Hi GPODers!
Yesterday we saw Kathleen’s incredible garden transformation, and we’re continuing that theme as we look at the updates Fran Schroeder has made to her new garden in Verona, New Jersey. Fran shared photos of brand new plantings after removing old plants, showcasing the reality of evolving gardens that we don’t highlight enough.
I am on subscription round 2. In 2013 – 2014 I lived in a condo in a garden complex. My two favorite articles from that time were on pink fall flowers and hardy perennials (I wasn’t sure which “Hardy Perennials” article Fran was referencing as we have a few. Fran, if you have the link or author I can add it in!). I stopped when the condo board changed the rules.
In May of 2022 we moved into a house. From this May through now we have done a lot of yard upgrades. This includes an irrigation system. In June, an infested Ash came down. I lost half of my fall foliage but got to redesign an entire lawn almost completely from scratch! We live in a corner house on 3 streets, one a busy one in town, so the property has to look great!
This is my ‘Green Mountain’ sugar maple (Acer saccharum ‘Green Mountain’, Zones 4–8). I very specifically wanted a majestic fall tree. I call this my “shut me up” maple because a row of them in the fall is so distracting I lose my train of thought. Many people look at is as they walk by.
This is my “found it” daylily bed. We had some ‘Orange’ daylilies (Hemerocallis fulva, Zones 3–9) and some ‘Stella D’Oro’ daylilies (Hemerocallis ‘Stella de Oro’, Zones 5–7) in weird places when we moved in. We removed what I thought was the old ones and remodeled those places. But they are “invasive” for a reason, and these were found near the old places. The center is an ‘Orange’ (my favorite perennial) and the 4 on the sides are ‘Stella D’Oro’s’. At least based on where I found them! I had been thinking of putting something by the nook anyway.
Thank you for sharing your hard garden work, Fran! I hope we get to see your space again to see how it continues to grow and evolve.
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Comments
Your "glass half full" attitude to the process of gardening is inspiring! Lately I've just been seeing the work - need to take some time to see what's actually beautiful!
Thank you! I like to take a "yard tour" where I walk around the entire property looking closely at everything to see the changes. I take pictures to document them and keep a spreadsheet with notes next to the pictures. When planted, when sprouts show, when it's clearly done for the season. I've done "yard tours" since I was a kid and now have most of my favorite plants from then!
It's Fran. I can't remember the details. So, I cheated with the pink plants article. In 2013 - 2014 I had a binder full of spreadsheet pages with pictures and notes on the changing garden. I am doing that now. I only remember the issue of the pink plants because it's mentioned in the old notes.
The two plants I have from that "grow almost anywhere" article are the 'Walker's Low' Catmint and an 'Autumn Joy' Sedum. In the article, they tested growing plants in all sorts of hard to grow places like the middle of a highway.
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