#AprilGarden

NancyWallaceGANancyWallaceGA
2023-04-17

A deer proof, southeastern native evergreen shrub, useful for shade and rain gardens is Illicium floridanum 'Halley's Comet' (Florida anise). The plant was discovered by John Allen Smith (of Magnolia Nursery in Alabama) in the wild near De Funiak Springs, FL. It is a 2010 PHS Gold Medal Plant Award winner.

Deep red, frilly flowers on the Halley's Comet Florida anise. There are several blooms pictured, along with the foliage. The stems are a dark purple.A larger photo of the Halley's Comet Florida anise shrub, showing multiple deep red blooms and handsome green foliage. On the ground beneath the shrub is another native with small yellow flowers called Chrysogonum virginianum 'Green & Gold'.
NancyWallaceGANancyWallaceGA
2023-04-07

American Witchhazel (Hamamelis virginiana) is a small landscape tree for partly shaded areas. From late March to early April, this tree sets itself apart in the landscape with glowing yellow, fragrant flower clusters all along the branches. (Asiatic hybrids have no fragrance.) Blooming doesn't usually begin until this native is six years old - so you'll need to exercise patience.

Yellow flower clusters along the branches of a small tree before the leaves emerge. The blue sky is in the background.The witchhazel in full bloom, with yellow flowers up and down every branch. The tree is growing adjacent to a dry creek bed. There are ferns growing nearby and a picket fence in the background with blue skies. Closeup of the yellow flower clusters on the described tree. the flowers are fragrant.
NancyWallaceGANancyWallaceGA
2023-04-03

Clematis armandii 'Apple Blossom' is an evergreen clematis vine with vanilla-scented blooms in early spring. The vine attracts bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies. Climbs 20-25 feet. And because it has poisonous characteristics, the deer will leave it alone!

The pale pink blooms on an Apple Blossom clematis vine, showing the dark red stems from which the flowers dangle. An abundance of pink blooms on an Apple Blossom clematis vine. The leaves are elongated and evergreen.
NancyWallaceGANancyWallaceGA
2023-04-02

As tulip season ends, reflections on some of my favorite tulips from the past: the Lake of Fire collection.

A collage of seven photos featuring tulips in shades of orange, yellow, red, and coral. Top left, then clockwise: a flowerbed with orange tulips and copper-tone pansies; deep rose tulips in a pot against a brown wall; a planter full of yellow and red striped tulips with violas and hyacinths; a dark red peony tulip; a red and orange parrot tulip; a bowl of red-orange tulips with yellow daffodils, copper-tone pansies, rose heuchera, and lastly a double-peony tulip in shades of coral and orange.

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