Today we’re in Wayne, Pennsylvania, visiting Wendy Quereau’s incredible garden.
I’ve been gardening here for 43 years and have been trying recently to reduce maintenance by adding shrubs in place of the labor-intensive perennials. I’m still hooked by the inherent joy of growing and designing but admit that I look forward to the winter break.
Trillium luteum (Zones 4–8)
Rhododendron schlippenbachia (Zones 4–7) coming into bloom in April with Helleborus (Lenten rose, Zones 5–9) and Myositis sylvatica (forget-me-not, Zones 3–8)
Acer griseum (paper bark maple, Zones 4–8) with Dicentra spectabilis (bleeding heart, Zones 2–8) and Jacob’s ladder (Polemonium reptans, Zones 3–8)
Deciduous azalea (Rhododendron hybrid, Zones 5–9)
Lonicera sempervirens ‘Sulphurea’ (coral honeysuckle, Zones 4–9) on the garden house wall
Deutzia ‘Nikko’ and Clematis integrifolia (Zones 3–7)
Rhododendron ‘Janet Blair’ (Zones 5–8) on left, Rhododendron ‘Roseum Elegans’ (Zones 4–8) on right, along with a color echo of Allium ‘Purple Sensation’ (Zones 4–7). Hosta ‘June’ (Zones 3–8) is at the base of the wall.
Interplay of shades, shapes, and textures of purple
Phlox paniculata (Zones 4–8) and friend
Comments
Those photos surely make we want to visit this garden located so close to Chanticleer gardens, in Pennsylvania. Great character of naturalized perennials! And the final image is garden photography perfection!
Very Beautiful and well cared for garden.
Really nice garden
Such a lovely mature garden. One of my favorites for the year.
Simply lovely. The interplay of colors and textures is fantastic. Thanks for sharing.
Stunning garden and photos! Just a joy to go from one to the next! Marvelous way to start my day! Thank you!!!
How do you get your Althea aka Rose of Sharon to bloom so well?
Oh you sound like simplifying high maintenance perennials with bushes and actually needing a winter rest or hibernation as I say LOL!
Your garden is fabulous!
The big view of the garden with the photo that has the Rhododendron schlippenbachia is so natural and relaxing and well designed.
The little views of your garden made me smile. Oh, so beautiful!!!
Wendy, it is all so very lovely. I am like you. I am trying to add shrubs & eliminate some of my perennials. Just getting so hard to get down on the ground to work.
What a perfectly beautiful garden you've worked so hard to create - stunning! That yellow azalea is fabulous. Thanks for sharing this gorgeous garden.
Agree with all the above, but want to add that the allium repeating the color of the Rhododendron is especially awesome!
So lush and beautiful.
Plant choices, arrangement, photography are all so good. Thanks for sharing. Paperbark Maple is a great four season tree. I treasure mine.
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