The Garden Awakens
Anise 'Woodland Red' ( Illicium floridanum ) A few weeks ago, I thought spring would never arrive, but now the change is astonishing. The nights are still cold (40s and sometimes even 30s) so planting tender annuals and vegetables is unwise although I have already succumbed, but covering and uncovering things gets old quickly. Someone made a wise comment last week and I must agree with them - "Don't plant anything tender until after May 1". Several plants are blooming like never before. One is the Anise shrub (above and below). I don't know if the recent tree pruning, which is allowing more sun into the woodland path, is affecting it or perhaps it is just age, but I've never seen so many blooms. Michael refers to this as "the stinky fish shrub" and I have to admit to smell of the flowers is quite unpleasant. It is so beautiful that I can overlook that. The old pink dogwood tree, which was already here, shades our woodland path and it too is prett
Beautiful pictures of a beautiful garden. What a treat. I especially loved the Ginkgo's.
ReplyDeleteNo words but stunning!
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely, peaceful garden. That's a very pretty ninebark. Thanks for sharing your photos.
ReplyDeleteStunning! Thank you for the photos, I must visit this garden someday. Lots of take-away ideas!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful! Thank you Phillip!
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice post! This is surely well-designed Japanese garden! Most of the plants here are common in Japan, but I've never seen the Hydrangea aspera:) It's lovely! Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteWow.
ReplyDeleteLove the smokebush.
And all the other plants, of course :)
So much textural interest Philip... exactly the style of garden that I most enjoy visiting.... thanks for sharing! Larry
ReplyDeleteWow, yeah. Awesome. Want! That! Garden! Not that any of it would grow in my climate.
ReplyDeleteAnd excellent photos, too.
I'm in awe of all that green! We've entered our usual summer dry spell a bit early this year, and the lawn is already burned up. I've already forgotten how lovely that deep, rich green can be. There were two other shocks you showed me above, the ninebark and smoke tree. I have both of those, and they look NOTHING like that! Just plain wow.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful to have a property large enough that you can spread out all those big trees and shrubs. It looks great.
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