Happy Monday GPOders!
Today we're looking at how Carla Zambelli Mudry's garden is holding up to unusually warm weather this fall. Carla sends regular updates about her garden in Malvern, PA (some submissions from the past year are: Early Blooms in Pennsylvania, Hydrangea Season in Carla's Garden, and A Weird Summer in Carla's Garden), so we have a great log . about how its space has evolved over the years. Despite the ups and downs that the weather likes to bring to our gardens, Carla is always able to create and capture plant magic.
Incredibly, it's November and it's over 60°. It has been a very stressful fall gardening season because we are in a drought. We are under a burn ban in the county where I live in Pennsylvania until the end of this month, and I wouldn't be surprised if they extend it.
We've had some rain in the last week, which softened the soil enough for me to plant the rest of my bulbs. I think another 500 bulbs this year, many of them are in the lawn. I have been working on a Stinzenplanten for the past two years. It's more common in European countries, here in the US a lot of people just bow down to the lawn gods and I remember when I was a kid there were all these lawns in these houses I lived in that were exploding with little daffodils and crocuses. in the spring, and as the years passed and people began using chemical-laden lawn services and developing larger plots of land into multiple small plots of giant McMansions, it was gone.
The drought is really stressing my shrubs and trees. I think I've lost some deciduous azaleas, but I'm not sure. I won't know about the damage to the tree until spring. As we adapt to climate change, I hope our gardens do too, making everyone a happy Thanksgiving Fine gardening.
Despite the drought, the trees really put on a spectacular show this year. I saw similar scenes here in Connecticut where we experienced similar drought and burn bans.
The resilience and beauty of trees is always inspiring, and Carla has an incredible mix around her property. His landscape has all the essential colors of the season, as well as plenty of green to keep everything grounded.
The colorful foliage is even more magical up close.
Fall gardens can be a little more understated, bringing out a simpler beauty. In summer, garden art like this beautiful copper bird bath often becomes accents of more abundant flowers and lush foliage. In the fall, this bird bath is able to stand on its own while also becoming a frame for some beautiful fallen leaves.
Of course, there are also many long-lasting flowers in Carla's garden. This hydrangea may be fading, but it still provides some muted pink in the landscape.
While some flowers fade, others only expand. A bright pink Japanese camellia (Japanese camelliaZones 7-9) begins to bloom.
Thanks to the unseasonably warm weather, many roses are still putting on a show in Carla's garden!
More cold weather classics are starting to appear. Like the Japanese camellia above, this American hazel (Hamamelis virginianaZones 3-8) should be covered with its unusual winter blooms.
I always love to see this garden sculpture when Carla presents her garden. It looks great in all seasons and is an incredible feat of craftsmanship that connects the garden to the surrounding woodland landscape.
Carla sent so many great photos of her garden, we're going back to Pennsylvania tomorrow to see more of her fall scenes. We'll take a look at more flowers that are still putting on a late-season show, as well as Carla's hanging baskets and containers full of edibles.
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