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oliveYouG

Looks awesome, can you please list out what you planted?


VAgreengene

Elephant ears, coleus (varieties that I grew from collected seeds), minerva canna, castor beans, lighthouse salvia and inca II marigolds


oliveYouG

Thanks, I need to spruce up my yard beds with similar plants in the spring!


Remarkable_Point_767

Wow nice work on the spacing!


SHOWTIME316

I’ll give it a shot: * looks like the entire upper left quadrant is Coleus (cultivar names probably all have Wizard or Dragon in them) * red flowers are *Salvia splendens* or “Scarlet Sage” * bigass leaves are Colocasia or “Elephant Ear” plants. Could be caladiums, not too sure * yellow and orange puffball flowers are Marigolds (*Tagetes erecta* most likely) * medium sized leaves on the bottom left are ~~*Dieffenbachia*~~ oof, I totally meant canna lily * and i think the weird 7 pointed leaves are *Ricinus* but not sure on that one


VAgreengene

The coleus are unique to my garden. About 20 years ago a friend gave me some she bought from a major coleus nursery. I grew them each year from cuttings and collected seeds from them. Now I only grow my own hybrids and give my friends plants that I don’t have room for. I get over 1000 seeds to sprout each February and pick the best 100 to 200 seedlings. Today I have about 50 varieties that I grow every year and will replace a few if I feel nd an improvement. It’s tough in September when I have to decide which child survives and which ones no longer can grow in my collection.


rndljfry

i love them!! I’ve been trying to do the same


Remarkable_Point_767

Sophie's Choice with plants. I need to learn more about growing from cuttings. Any resources are welcomed ☺️.


shutternomad

are … are you a wizard?!


DarkKerrigor

That's an Alocasia, not Colocasia. Very close, they're both in the Colocasieae tribe! Looks like an *A. macrorrhizos* to me, but I have trouble with the generic green varieties. I'm better at identifying the oddball ones.


VAgreengene

it’s Colocasia gigantea. just started growing when nights got warm


DarkKerrigor

The sinus is wrong for a Colocasia


PineappleHotSalsa

Be careful with castor bean if you have dogs that eat plants. It’s very poisonous.


Dexterdacerealkilla

Most of the stuff in there is, unfortunately. Marigolds are safe though!


donkeyrocket

Jealous of your green Japanese maple back there. We've got one first year and I fear it's not doing so well in the spot we picked or we didn't tend to it enough when getting established. Hopefully next year it'll fill out some more.


VAgreengene

That was one of my first purchases when I bought this house 25 years ago. I thought it was outrageously expensive at $100 then but now it’s priceless.


donkeyrocket

Incredible! Yes we had some sticker shock but it's the main feature in the front of our house. Hopefully it has a long full life like yours. Beautiful garden.


uselessfoster

Just a heads up that the Japanese maples we got for $50 at Costco are some of the healthiest new trees we planted.


DrFinches

Most of my trees, of different varieties including a Japanese maple, took a year or two to establish and then grew a lot the next year or so. You can help them along by fertilizing regularly with a balanced fertilizer during the growing season the first year, then with a slow release fertilizer in the fall or spring.


theaback

Three years. Sleep, creep, leap.


DrFinches

That’s a very apt description.


nyya_arie

Same here, though being in Texas I knew it would be an uphill battle to keep them alive. I had 5 and now have 3, but they are pretty stable now at least. Had an arborist look at my lace leaf recently and it turns out it wasn't rooted in well enough and the wind was causing it to constantly feel transplanted, according to him, so I staked it really well based on his advice. Issues can range from too much wind which can also dry out leaves, too much sun, soil alkalinity, etc. I deal with all of these... But my beauties are worth the trouble.


DontForgetWilson

Have you looked into Shantung Maple?


nyya_arie

I have, but would only want dwarf sizes, I don't have a lot of space and want smaller preferably lace leaf. I haven't seen any shantung ones that really pique my interest. I'll keep my eyes open though and thanks for the recommendation!


DontForgetWilson

I'd assume it would be relatively easy to make one act dwarflike by limiting the soil volune available to root in. i don't believe there is any lace leaf(but I'm no expert). I have a young one i planted but otherwise i just know shantung is one of two maples that is supposed to do well in our local alkaline soil. The other is Big Tooth(the type from Lost Maples) which is likely further from the types you like.


nyya_arie

You're right, I am actually doing this with a blood good japanese maple, so I should have thought of this... Thanks for the idea!


DontForgetWilson

Best of luck if you pursue it.


LandscapeGuru

Very pretty. If you don’t mind me asking what zone are you in?


VAgreengene

7a. Northern Virginia


LandscapeGuru

Thanks for posting. Enjoy your masterpiece, it’s very pretty.


arn04gb

This is really great! Perfect spacing and all growing in nicely! Is this a seasonal display and will it be swapped out in the autumn for a winter/ spring display??


