Today we’re in Colonial Heights, Virginia, visiting Nancy Snyder’s garden.
Judy’s Virginia Garden
31.08.2023 - 08:41 / finegardening.com / GPOD Contributor
My name is Judy. I have been gardening for many years but with no formal training. I have learned a lot by trial and error. My husband and I moved to the Hampton Roads area of Virginia (Zone 7B) four years ago, to an existing house surrounded by woods but a yard bare of any trees or flowers. The soil is clay, poor and full of moles, and the local deer population is hungry, so I have had challenges to overcome. I am continually improving soil and editing plants that surprised me in the way they developed. Each year I have focused on expanding my garden into new areas. This year’s project was my hellstrip of sorts, the narrow strip of land between my driveway and the woods.
The phloxes (Phlox paniculata, Zones 5–8) are taking center stage. Supporting actors are the Echinacea ‘Sweet Sandia’ (Zones 4–9) and the blue Vitex angus-castus(Zones 6–9) tree.
Gaura lindheimeri ‘Gaudi Red’ (Zones 5–9) upstage the Japanese maple (Acer palmatum ‘Garnet’, Zones 5–9) behind.
The planters are on our patio, which is nestled at the edge of the woods, providing us a place to escape from the intense Virginia afternoon heat and humidity. They showcase Mandevilla (Zones 9–11 or as an annual) with Caladium (Zones 8–11 or as a tender bulb) and Begonia (Zones 8–11 or as an annual) at her feet, and lambs’ ears (Stachys byzantina, Zones 4–10) peeking around from behind.
I first saw balsam apple (Momordica balsamina) at Thomas Jefferson’s home, Monticello. It is an annual that I now grow from seed. In the fall it develops small yellow-orange fruits like tiny gourds that burst open when ripe to reveal their sticky, bright red seed. In the 1500s it was used medicinally to treat wounds. I love how it softens the metal railing.
I rescued this oriental
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