Pictures are worth a thousand words and at this moment, needs other than my garden are taking precedence in my life. Luckily, my garden has been planted and orchestrated to largely take care of itself. It is now a haven of peace and joy with little necessary management .
One of the best Viburnums for deep shade that tolerates my very acidic soil is Viburnum burkwoodii perfumes the air at the entrance of a moss garden with a stone meditation bench watched over by Buddha.
Details to watch for on the dry woodland floor are many types of colorful Epimediums AKA Fairy Wings.
.......and emerging whirls of Japanese Roof Iris, Iris tectorum. Be sure to protect from voles with Permatil in the planting medium. Light hand weeding around the clump will take a few seconds before the annual interlopers set seed. I never got the pre-emergence in place in January.
Below are two striking spring foliage juxtapositions. First is a chartreuse Abelia below the huge drooping blue, black, green leaves if Viburnum rhytidophyllum.
And second a combination growing through each other of Loropetalum and a special Ligustrum purchased years ago at Montrose in Hillsborough, NC.
My main moss path is full of Bluets.
Kerria japonica is in full bloom.
Finishing the brief afternoon walk on a gray day I see Magnolia 'Susan' blossoms fluttering over a Joel Hass butterfly sculpture.
Don't let a gray day keep you from enjoying the intensified color in your spring woodland.
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