Today we’re visiting Gail Bromer’s beautiful garden at the top of the continental divide in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina:
For much of the year foliage takes center stage in my garden. I love having a mix of colors and textures to enjoy.
The fog is rolling in from lower on the mountain to meet this garden. While some folks are not fond of creeping Jenny (Lysimachia nummularia ‘Aurea’, Zone 3 – 9), I like the contrast it brings. Here it’s seen with a dwarf Brandywine split leaf Japanese maple (Acer palmatum, Zone 5 – 9), Gaity euonymous (Euonymous fortunei ‘Gaity’, Zone 4 – 9), Cavatine pieris (Pieris japonica ‘Cavatine’, Zone 5 – 8), Old Gold juniper (Juniperus x pfitzeriana ‘Old Gold’, Zone 4 – 9), a purple gazing ball and a metal frog sculpture.
Hardscape also brings a wonderful element to the garden. These stone steps went in a couple years ago to replace the wooden ones. The steps had to be placed in a wider arc which gave us an opportunity to create terracing along the side and a wonderful planting area for a combination of small shrubs and annuals. An azalea (Rhododendron hybrid) and other small shrubs have a place along with a featured annual early in the season.
A bronze coleus (Coleus scutellarioides, Zone 10 – 11 or as annual) stuck in the top of an old tree stump gives a splash of color along this woodland path.
Fall is coming. The Bloodgood maple (Acer palmatum‘Bloodgood’, Zone 5 – 9) here is seen with the yellow foliage of a bottlebrush buckeye (Aesculus parviflora, Zone 4 – 8), and a large metal heron sculpture.
This fairly new Bobo hydrangea (Hydrangea paniculata ‘Bobo’, Zone 3 – 8) is still beautiful as fall begins.
The lace cap hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla, Zone 5 – 9) in the
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When you go to the Philadelphia Flower Show, it helps to take along the right attitude. If seeing gorgeous, high concept gardens full of the most fashionable flowers makes you feel insecure, then take yourself elsewhere. If you need a massive dose of color, fragrance, humidity, and horticultural inspiration, then the Philadelphia Flower Show will be perfect for you. On my calendar, it officially marks the end of winter. It also reminds me of everything that a garden can be—provided you have a forklift, a crew of ten, at least $20,000 and the ability to make crocuses, roses and hydrangeas all bloom simultaneously.
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Commemorating M. Gaillard de Marentonneau, a French patron of botany (Compositae). Blanket flower. A small genus of annuals and perennials, natives of America, with a long flowering period, useful for cut flowers. Somewhat untidy in habit, the long stalks fall about in wind and rain. Gaillardias need some twiggy stakes to help to keep the flowers clean and in full view.
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As the sun dips below the horizon, transforming the sky into a canvas of twinkling stars, your garden becomes a magical setting for an enchanting night picnic. The allure of dining al fresco takes on a new dimension when the moon casts its gentle glow on nature's stage. This celestial soiree explores the art of crafting an unforgettable night picnic under the stars, where the ordinary transforms into the extraordinary.
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Conifers may have a history reaching back 300 million years and cover wide stretches of the northern nemisphere but as garden plants they have long been out of favour. That may be changing. Innovative use at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show last year demonstrated how conifers can add structure to a garden in a relaxed way.