be a horny again patio that many would dream of, the “after” takes the area to the subsequent stage and transforms clean hardscaping right into a backyard oasis.
Thanks a lot for introducing us to extra of your wonderful backyard, Adriana! What we’ve seen earlier than was dazzling, however this submission actually make clear your unbelievable designs and the incredible panorama you’ve crafted.
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