We’re again as we speak in Phoenix, Maryland, visiting with Sally Barker. She’s shared her backyard with us on the GPOD prior to now (Sally’s Backyard in Maryland, Up Entrance , Sally’s Maryland Backyard) but it surely has been a couple of years since her final submit, and it’s enjoyable to see how her backyard has advanced.

This mattress behind the yard consists of variegated ‘Summer season Enjoyable’ dogwood (Cornus kousa ‘Summer season Enjoyable’, Zones 5–9) and ‘Sikes Dwarf’ oakleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Sikes Dwarf’, Zones 5–9).

This close-up of the again backyard options hostas (Hosta hybrids, Zones 3–9), Tiarella (Zones 4–9), geranium (Geranium macrorrhizum, Zones 4–8), New Guinea impatiens (Impatiens hawkeri, Zones 10–11 or as an annual) for summer time colour, and ‘Autumn Pleasure’ sedum (Hylotelephium spectabile ‘Autumn Pleasure’, Zones 3–9).

A facet backyard vignette of ferns and hostas and a number of other gold bleeding hearts (Dicentra spectabilis ‘Gold Coronary heart’ Zones 2–8)

It is a new facet backyard in a location the place shade had prevented grass from rising. Rhododendrons give enclosure to the world.

On this view of the entrance backyard are catmint (Nepeta × faassenii, Zones 3–8), Dianthus, lambs’ ears (Stachys byzantina, Zones 4–8), golden juniper (Juniperus, Zones 3–8), and a purple barberry (Berberis thunbergii, Zones 4–8).

A shade mattress with hostas, ferns, Allium, and variegated bishop’s weed (Aegopodium podagraria, Zones 3–10), which is taken into account invasive, however I adore it right here.

One other view of this backyard reveals off the fabulous Hosta ‘Sagae’ and Carex ‘Ice Dance’ (Zones 5–9).

A mossy rock is surrounded with self-placed sedums and lambs’ ears and a local goldenrod (Solidago).

A bunny statue peeks out of autumn fern (Dryopteris erythrosora, Zones 4–9), Epimedium (Zones 4–9), and Pulmonaria (Zones 3–9).

And right here’s a favourite fall view of mine underneath the ‘Waterfall’ Japanese maple (Acer palmatum ‘Waterfall’, Zones 5–9).

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