#photography #EastCoastKin #TeamPixel #Wicklow #Ireland #BotanicGardens #NatureLovers #TreeTunnel #SpringVibes #VisitIreland #gardendesigner
In an area infested with deer, it is so nice that they never touch irises or peonies which bloom at the same time each spring here in Georgia. Iris 'Daughter of Stars' is the only iris I've grown that reliably lives up to its "rebloomer" status. Pictured here with Peony 'Paula Faye'.
#gardening #GardeningMastodon #Iris #Peony #GardenDesigner #Spring #Plants #GardenDesign #DeerProofPlants #Boxwoods
Without some thought & a plan, letting your lawn go will mean “weediness”* and ultimately scrubland.
This is fine, for scrubland & wild areas but in the built environment, a lack of design intention will aggravate neighbours & turn them against #WildlifeGardens & #NativePlants.
Luckily, I am a #Wildlife #FoodForest #GardenDesigner & it’s my job go think, plan & design 😎
*weediness means it looks a mess, it does *not* mean native plants or #WildFlowers.
https://www.monarchgard.com/thedeepmiddle/letting-your-lawn-go-is-not-the-answer
Creating an ornamental property line screen for a client using both natives and non-natives with year-round foliage and flower interest. Evergreens, conifers, and deciduous materials are included.
#GardenDesign #GardenDesignGeorgia #GardenDesignerGeorgia #GardenDesigner #Drawing #DesignPlan #gardening #plants #horticulture #SilentSunday #PollinatorPlants #pollinators
This is one of those years when I did a lot of the Lemonade & Grape Garden Theme. Those Woodstock Hyacinths are so dreamy - and fragrant. The bulbs are planted in October with the other plant materials... and then we wait for the spring show.
#gardening #GardeningMastodon #GardenDesign #GardenDesigner #GardenDesignGeorgia #Hyacinths #Woodstock #ContainerGardens #Spring #SpringBulbs #ContainerGardenDesigner
Planning for an upcoming project: these large, green steel planters will need to be completely emptied before I can refill them. No drainage holes were ever placed in them and you can only imagine what's happened here after a year.... whew! Stinky, standing water and dead plants in sludge. But no worries. I'm already working on replacement options.
#gardening #ContainerGardens #ContainerGardenDesign #GardeningMastodon #plants #horticulture #Buckhead #GardenDesigner #drawing
@JimmyB @kathimmel @blackenedgreen actual plant-insect interactions v complex. See Database of Insects & their Food Plants http://dbif.brc.ac.uk/hosts.aspx in combo with Plant Atlas https://plantatlas.brc.ac.uk/
As #FoodForest #GardenDesigner, I advocate planting edible non-natives all the time, key point is *native plants where possible* ie in terms of biomass & diveristy eg windbreak hedges, ground cover.
Also, design in *habitat diversity* See John Little's amazing work https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_AzlRC6TBI