Happy Monday GPODERS!
Summer may be on track, but we still have a great spring garden to celebrate! Today we head to Lambertville, New Jersey, where we are incredibly introducing Anne Gilmore’s Garden Oasis. Anne fits in a small space in many garden beauty and two lovely seating areas, giving you plenty of opportunity to enjoy the numerous flowers that will remain in the landscape and fill your garden with colour. The weather and wildlife challenges meant that some of her flowers were delayed this year, but her photos still show the lively spring landscape.
Hello,
I live in Lambertville, New Jersey. It is a small city on the Delaware River, adjacent to Pennsylvania. There is a microclimate here as it is a city with many buildings and fences. We developed the garden for the 20 years we lived here. I add more every year as much as my time and money allow. I have gardened most of my adult life. I learned from my mother, an avid gardener and reading about plants through trial and error. I also took a garden design class about 30 years ago, giving me a solid foundation. I am a decorative painter and have dabbled in plant illustrations.
Everything else we planted, except for a few shrubs. Some things can work better than others, and we’re always discovering that we try new plants. Most often, the garden is made up of bulbs, perennials and shrubs. As this is a small urban garden, it didn’t take long to run horizontally through the space, so I also learned to incorporate vertical designs. Last year, drought, cold winters this year, excavated expertise on nearby squirrels and rabbits, some of my clematis and rose varieties suffered and now they are beginning to bloom three weeks later than normal.
Last year we added gates and arches that form a visual entrance from the home to the garden. This spring I started Ramona Clematis (Clematis “Ramona”, Zones 4-8) climbing the arch. In front of the fountain is a Japanese plum yew (Cephalotaxus harringtonia, zones 6-9). You can go through the entrance to see how the design guides the viewer, then see that seating/entrance and dining areas are incorporated into the design.
Close-up of “Ramona” Clematis Bloom. This variety is the most beautiful shade of purple blue.
After walking through Anne’s beautiful new garden gates, you will arrive at a covered patio and first seating area. A few well-placed pots turn to the next path leading to the dining area and surrounding beds. I love that despite the limited space Anne was able to create a landscape that is not breachy.
Dining Area – hinoki cypress Tree (Chamaecyparis obtusa, zones 4-8), Fozergira and crepe myrtle (milky indica, zones 4-8)
The pot on the table is “butterfly blue” scabiosa (scabiosa ‘butterfly blue’, zones 5-9) and pansies.
Two David Austin ‘Strawberry Hill’ Roses (Rosa ‘Strawberry Hill’, Zones 4–11) are in the obelisk with Liliope.
And a close-up of one of those perfect “Strawberry Hill” roses.
I’m not sure if this is one of the clematis that Anne’s performance was delayed, but her Diamantina Clematis (Clematis ‘Diamantina’, Zones 4–11) is now absolutely covered in gorgeous flowers.
Anne shared so many sensational photos from her spring garden, we will return to New Jersey tomorrow and see more!
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