Completely satisfied Friday GPODers!
We’re doing one thing just a little totally different right now, I’m beginning a brand new collection I’m calling “GPOD Vignettes”. We regularly get submissions which are just a little too brief for a stand alone put up, three images or much less. However I do know gathering images and writing up descriptions may be very time intensive, so I needed a approach to share these shorter submissions with out requiring further work in your finish. I made a decision I may compile just a few of those shorter submissions we obtain over the course of some weeks and make one put up that includes a group of gardens and vegetation.
For those who’ve ever needed to undergo GPOD up to now and have been overwhelmed with the carry, or afraid you don’t have sufficient to share, that is your time to ship one thing in! Even when it’s only one picture of a plant doing significantly nicely this yr (you’ll see an instance of that under), ship it in with a fast word about you, the place you backyard, and the plant within the picture.
Hopefully I’ll get to see extra of your gardens, and we’ll all be capable of get pleasure from extra plant images alongside the way in which. So, with out additional ado, listed here are some vignettes from the previous few weeks:
1: Catherine and John Campbell’s Succulent Entrance Yard
Hey Nice Gardening Crew!! Listed here are just a few pics of my entrance yard private paradise. Final yr we tore out the garden and jasmine that the earlier homeowners had put in and changed it with a mixture of waterwise vegetation and succulents, together with just a few shade timber from our native Shade Tree Program. This yr I’m planning on placing in a California native backyard so as to add to the wonder and hopefully entice much more hummingbirds and butterflies. I’m so grateful for the peace and calm this area has given me.
Who wants a garden when you’ve gotten rocks! Lawns require lots of upkeep regardless of your location, however in a sizzling, dry local weather like Southern California, lawns are sometimes a dropping battle. Whereas there are a lot of totally different sorts of garden alternate options, I discover this rock backyard significantly eye-catching! The varied sizes, shapes, and colours convey way more curiosity than a sea of inexperienced grass.
And this rock backyard permits Catherine and John to develop these unbelievable vegetation! The stunner within the entrance seems to be a mangave—doubtlessly ‘Macho Mocha’ (× Mangave ‘Macho Mocha’, Zones 7–9)—and the colourful ‘Jester’ New Zealand flax (Phormium ‘Jester’, Zones 8–11) straight behind is present stopping.
An actual riot of shade! Shrubs, succulents and even some coreopsis flowers create a waterwise panorama that isn’t sacrificing any curiosity.
Thanks a lot for sharing, Catherine! Please share an replace while you set up your California native backyard.
2: A Particular Shrub Blooming in Atlanta
From my yard, quarter-acre, principally woodland shade backyard.
Atlanta, GA Virginia-Highland neighborhood.
The hydrangea ‘Lemon Zest’ (Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Lemon Zest’, Zones 4–7) was from a reducing at a earlier property. It has been moved twice on this yard. Has hardly ever bloomed however this location appears to have labored its magic.
Take a look at these blooms!! Whereas ‘Lemon Zest’ has foliage that packs a vibrant punch, there isn’t any denying that the bubblegum pink blooms take it to a different stage. Pairing it with ‘Illustris’ elephant’s ear (Colocasia esculenta ‘Illustris’, Zones 8–11) and a darkish, shiny hosta made it a vignette I simply needed to share.
Thriller submitter, please share extra data and images out of your backyard quickly!!
3: Patrick Costello Turns Compost into Artwork
Consistent with Nice Gardening and GPOD I’ve one other fabulous plant/artwork story to share with you. My pal, Patrick Costello, designed and constructed a powerful Compost Cake at Stone Quarry Artwork Park, Cazenovia, N.Y.
It’s wonderful. Indigo dyed burlap tubes crammed with elephant dung, straw and wooden chips encompass an armature of hay. Planted with native grasses and flowers the cake is hanging within the panorama. To study extra concerning the piece, here’s a hyperlink to Patrick’s description of his natural work: patrickjcostello.internet/and-eat-it-too
—Elizabeth Schoonmaker (Try the primary unbelievable backyard story she shared with us right here.)
Each gardener is aware of that planting is an artwork kind in and of itself, however there’s something significantly magical that occurs when the “conventional” artwork world collides with vegetation. Whether or not that comes from backyard artwork, plant work, or an unbelievable blue cake manufactured from compost and grass!
When that artwork is in a setting as gorgeous as this artwork park, it’s that rather more magical. For those who’re within the Syracuse space, or end up passing via, it is best to completely make a degree to go to this unbelievable area stuffed with nature and artwork.
And thanks for sharing one other unbelievable story with us, Elizabeth! You’re shortly turning into our GPOD curator 😉
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