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
Nice photos. Thank you for sharing. I bet the bees and hummers love this garden too.
ReplyDeleteYou caught Lucy's garden in its prime! Not that it's ever lacking for charm, but I've never seen it so floriferous.
ReplyDeleteWow! That's an incredible garden but one would expect no less from the amazing Ms Hardiman! Love the tree with all of the glass spheres!
ReplyDeleteSuch a rich tapestry.
ReplyDeleteI've seen Lucy's garden a bit later in the year, it's looking just beautiful in your photos. It's a very colorful garden. Now I know what those large shrubs are that I saw in D.C. whose flowers reminded me a bit of lilacs. They must have been blooming crape myrtles.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos show her incredible color discipline which gives such a dramatic effect. This looks like an entirely different garden than the one I saw almost 10 years ago, which I remember as a shared space among neighbors (?) or maybe it's just been completely reworked.
ReplyDeleteI am not sure but her neighbor's garden next door was also open. It was very small but fantastic. I plan to post photos of it next.
DeleteAn eye candy this garden is. Every picture is perfect and screams Summer.
ReplyDeleteYou say: Yarn in the garden? Why not? and I say Why Knot :-)
Riffing off of Denise's comment, this garden strikes me as a fantastic mix of whimsy and color discipline. Thanks for sharing it with us virtually!
ReplyDeleteThank you for showing this beautiful garden
ReplyDeleteOh my that's so lovely. My kind of garden.
ReplyDeleteYou captured much of what has earned Lucy her big reputation. We (Joy Creek) had Galega 'Lady Wilson' for sale at Hortlandia but because it was not in bloom at the time, it flew under the radar. Right now, everyone is exclaiming "What's That?!" when they see it in the garden.
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