Hello GPODers!
A number of weeks in the past we bought a kick-off to spring from Daniel Rivera when he despatched in a video of his backyard in California’s Bay Space filling with the earliest spring blooms and new progress (for those who missed that video, test it out right here: Spring Has Sprung in Daniel’s California Backyard). I feel Californians have heard my requires spring gardens as a result of at this time we’re heading right down to SoCal to see the colourful spring blooms Lori Kilmer captured on her new digicam drone.
My identify is Lori Kilmer, and I reside within the San Diego space. I’ve been gardening for about 40 years, and develop a wide range of issues like, plumerias, roses, avocados, stone fruit, citrus, greens and a wide range of different flowers. I’m a member of 5 backyard golf equipment, as a result of you possibly can by no means study an excessive amount of about vegetation. The bonus of being in all of the golf equipment are the great pals I’ve made through the years. Not too long ago, I’ve been studying to fly my drone I bought for Christmas. Here’s a video I fabricated from my papilio amaryllis (Hippeastrum papilio, Zone 8–10) and tabebuia tree (Tabebuia sp., Zone 9–11) that’s in bloom. Get pleasure from.
Typically thought of an space with a number of the greatest climate within the nation, residents within the San Diego space are not any stranger to sunny days and delicate temperatures in the course of the winter months. Whereas gardeners in colder climates would possibly assume it’s straightforward to get jaded by year-round gardening, no quantity of excellent climate takes away the joy of seeing sure flowers reappear.
Whereas I couldn’t seize high-quality screenshots, I nonetheless needed to tug some photos to level out the vegetation Lori talked about in her description. Above are the daring blooms of papilio amaryllis A.Okay.A. the butterfly amaryllis. Most of us possible affiliate amaryllis with the vacations and the waxed-covered bulbs so usually given as items. In sunny San Diego, Lori is ready to plant these lovely bulbs in-ground and benefit from the large blooms in her yard yearly.
You in all probability guessed which plant was the tabebuia tree in full bloom, it was fairly onerous to overlook! Additionally referred to as a ‘trumpet tree’, these timber completely cowl themselves in trumpet-shaped blooms earlier than foliage emerges in spring (very like magnolia, cherry blossoms, and different spring-flowering woodies). Varied species produce flowers in several shades of pink, like Lori’s gorgeous specimen, however others produce golden yellow flowers.
Lastly, Lori handled us to this lovely view of her neighborhood and the mountains within the distance with some palm timber dotting the skyline. April showers have arrived with drive right here in Connecticut, so this sampling of sunshine couldn’t have been extra well timed for me!
Thanks a lot for sharing a style of your spring backyard with us, Lori! I hope we proceed to see extra out of your backyard as you proceed to experiment along with your new drone, we don’t get these chicken’s-eye views of gardens fairly often!
A reminder to share YOUR spring backyard with Backyard Photograph of the Day! Whether or not spring is in full swing, like Lori’s San Diego backyard, otherwise you’re simply beginning to see the primary indicators of progress, we need to see what is occurring in your beds and borders. Comply with the instructions under to submit your photographs through e mail, or ship me a DM on Instagram: @agirlherdogandtheroad.
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