Still Gardening

40 years gardening and still going strong

It is always a pleasure when we get to visit Wendy Quereau ’s garden ( see a previous posthere ) .

Here ’s another mathematical group of photos from my 40 years of ferment in my Wayne , Pennsylvania , garden . For the last few eld , my attempt has been to substitute shrubs for perennials in an sweat to cut upkeep while emphasizing class - round colouration and grain . As always , and for all of us gardeners , it ’s a work in progress .

Thank you for my much - enjoyed day-to-day fix of garden photos . I especially enjoy it now that I am stuck in my home with this virus mess . My garden is my refuge , and I am thankful for it !

Thank you and stick around well .

My privacy screenland at the rear edge .

In the foreground is an annual in Pennsylvania : Pennesetum setaceum‘Rubrum ’ ( zone 9–10 ) .

Hydrangeapaniculata(Zones 3–7 ) with amaryllis(Hippeastrumhybrid , Zones 9–11 ) foliation . I handle amaryllis as tender perennials rather than as houseplant . The bulb seat in my garage from tardy fall through winter to avoid freezing and being destroyed . Some year I plant them in the ground , and in others they appease in a slew , depending on my Department of Energy . Regardless , they give rise buds and bloom as presently as they are removed from the garage in belated May after all peril of frost has passed . In this photo , they were in a magnanimous pot and had already blossom copiously by the meter the hydrangea was in flower . I fertilize them every two calendar week during the maturate time of year to ensure electric-light bulb strength for the following year .

Cherry tree heyday in April .

emerge bloodroot(Sanguinarea canadensis , Zones 3–8 ) .

Papaversomniferum‘Lauren ’s Grape ’ ( annual ) with background of bloomingSpirea .

This patio go to a woodland path with tried and true and trueRhododendron‘Roseum Elegans ’ ( Zones 4–8 ) .

Rhododendron‘Scintillation ’ ( zone 5–8 ) is backed byAcerpalmatum‘Bloodgood ’ ( Zones 5–8 ) .

Lilliumand hibiscus(Hibiscussyriacus , Zones 5–8 ) produce blooms in July - August .

Getting there with colour and grain along the front walk .

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