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Happy Monday GPODers!
A couple weeks ago we were treated to a winter photo submission that always inspires and delights, the gorgeous garden decor handmade by frequent GPOD contributor Cherry Ong (Cherry’s 2024 Winter Wreaths and Swags). Of course, Cherry’s eye for incredible plant combinations goes far beyond evergreen cuttings and can be seen in all of the plantings in her small but spectacular garden in Richmond, British Columbia (check out some of her previous submissions: Cherry’s August Garden, Cherry’s May Garden in British Columbia, A Cold but Colorful November in Cherry’s Garden, Early Summer in Cherry’s Garden, October in Cherry’s Garden, and so many more). Today we get another taste of her incredible garden designs and spectacular plant selections with photos from her garden this past September.
Wedding Gown™ hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Dancing Snow’, Zones 5–9) colouring intensely during September. It is the latest to bloom among all my hydrangeas. The towering maple behind it is Red Bamboo Japanese maple (Acer palmatum ‘Beni otake’, Zones 5–9). The birdcage is an antique reproduction piece made of aluminum with a French faux bois design from Southlands Nursery (Vancouver).
Closeup of Wedding Gown™ mopheads.
Ornamental grass, especially ‘Aureola’ Japanese forest grass (Hakonechloa macra ‘Aureola’, Zones 5–9), always shows best in the fall!
Floating Clouds Japanese maple (Acer palmatum ‘Ukigumo’, Zones 5–9) in September. It is the smallest among all my planted in ground Japanese maples.
Closeup of this gorgeous I don’t know the name of coleus planted in a container under the faux bois bird cage.
Tropicals in a large container fills the space left my early dormant perennials like trillium and bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis, Zones 3–8).
View of the perennial garden from the back gate.
A closer look at the garden bed with little containers planted with annuals tucked in between perennials.
Cherry sent in so many lovely photos of her early fall garden that we are returning to British Columbia tomorrow to see even more fantastic early fall vignettes.
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