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In case you missed yesterday’s submit, we’re having fun with 5 fabulous gardens this week that had been featured on the 2025 Secret Backyard Tour in Ponte Vedra Seaside, Florida and at present we’re persevering with on to cease #2! In case you missed yesterday’s submit, which options the primary backyard and extra data on the tour, examine that out right here: Teresa’s Serene Area. In any other case, scroll on to see a splendid mixture of greens, flowers, and herbs in Anne Rick’s beautiful backyard.
Anne Ricks’ backyard displays her Italian heritage, in addition to her love of cooking. Simply steps from her kitchen door, she will be able to attain for herbs, two sorts of tomatoes, figs, and flowers, in stunning raised beds. La Dolce Vita!
Edibles can simply as a lot curiosity as your favourite foliage vegetation, with the additional benefit of with the ability to eat what you develop. On this raised mattress Anne has: ‘Brilliant Lights’ swiss chard (Beta vulgaris), ‘Dolce Fresca’ basil (Ocimum basilicum), Italian oregano (Origanum x majoricum, and curry plant (Helichrysum italicum).
I like seeing Anne’s mixture of backyard classics with some warm-climate vegetation which are more durable to keep up in lots of different areas. The salmony-pink blooms of ‘Senora’ zinnia (Zinnia elegans ‘Senora’, annual) and Sombrero® ‘Adobe Orange’ coneflower (Echinacea ‘Balsomador’, Zones 4–9) would look gorgeous in nearly any backyard, a fig tree (Ficus carica and cvs., Zones 6–10) makes for a fairly scrumptious addition.
Whereas Anne has some improbable fruiting bushes, this one is all concerning the flowers. Golden dewdrop (Duranta erecta, Zones 9–11) is commonly grown as a shrub, however is often educated into unbelievable small bushes like this one. The beautiful glaze on this pot would make is gorgeous by itself, however some trailing vegetation take the curiosity to the subsequent degree and play into the “dripping” design.
One other pot squeezes some recent fruit into Anne’s backyard. A lime tree (undecided of the range—possibly a Key lime?) with Berries Hill Toscana strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa ‘Toscana’, Zones 4–10) on the base of the pot.
Not all of Anne’s plantings are potted. These tiered beds function African lilies (Agapanthus africanus, Zones 8–10) on the decrease degree and flurries of orange bulbine (Bulbine frutescens, Zones 9–11) blooms on the higher two.
Onion chives (Allium schoenoprasum), dill (Anethum graveolens), lavender, lemon thyme (Thymus x citriodorus)
Roma Tomatoes (Lycopersicon lycopersicum ‘Roma’) , ‘Santo’ cilantro (Coriandrum sativum) and basil at base.
Lastly, a pot that includes one among my favourite colour mixtures: brilliant yellow and funky blue. Sunfinity® ‘Double Yellow’ sunflower (Helianthus annus ‘Double Yellow’, annual) with Silver Greenback eucalyptus (Eucalyptus cinerea, Zones 8–10) and Blue My Thoughts® dwarf morning glory (Evolvulus ‘USEVO1201’, Zones 8–11).
We shall be in Florida for the rest of the week, having fun with extra stops on this nice backyard tour, however that doesn’t imply we don’t nonetheless have the time or area to see your backyard on the weblog this summer season! Comply with the instructions beneath to submit pictures by way of electronic mail, or ship me a DM on Instagram: @agirlherdogandtheroad.
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