Julie’s Spring Garden in Georgia, Part 1

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Yesterday we loved among the earliest spring blooms in Massachusetts from Barbara Owen (examine that out right here when you missed it: Barbara’s Starting of Spring in Massachusetts), however at this time we’re heading south! Julie Prince has shared an replace on her colourful backyard in Albany, Georgia. We’ve solely seen Julie’s backyard after months of development in summer season and fall (Try her earlier submissions: Julie’s Georgia Backyard in Summer time and Fall: Half 1 and Half 2, Julie’s Georgia Backyard, and Julie’s Backyard in Late Summer time and Fall 2023), and at this time we get to see her area because it begins to unfurl in spring.

My favourite photos on GPOD are people who present the panorama and format of the backyard relatively than particular person plant photos. I like seeing the format of the backyard and the plant combos. That being mentioned, I’m sharing some particular person or small space photographs this time.

My backyard has slowly unfolded. We loved (???) a uncommon snow occasion in Southwest Georgia on January 22. In our yard we measured 6.5 inches accumulation, and it hung round for a number of days. I had no concept what would survive and what would undergo from the chilly and moist circumstances. I’ve been pleasantly stunned! The crops emerged just about as they’d have in any other case, however it has been one factor on the time, thus the person photos.

Comfortable Gardening!

Julie Prince

The hellebores and daffodils got here first, together with a number of blooms on a brand new Japanese magnolia.

Julie’s new tree, a younger lily magnolia (Magnolia liliiflora, Zones 5–8), began her season off with bursts of glowing pink.

The white bearded iris (Iris albicans, Zones 7–9) and the Sweet Corn spirea (Spiraea japonica ‘NCSX1’, Zones 4–8) had been spectacular!

That spectacular Sweet Corn spirea because it first emerges with tiny shoots of fiery foliage.

A bit of later within the season and the spirea continues to be spectacular, filling in superbly with vivid chartreuse development.

The creeping phlox (Phlox subulata, Zones 3–9) is starting to cowl a really troublesome and rocky spot the place a gravel driveway as soon as was.

The gorgeous butterfly was a shock!

Autumn ferns (Dryopteris erythrosora, Zones 5–9) unfurled colourful fronds and joined the brand new foliage of coral bells.

Whereas Julie’s vivid and colourful flowers typically seize probably the most consideration, it’s clear she doesn’t skimp on unbelievable foliage both. The huge number of textures and shades of inexperienced on this vignette makes it endlessly fascinating with out a single bloom.

Phlox in one other mattress mingled with new foliage of an abelia.

The cherries on high of all of Julie’s designs are her lovely containers. Vibrant purple tuberous begonias and Illumination dwarf periwinkle (Vinca minor ‘Illumination’, Zones 4–9) make for a vivid and daring pairing that can demand much more consideration because it grows in.

Though Julie skilled that sudden snow final winter, her backyard is totally thriving and already stuffed with colour. A lot so, that these are solely half of the photographs she shared with us. We’ll be again in Georgia tomorrow to see extra spring development in her backyard and Julie’s fabulous container plantings.

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