Right now we’re visiting with Kevin Kelly.
Good morning, and welcome to my backyard in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (Zone 6b). I’ve posted on GPOD many occasions over time (e.g., Evaluation of 2022 in Kevin’s Backyard and Late Summer season in Kevin’s Backyard). These pictures are from my backyard in April 2023. We had a dry and practically snowless winter, adopted by a heat spell, then again to chilly and now moist. The vegetation have gotten over their confusion and are actually waking up and pushing out new progress. I like to see the vibrance of the brand new foliage. My backyard is 25 years outdated and is on a 1/3-acre suburban lot. I hope you benefit from the pictures.
We curved the walkway to the entrance door after we constructed the home to boost the backyard view as you walked up. I like to preserve this space colourful for guests. I’ve let forget-me-nots (Myositis scorpioides, Zones 5–9) self-seed on this space for spring coloration. The dried perennial seed heads stay standing and are nonetheless enticing.
I really like the rising leaves of Hosta (Zones 3–9) earlier than they open.
This can be a small crevice backyard I constructed final spring within the entrance yard. Many of the vegetation overwintered and embrace woolly thyme (Thymus serpyllum, Zones 4–8), Phlox subulata (Zones 3–9), Aubrietia (Zones 4–8), Lewisia (Zones 5–8), Saxifraga, and Sempervivum (Zones 3–8).
That is my yard. I created a small “woodland backyard” with a grouping of 5 Leyland cypress (Cupressus × leylandii, Zones 6–10). My patio is to the left. and I solely had 15 toes of backyard width to work with. I’ve used quite a lot of textures to create curiosity on this very shady space. The container offers an important focus.
Grape hyacinth (Muscari armeniacum, Zones 3–9) intermingles with rising leaves of Penstemon digitalis ‘Husker Crimson’ (Zones 3–8).
Brunnera macrophylla ‘Jack Frost’ (Zones 3–8) makes a beautiful floor cowl for shady gardens. I let it unfold by seeding, which signifies that a number of the new vegetation lose the silver foliage coloration, but it surely nonetheless seems good.
That is my east porch border. The realm will get morning solar and might develop absolutely anything. I’ve a lot of conifers to display our entrance porch (which is to the left). The big shrub is coralberry (Symphoricarpos orbiculatus, Zones 2–7). You possibly can see from my pictures that I attempt to have all the bottom coated, which eliminates the necessity to usher in mulch.
Tulips planted within the “hellstrip.” Rabbits and deer go away them alone as a result of the realm is uncovered and will get a whole lot of foot site visitors. I plant a brand new show yearly, so as soon as these tulips have completed blooming, I’ll take away them (and the bulb) and put them within the compost.
This border runs alongside the entrance sidewalk on the northeast nook of the property. I preserve a Thuja (Zones 2–7) within the blue container, which provides peak. Grape hyacinth makes an important companion for daffodils. This mattress is crammed with summer-blooming vegetation.
Epimediums are nice for dry shade. This one is Epimedium ‘Pink Champagne’ (Zones 5–8). They unfold slowly, and the dense rhizomes choke out weeds.
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