Hello gpoders!
Yesterday we enjoyed a colorful array of spring flowers at Kara Zamberi Mudrie’s Woodland Garden (if you missed that post, check it out: Part 1). Today we are back in Malvern, Pennsylvania, to see new leaves that have emerged since the start of the growing season. Flowers often steal spotlights in early spring, when bulbs and flowering woody were in the best reign, but the leaves of Carla prove that they are just as colorful and exciting.
Greetings from mid-spring in my garden! This is a time when it feels like something new is happening every day. It’s a busy time to plant, early weeding (I hate it) and feed plants like roses. Birds chirping is a joy every day. My favourite birds, the bluebird and Carolina lens, come back and make nests, and I am constantly waiting for a social catbird to appear. Happy Gardening!
Hosts are an easy way to bring colour to a bed of colour, but with cool containers there are even more fun! Concrete swans make lovely homes of this bright and diverse variety.
Mayapples (Podophyllum peltatum, zones 3-8) have quite white flowers, but I think the carpet, which can be made with umbrella-like leaves, is attractive. Carla’s Mayapple Colony glows and glows from the sunrays that are overflowing among the trees.
And this sweet woodruff (Galium Odratum, Zones 4-8) is quickly covered with a lovely cluster of bright white flowers, but already gives interest to the floral bursts of leaves. As a bonus, you don’t have to wait for the flowers to enjoy the unique scent of this plant. When crushed, the leaves produce a lovely fragrance. Therefore, this plant is often used commercially in perfumes and potpourri.
Perennials have been offering a lot of leaf interest to Cara this spring, but it’s her Japanese maple collection that really sings. The “Orange Dream” (Acer Palmatum ‘Orange Dream’, Zones 6–9) can also bloom on bright green fern leaves.
The serrated leaf clusters shine in a variety of shades of green, orange and red, providing unparalleled textures. Everyone can find a room that squeezes this beauty into a small focus tree in the garden.
The deep red of “Crimson Prince” (Aser Palmatum “Crimson Prince”, Zones 5-9) provides a great contrast to many of the bright colors in the lighter colors of the season. It also fulfills a little double duty with small red flowers.
Of course, I had to sneak one spring flower into this post. This double daffodil is definitely a beloved person, but it’s even more interesting when paired with maple from the dark burgundy lake in the back.
The final video shows how all of this fresh, colorful leaves blend in at Kara’s Woodland Wonderland. A magical moment when the brown sea in winter turns into a vibrant green canopy.
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