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Cherry’s August Backyard – High quality Gardening

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Pleased Friday GPODers!

We’re ending the week with an replace from frequent GPOD contributor, Cherry Ong. Cherry sends us so many fabulous photographs of her travels to gardens throughout Canada and the Pacific Northwest (GPOD on the Street: Previous Montreal, Bellevue Botanical Backyard, Hatley Fortress, Niagara-on-the-Lake, and Tofino Botanical Gardens to call a couple of). However she does often share photographs from her personal lovely backyard in Richmond, British Columbia (October in Cherry’s Backyard, Late Winter and Early Spring in Cherry’s Backyard, Wreath Making with Cherry). Right now we get to see how her house has advanced over the previous yr (Cherry’s Summer time That Was) and what it appeared like because it closed out summer season.

Hope you’re having a beautiful week! Thought I’d share some photographs of my very own backyard. This set displays August. I hope you and your readers get pleasure from them.

Wishing you all a cheerful Halloween!

Cherry Ong
Perennially Loopy
Richmond, BC Canada

Cherry’s August Backyard – High quality GardeningMy little perennial yard backyard. All DIY in 2008. Onerous to imagine this was all grass again then. The east portion of the walkway was eliminated 2 years in the past to make approach for a small greenhouse.

summer container with yellow petunia and Albus abutilonLove abutilons and I’m all the time as much as attempt a brand new one. This white one is smaller than the others I’ve tried and known as ‘Albus’ abutilon (Abutilon Hybridum ‘Albus’, Zones 8–11).

Albus abutilon close upA closeup of the blooms of ‘Albus’ abutilon.

backyard garden at duskOne other view of the yard from the gate. Many unique plantings from 2008 stay.

glass greenhouse with potted plants in frontOur little glass greenhouse on the east aspect of the backyard. It measures 6 toes x 8 toes with single pane glass on aluminum body (Halls Supreme). We picked up this magnificence from Russell Nursery in Vancouver Island after being on the waitlist for two years.

succulent planter with blue-grey plantsI’ve a lot enjoyable planting succulent hanging planters each spring.

colorful succulent hanging planterThey’re taken aside on the finish of the season and I save as many crops as I can.

Acer Palmatum Beniotake and Acer Palmatum UkigumoThere are three Japanese maples in our yard – the 2 listed below are ‘Beni Otake’ and ‘Ukigumo’ (Acer Palmatum ‘Beni Otake’ and ‘Ukigumo’, Zones 5–9). ‘Ukigumo’ is the one to the proper and behind the classic birdhouse.

summer container at end of season hiding bare spot in the gardenDon’t you’re keen on previous containers which are falling aside! I take advantage of them to fill the gaps of perennials which have gone into early dormancy.

Thanks a lot for this lovely replace in your backyard, Cherry! Your unbelievable succulent combos by no means stop to amaze and encourage me.

I hope everybody has a beautiful weekend! Because the yr, and lots of of our gardens, begins to wind down, it’s a good time to mirror on the rising season and go over photographs we’ve taken by means of the seasons. Should you’re wanting again on summer season, contemplate sharing your photographs with GPOD! Observe the instructions under to submit, or ship me a DM on Instagram: @agirlherdogandtheroad

 

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