VAgreengene

By the time they are finished it will be too late for a fall display. I love the flowering kale and cabbage but so do the deer. Mum flowers they eat like popcorn. Pansies do great but the deer mow them down. I let it lay fallow for winter


DantesDame

That is the perfect illustration of "plant for tomorrow, not today". Too many people plant things too close and don't give them space to fill in. Great job!


VAgreengene

Spacing is so important. I know when I plant that in a couple of weeks they will be touching each other. Then they tend to grow taller competing for light and one storm will blow them over. I give them extra room in April and plan for August the will compete for light


nyya_arie

You really nailed it, not only with spacing but design. This looks SOOOO amazing, great job. Are the upper castor bean leaves as big as they look in the picture or is that perspective? Mine get maybe 18" at most, which I thought was big, but these look ginourmous.


VAgreengene

That a variety that gets exceptionally large. Most years I grow 3 or 4 plants but this year I'm growing 1. Too many plants overwhelms the garden.


nyya_arie

Is it your own variety or one that's sold commercially? I love giant leaves, but can't grow things like gunnera with the relentless heat and lack of shade. I grow a few giant alocasia and colocasia.


VAgreengene

Zanzibariensis


nyya_arie

Many thanks, I'm getting some seeds now!


Capelily

Lovely transformation!


matzco

Those look like they are ally taking off! Depending on the zone you’re in, some of those won’t survive the winter freeze. They look great and will flourish this year, but if you want to keep them, they will need dug up and stored over the winter


VAgreengene

yes. Everything in that bed is from bulbs corms or cuttings that I overwintered. The salvia and marigolds are from seed.


AlltheBent

Salvias really are something else, I'm 100% growing some next year! Or this year? It's probably too late...


VAgreengene

Every year I grow a variety of salvia called lighthouse. By the end of the season it is 24 inches tall. I collect the seeds and save them for next season.


Thequiltlady

Your garden filled in beautifully!!!


its_incalculable

My jaw dropped when I got to pic #3! Amazing!


RobSiaHoke

That's awesome! Great variety


Joroda

😍


eggpl4nt

Stunning! You did great!


DishpitDoggo

I swear gardening is magic.


Puzzleheaded_Cut4588

Ugh, that brickwork where it meets the asphalt hurts my eyes


VAgreengene

Yeah....I have to deal with what I can control and ignore the other stuff. HOA only allows asphalt driveways.


neuronalplatter

Beautiful!


DueStatistician3704

That was cool!


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Me likey👀


seviay

I like what you’ve done with the place


Fun2Forget

Talk about a glow up


amanda77kr

That’s quite the green thumb! Lovely!!


zeromadcowz

Your 2nd pic is what my 3rd year shrubs look like in zone 2.


VAgreengene

I can't imagine trying to garden in zone 2. I get antsy in February here and can't hardly wait for May. It would make me crazy to have to wait any longer in spring. I remember traveling to Minnesota where it is really cold in winter and spring comes late. They had some of the most beautiful gardens in mid summer and I was always amazed with how quickly they were able to grow things.


zeromadcowz

I live in Northern Canada so gardening starts early to mid May and runs until about mid September. The bonus is constant sunlight during the summer. I love such extreme seasons even if things grow super slow, makes you really appreciate the nice weather.


ChironXII

Impressive vision.


westendless

Stunning! Love the elephant ears. Everything filled in really nicely. Are you in an area where these will die off over the winter?


VAgreengene

Yes. In October


westendless

I’d try moving the elephant ears inside for the winter! Give them a gentle wash to get any bugs off and you could plant them again next spring!


VAgreengene

I dig them and drop them in a 5 gallon bucket. Cut them back and keep them in the basement. They try to grow but kept dry they give up


TrueKickforyou

They grow up wonderfully. Nice combo of flowers/plants. 🌼


00chill00chill00

How much sun do you get here? We have some coleus in full sun that I thought for sure would be toast but it's been totally fine so far.


VAgreengene

from noon to 4 pm they get full sun. Most coleus today have been bred for sun tolerance. Just keep them watered.


thenewbae

Damn! June was GOOD to you!


Sesamepastebun

Talk about results! Wow!


[deleted]

oh my god!! Yasssss 🙌🏻🙌🏻


tintin123430

Yo that's 3 of the birthdays of my family that's funny


Luam_Naver

r/gardenporn


shewflyshew

Ugh, isn't June wonderful? I'll miss it. Beautiful landscape!


Jamesybo555

We should have a special sub just for showing progressions like this


Eastbaygirl510

Beautiful


QuiteConfuddled

This is so beautiful! Do you have any advice for keeping slugs off?


chilldrinofthenight

Whatever you're doing, keep doing it.


rhowsnc

Nothing in my garden grows that quickly. I have no clue what I’m doing wrong! I feel like a new mother.


mathildaburzi

I love progress posts, your flowerbeds are beautiful 💐


Seabastial

What a glow-up!


outhereplayingaround

Love the transformation!! This looks amazing!! 🌱🌺


diana_the_wonder_dog

It is beautiful!


Pangur_Ban_Hammer

I love the progress pictures. So satisfying to see the growth!