Caroline Williams is sharing photos from her Louisiana garden today. We’ve visited her garden before, so start here—Relax in the Garden—if you want to see her garden in other seasons.
The sign at Caroline’s front entry says “Welcome,” and the over-the-top abundance of flowers echoes the same sentiment! Lots of roses are coming into bloom, backed up by snapdragons (Antirrhum majus, annual).
In front of these roses is rose campion (Lychnis coronaria, Zones 4–8), a biennial. It makes a rosette of silvery leaves the first year, then springs up to produce showy scarlet flowers after it goes through winter. Plants usually die after flowering but will self-sow if you let them.
This rose in full flower looks to be ‘Double Knockout’ (Rosa ‘Radtko’, Zones 5–9), which is still one of the most disease-resistant varieties you can grow.
Caroline uses a lot of containers in the garden to add even more color and interest to her plantings.
An absolutely perfect white rose begins to unfurl.
I’m not sure what this flowering shrub is, but that is quite the display of white flowers.
Across the garden, flowers are visible everywhere.
These roses and snapdragons are blooming together. Snapdragons will bloom all summer in cool-summer climates, but in the South they are usually grown as a winter annual, coming into peak bloom in early summer before fading in the heat.
The flower spike of a yellow baptisia (probably Baptisia sphaerocarpa, Zones 5–8, or one of the newer baptisia hybrids) provides a nice contrast to the red rose next to it.
Caroline’s garden is in a classic cottage-garden style—informal, personal, and filled with flowers.
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Comments
I love everything about this garden and every picture presents a new goal to reach. Speaking of rose campion, it has spread so much for me that it gets cut and weed whacked along with the grass. I use the word grass very loosely. I don't know why but it never occurred to me to paint a shepherds hook...great idea for something I'm working on. Also, that white rose is a real treasure, and where is your black spot??? I have to admit to being totally envious.
Thank you so much Rebeccazone7. It gives me great pleasure to know someone enjoyed my flowers and found inspiration. I love using spray paint to give a pop of color. The white rose is a double rose...one side have white roses and the other side is red. I just wish they would bloom at the same time.
Love that white rose.
Thank you treasuresmom. It's actually a double colored rose; one side is white and the other is red....but they have never bloomed at the same time. It was a clearance rack find at Lowe's last year.
Wow you sure do have a lot of flowers!
I can tell this garden is your happy place!
Makes me happy just looking at the photos!
I can imagine you get a lot of happy bees and butterflies in your garden too!
SimpleSue, the bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, birds & deer along with other less desirable critters do enjoy the yard. It is my happy place too and I am retiring in 2 days...excited to have more time for the yard.
I am overjoyed to know that my yard made you happy....too bad flowers couldn't spread love & happiness all over the world.
Lovely. You garden makes me smile !
Cenepk10, Thank you so much. There's nothing I enjoy more than knowing that my flowers make people smile. May your day be Blessed.
Caroline - your garden is lovely. Thank you for sharing!
From all of your kind comments here on GPOD - I think the eye-catching "Welcome" and "Joy" signs are so you!
:-D
😁💖 Thank you so much Cynthia2020
Sharing my garden gives me great pleasure
and I am so glad that you took time out of your busy schedule to enjoy my happy place. Thank you for your kindness, it helps make this world a better place. Blessings to you.
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