Kevin’s Spring Garden

Blooms of the season

Today we ’re visiting with Kevin Kelly .

Good morning , and welcome to my garden in Harrisburg , Pennsylvania ( Zone 6b ) . I have posted on GPOD many metre over the years(e.g . ,Review of 2022 in Kevin ’s GardenandLate Summer in Kevin ’s Garden).These photos are from my garden inApril2023 . We had a dry and closely snowless winter , followed by a warm tour , then back to cold and now wet . The plants have gotten over their confusion and are now waking up and pushing out fresh growth . I do it to see the vibrance of the Modern foliage . My garden is 25 yr old and is on a 1/3 - acre suburban lot . I go for you enjoy the pic .

We slew thewalkwayto the front door when we progress the house to raise the garden view as you walked up . I love to keep this area colorful for visitors . I have let forget - me - nots(Myositis scorpioides , Zones 5–9)self - seedin this area forspring coloration . The dried perennialseed headsremain standing and are still attractive .

I love the emerging leaves ofHosta(Zones 3–9 ) before they open .

This is a smallcrevice gardenI build last spring in thefront yard . Most of the plantsoverwinteredand include woolly thyme(Thymusserpyllum , Zones 4–8),Phloxsubulata(Zones 3–9),Aubrietia(Zones 4–8),Lewisia(Zones 5–8),Saxifraga , andSempervivum(Zones 3–8 ) .

This is my backyard . I create a pocket-sized “ woodland garden ” with a grouping of 5 Leyland cypress(Cupressus × leylandii , Zones 6–10 ) . My terrace is to the left hand . and I only had 15 foot of garden width to work with . I have used a kind oftexturesto make interest in this veryshady country . The container provides a greatfocal point .

Grape hyacinth(Muscariarmeniacum , Zones 3–9 ) intermingles with emerging leave ofPenstemondigitalis‘Husker Red ’ ( zone 3–8 ) .

Brunneramacrophylla‘Jack Frost ’ ( Zones 3–8 ) makes a wonderfulground natural covering for shadowed gardens . I get it spread by seeding , which means that some of the new industrial plant lose the silver foliage color , but it still looks nice .

This is my eastward porch border . The area gets break of day sun and can produce just about anything . I have a number ofconiferstoscreenour front porch ( which is to the leftfield ) . The great shrub is coralberry(Symphoricarposorbiculatus , Zones 2–7 ) . you could see from my photograph that I seek to have all the ground covered , which eliminates the penury to get inmulch .

Tulipsplanted in the “ hellstrip . ” coney and deer lead them alone because the country is discover and gets a circle of invertebrate foot traffic . I plant a raw show every twelvemonth , so once these tulip have finished flower , I will dispatch them ( and the electric-light bulb ) and put them in thecompost .

This border go along the front sidewalk on the northeasterly corner of the property . I keep aThuja(Zones 2–7 ) in the bluecontainer , which tote up height . Grape hyacinthmakes a great partner fordaffodils . This bed is fill up with summer - blooming plant .

Epimediumsare gravid for juiceless shade . This one isEpimedium‘Pink Champagne ’ ( Zones 5–8 ) . They circulate slowly , and the dense rhizome pop off out locoweed .

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