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May 21, 2015

Pennsylvania Garden Tour

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Certified backyard habitatRecently, on a trip to Pennsylvania, I was honored to receive an invitation to tour the backyard garden of a lovely couple. They asked that I don’t use their name, but the husband did say I could refer to him as “His Excellency.” He had a very good sense of humor and had me laughing the whole time.

The garden was amazing! I have never seen so many flowering shrubs in one place. It being early spring, everything was just putting on a show. It was even certified by the National Wildlife Federation as Backyard Wildlife Habitat.

These are some of my favorites from their garden.

A wide shot of the garden in bloom
A wide shot of the garden in bloom

 

The garden
The garden

 

Phlox and more
Phlox and more

Koi Pond

Can you believe there was a koi pond in this garden? So peaceful. I could watch the fish all day.

Flowering shrubs

Flowering shrubs were just everywhere! They were just coming in to bloom. The variety and mixtures were stunning.

Orange azalea
Orange azalea

 

Yellow rhododendron
Yellow rhododendron

 

Eastern Sweetshrub (Calycanthus floridus L.)
Eastern Sweetshrub (Calycanthus floridus L.)

 

Arrowwood viburnum, Viburnum dentatum
Arrowwood viburnum, Viburnum dentatum

 

Honeysuckle Bush
Honeysuckle Bush

 

Orange azalea
Orange azalea

Shade plants

The garden had a mix of sun and shade, so there were many shade plants. The hostas, columbine, and Solomon’s seal were lovely.

Columbine
Columbine

 

Hosta
Hosta

 

Hosta
Hosta

 

Hosta
Hosta

 

Hosta
Hosta

 

Solomon's Seal
Solomon’s Seal

Tree Peonies

These are just lovely! I have peonies at home, but I’ve never seen tree peonies before. So pretty!

tree-peony tree-peony2 tree-peony3

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