Happy Monday, GPODers!

There are many gardens we’ve been enjoying on the blog for years now, and it’s always incredible to see the changes that occur from season to season and year to year. Some of these gardens are relatively new, like this colorful paradise Lizzi Gualtieri has created in Walla Walla, Washington, which can make the transformations even more evident and exciting. Lizzi first shared her garden in 2022 after only being at the property for two and a half years (Lizzi’s Walla Walla Garden). Since then, we’ve gotten a two-year update and were treated to a tour of the front-yard vegetable garden built in 2020 (Walla Walla Backyard Two Years Later, and Lizzi’s Front Yard Veggie Garden in Washington). Today she is back to share her vibrant garden in spring as it continues to grow and evolve.

After a very mild winter, we’ve had a beautiful spring show this year in Walla Walla, Washington (Zone 7a). I wish I could attach fragrances to the photos because stepping out my back door I smell the wistaria, laurel, lilac, and daphne in one glorious scent! The garden is only 4 years old but some of the flowering trees and shrubs were here when we moved in. There’s always something new going in and grass going away! I’m hoping this year that the backyard will feel more established and a little more like a green sanctuary.

This bright orangey-pink azalea was one of the existing shrubs, so I don’t know its variety.

Thank you so much for sharing another incredible garden update, Lizzi! It has been amazing to witness the evolution of your space in the few short years you’ve been contributing. I hope we get to enjoy your beautiful garden as it continues to transform!

How is your garden transforming this year? Are you enjoying the normal growth that occurs during this season of change, or has your landscape been completely reshaped by fall planting? Let us know in the comments below, or consider sharing your spring photos with the Garden Photo of the Day. Follow the directions below to submit photos via email, or send me a DM on Instagram: @agirlherdogandtheroad.

We want to see YOUR garden!

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 [email protected] 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.

Have a mobile phone? Tag your photos on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter with #FineGardening!

Do you receive the GPOD by email yet? Sign up here

Fine Gardening Recommended Products

Planting in a Post-Wild World: Designing Plant Communities for Resilient Landscapes

Fine Gardening receives a commission for items purchased through links on this site, including Amazon Associates and other affiliate advertising programs.

Featuring gorgeous photography and advice for landscapers, Planting in a Post-Wild World by Thomas Rainer and Claudia West is dedicated to the idea of a new nature—a hybrid of both the wild and the cultivated—that can nourish in our cities and suburbs.

Buy at Amazon

SHOWA Atlas 370B Nitrile Palm Coating Gloves, Black, Medium (Pack of 12 Pairs)

Fine Gardening receives a commission for items purchased through links on this site, including Amazon Associates and other affiliate advertising programs.

Lightweight and close-fitting for excellent dexterity. Machine washable. Breathable back of hand to reduce perspiration. Designed for easy movement and continuous wear. Ideal for aerospace, assembly, automotive, construction, final fix, gardening, manufacturing, operating machinery, packaging, precision handling, tiling, warehousing.

Buy at Amazon

Gardener's Log Book from NYBG

Fine Gardening receives a commission for items purchased through links on this site, including Amazon Associates and other affiliate advertising programs.

This weatherproof five-year log book includes the following features: · Sturdy waterproof cover to protect pages from rain and muddy soil · Lined pages and gridded paper for plotting beds · Five years of 12-month bloom and harvest grids for recording what you planted and when · Authoritative appendices on composting, pruning, pest and disease control, and container gardening · Useful reminders by season on fertilizing, mulching, and transplanting · Space for listing your favorite sources and suppliers.

Buy at Amazon