Spring Flowers in Bloom Around The Potting Shed

 

Happy Monday!

I’m sharing a garden update with the first spring blooms around The Potting Shed!

Come into the garden . . .my flowers want to meet you. . .

Warning: Photo heavy post ahead, so grab a drink and get comfy!

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Clematis ‘Henryi’ has been blooming for a couple of weeks now! It was planted to climb a bottle tree and an old garden gate, that serves as a garden accent and entrance to the Potting Shed garden.

The expression about clematis’ growth rate certainly holds true for Clematis ‘Henryi’ :

‘the first year they sleep, the second year they creep, and the third year they leap’.

In our case, its first year, the bunnies ate it to the ground! 🐰🐰🐰

Clematis ‘Henryi’ should be pruned moderately in late winter to early spring before blooming begins.

Remove dead wood and cut the remaining stems 6 to 8 inches, to the topmost pair of large green buds,

trimming just enough to encourage new growth without losing promising buds.

Our single peonies are the first peonies to bloom around mid-April.

Single peonies are a pollen rich source for early visiting bees in the garden.

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My favorite double bloom variety of peony, ‘Sarah Bernhardt,’ is full of buds and typically blooms early to mid-May.

I use an obelisk for one of my peonies to support the heavy flower heads.🌸

I’m a fan of these clips that come in two sizes to attach a plant to a stake,

ideal for supporting stems, climbing vines or tomatoes.

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We planted an Amethyst Falls American Wisteria vine a few years ago

to climb one of the posts of the Potting Shed.

The American wisteria is better suited for smaller spaces,

growing at about a third of the rate of Asian wisteria.

The twining stems quickly reach 8 to 10 feet long and over time may reach 30 feet.

The lightly fragrant purple blooms are heaviest in late spring,

repeating lightly in summer in full to partial sun.

It grows in USDA zones 5 – 9 (we’re 8a here in North Carolina).

For new gardeners, a USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map is the standard by which gardeners

and growers can determine which plants are most likely to thrive at a location.

You can look up your hardiness zone by zipcode, here.

The wisteria vine is intermingling with a Coral Honeysuckle vine, planted for the hummingbirds, that begins blooming in March.

This is our fifth year for Clematis ‘Diamantina’ to bloom.

The blooms start out more pinkish-purple in color, with the flowers unfurling from a tight central ball

to multi-layered pom-pom, fading to a bluish-purple.

Clematis ‘Diamantina’ prefers full sun to part shade and is hardy in USDA zones 4 – 9.

For best results keep consistently watered, especially during blooming.

‘Diamantina’ is a Group 2B clematis and can be pruned in late winter or early spring before

new growth begins.

This is our second year with Clematis ‘Tumaini’. . .

The purple pointed petals have a contrasting rosy mauve bar down the center with contrasting deep-red anthers.

It’s hardy in zones 4 – 9 and is a reblooming variety, with the second flush of blooms in early fall.

The first flush of blooms of Earth Angel Rose is always a sight to behold!

Earth Angel Rose is a fragrant old-fashioned rose with blooms varying in color from white to soft pink.

It takes several bloom cycles to produce peony-shaped flowers.

‘Mother of Pearl’ is a type of Grandiflora rose, introduced in the United States in 2007.

Its winter hardiness and high resistance to black spot make it a popular rose

for both cooler and hot and humid climates.

The buds open to peachy-pink blooms that are approximately

3.5” in diameter with medium to large, full petals.

‘Mother of Pearl’ Rose was planted in 2016.

It was a gift from friends sent in memory of my dear mother-in-law, Betty.

This is our fourth year for Tea Clipper Rose. . .

Tea Clipper is a David Austin Rose that’s apricot in color and fragrant with 3 1/2″ flowers.

Royal Jubilee Rose is garden newcomer and a David Austin shrub rose.

It was planted near the house, but relocated to The Potting Shed a year ago

The first bloom of Pink Double Knock Out Rose is the most floriferous!

Knock Out Roses are fast-growing, long-blooming and drought and heat tolerant. . .

. . . it’s a good thing too as we’re drier and warmer than normal!

We’re warming up this week to the 80s.

I was hoping for some April showers this past week but we barely got a 1/4 inch of rain. . .

if you have a surplus, please send some our way! ☔️🌧️

How’s your garden growing?

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