Happy Monday GPODERS!
February is the shortest month, but for many of us in the cold weather, it can feel like a never-ending month. The excitement of the new year fades, and when it snows, it becomes like a festive weather and a boring job. We feel that spring is slowly approaching, but the approach can feel like a tortured crawl. However, in this day’s garden photo, the long last stretch of winter is still full of excitement and intrigue. Whether you remember colours from the past, emphasize the beauty of the quiet winter landscape, or get a taste of lush gardens from the warm climate, you will always be interested. Today we have the latter. Anne Echelleman shows off the colour and life found in her garden in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. After relocating from Michigan, Anne has only two years in Florida, and has learned a lot about gardening in this new climate and enjoys the fruits of this learning process.
good morning!
I love great gardening and have subscribed to print and digital over the years. This time of year, there are winter shots and retrospectives. So I wanted to send you some photos of what’s currently growing in northeast Florida.
After more than 30 years of gardening in the suburbs of Michigan in Zone 6A, it moved to Ponte Vedra Beach, Coastal Jacksonville, in Zone 9b. I miss the lush peonies of the valley, lilacs, dailies, iris, and lily valleys (Convallaria Majalis, zones 3-7). And I have a lot to learn here over the past two years.
But here’s what’s blooming in my garden in January! Some came to the house and planted 20 years ago, so there are no details. These include purple princess flowers (Tibouchina urvilleana, zones 9-11), white camellias, and many azaleas.
I planted the pink camellia (Camelia japonica ‘Early Fall’, Zones 7–9) (lavender rose, formal double), blue plumbago (Plumbago Auriculata, Zones 9–11), and Roses (True®) True Feansity Landscape Rose (Rosa “True Honesty”, Zones 5-10) and Chrysler Imperial Ever Blooming Hybrid Tea Rose (R. “Chrysler Imperial”, Zones 6-10) and Blue Salvia.
Despite leaving town, I included a picture of butterflies in the lantana I planted. Until after Thanksgiving, we had the monarch for about six months! It was fun to see my grandson’s real “very hungry caterpillar”!
I’m eager to see what will grow this year and if I can attract more species of butterflies!
First, there is a close-up of a wonderful pink camel planted by Anne. From her description of “Lavender Rose, Formal Double Bloom,” I think this is Variety Early Wonder® (C. japonica ‘Early Fall’, Zones 7-9). If I’m right, these beautiful flowers have appeared in Anne’s garden from autumn. This is a rare event in Japan’s cameria.
Next is a plant that Anna inherited in her new home, the tropical princess flower (Tibouchina Urvilleana, Zones 9-11). Northern gardeners may have enjoyed this plant as an annual or used potted specimens as houseplants (particularly trained and pruned into tree shapes). However, in warm places, evergreen leaves can be grown as shrubs that will attract interest all year round.
Finally, a photo refers to the butterfly on the Gulf Coast, Agraulis vanillae, where Anne visited her lantana plant. PassionFlower is an important host plant for species, so the Gulf Coast thin profile is also known as “passion butterfly”. However, Anne’s bright yellow lantana appears to be attracting attention. In other words, it could be a golden lantana (Lantana de Preza, Zones 9-11) native to Florida and loved by butterflies and other pollinators.
Let’s take another look at that beautiful butterfly offered by Florida’s Sunshine and Bountian. Milkweed may be waiting for them in the background too!
Thank you so much for this colour and warmth from your garden! This week, when I’m watching snowy weather forecasts in Connecticut, it’s very handling to see what’s growing on the other side of the east coast. .
Do you garden your garden in a warm or completely frost-free climate? Exchange the flower photos and snow snaps! I hope that you will be brave in the bad weather, take pictures of the quiet beauty in fresh snow, and some of you will take a walk outside and catch some of the plants that are thriving now. That way, we can all enjoy the taste of many wonderful aspects of nature. Follow the instructions below to send a photo by email or DM via Instagram: @girlherdogandtheroad.
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