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Happy Monday GPODers!
If she hadn’t said otherwise in her email, I would assume that Fay Shrock has an expansive property to grow the abundance of beautiful plant varieties that she sent over in her submission. From beautiful spring bulbs to fabulous fall foliage, and even great woodies that provide staying structure during the winter months—no one could consider Fay’s garden limited or think her yard is lacking for any seasonal interest.
Learn more: Making the Most of a Small Garden
I garden in Knoxville, Tennessee in my small yard. I have planted things in this yard since 1998. One of my favorite garden sayings is: A landscape can be completed in a weekend, but a garden takes a lifetime! I don’t do any formal landscaping and my yard, although small, is not fun to mow because you have to mow around all my plants! Here are some of my beloved plants.
Let’s start with the plants I call iconic. These are large and make an impact in the yard.
Castor beans (Ricinus communis, Zones 9–11 or as an annual) always give some drama.
My bottlebrush buckeye (Aesculus parviflora, Zones 5–9) never disappoints (this is planted in an almost full clay area so that keeps it in check from spreading so much).
Old fashioned crinum lilies (Crinum asiaticum, Zones 7–10) put on a show.
Thank you for sharing all of your interesting and eye-catching plants with us, Fay! Your garden may be small, but its clear that your planting possibilities are endless.
What are some of your favorite plants you grew this year? Let us know in the comments, or follow the directions below to submit your photos.
Have a garden you’d like to share?
Have photos to share? We’d love to see your garden, a particular collection of plants you love, or a wonderful garden you had the chance to visit!
To submit, send 5-10 photos to gpod@taunton.com along with some information about the plants in the pictures and where you took the photos. We’d love to hear where you are located, how long you’ve been gardening, successes you are proud of, failures you learned from, hopes for the future, favorite plants, or funny stories from your garden.
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Comments
I love snow on trees and really miss that here in NC - such a pretty photo!
Beautiful pictures of great plants! Some familiar, some new to me, but all wonderful to look at!
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