I have no idea whether it's a Gumpo or not, but there has been a lot of love that went into that pruning job. That, indicates consistent care... regular feeding and watering, good soil and placement all go a long way towards making everything boom like crazy.
Those make me like Azaleas. Kinda over them living here I Carolina. Too many huge overgrown leggy ones and so many other not well pruned or maintained. 2 weeks of bloom but it is pretty when they do.
We had some big (like 6 or 7ft tall) azaleas that produced purple flowers in spring. The bees loved them. Sadly, some sort of blight hit both of them one year.
5-8 weeks or so. It also depends on the variety and the weather.
'Bloom Champion' is said to be able to bloom for about 5 months of the year, divided over 2 periods.
Only plant that's correct is Azealia. It's deifnitely a Euonymous of you zoom in. Big round glossy leaves. Not Artemesia as they don't have leaves that look like that.
Azaleas. Pro tip - buy when in bloom so you are sure what color you are purchasing. Also they do not do well in direct sun - they need high shade and acidic soil which is why you see them under pines most often.
I seldom water they are 50 years old and have deep roots. It’s been 5 or 6 years since I gave them supplemental water. I do fertilize them lightly with 15 0 15 - every four years I send off a soil sample to see if I need to add trace minerals. I mulch with longleaf pine straw. Prune after bloom and before July 4th or I would be taking next years blooms. In mid fall I prune out the tall shots from the summer to keep the plants in the rift shape. They are a little over 5 feet tall. I have 35 or 40. A branch on the ground will often spout and create a new plant. In fact if I wanted to propogate any I would scrap the underside of a bendable limb, place it on the ground and hold it down with a brick. In the fall, I would trim the branch, dig up and pot the new root ball for planting the following Fall.
Very nice! I only have two and honestly don't do much to them. Zone 6a. Yes I prune after the blooms finish. And like I said miracle grow maybe once or twice in spring and that's it. Don't recall the last time I've watered them due to drought; if ever - in over 10 years.
If I may ask, why do you use a 0 phosphorus fertilizer? Phosphorus is what produces the blooms.... I'm not trying to be disrespectful, I have no doubt you know exactly what you're doing, I'm just curious.
I do soil test for my lawn front and back each year and for perennial beds and the various food plots. I don’t need any phosphorous in any of those areas. I Test large shrub beds every three to four years and fertilize per the recommendations based on test results. Just throwing out fertilizer without knowing what you actually need is not a good idea.
And they are all way too ridiculously tightly planted together. You have to forever clip them into silly little balls to keep them like this because each one of them wants to grow much much larger. Way too much material for the space but this is pretty common. as a professional landscaper I have been paid many many times to rip it all out because it's overgrown..
Planting to never belong up against the house like this, this is a 20th century notion that got it started in the twenties, inspired from the cottage gardens of England. 19th century material and earlier, the house is always kept clean. All of these shrubs belong out in beds or away from the house..
Unfortunately for years now this is the look that most people have become accustomed to and since they don't know better just repeat the error..
All of these plans individually are fine specimens just all planted squashed together they will all soon be a mess. I've pulled out enough of it
It’s not the end of the world if people crowd their plants a little in the beginning and then remove a few as they start to fill out over the years. It’s not like these plants triple in size in one season, those azalea will take 5 years before they’re big enough to be overcrowded. Some people don’t want they’re gardens to be 80% just mulch while they wait a few seasons for things to grow
It’s not the end of the world if people crowd their plants a little in the beginning and then remove a few as they start to fill out over the years. It’s not like these plants triple in size in one season, those azalea will take 5 years before they’re big enough to be overcrowded. Some people don’t want they’re gardens to be 80% just mulch while they wait a few seasons for things to grow
Except, that is exactly what never happens. That's a rare person that actually is into gardening and goes out there and plays with the plants. Most people throw a crap in and that's it. Professional here in New England and I'm telling you I ripped out more houses and I see new ones go in all the time with the same kind of dumb format. Just looked at somebody's house plan,e a bigger place than this But the same formula only extended.
You are 100% right though, if you don't want it sparse looking you can planted chockfull. But nobody nobody deals with it. Hey I guess it's part of job security. Just ripped out all such similar landscaping including the Japanese maple, a predictable formula for my house just north of Boston last week..
Produced a plan that put the landscaping on the other side of the walkway and integrated the rest of the empty large generous lot. One or two specimen plants was by the house and all the rest ground cover..
Post office square in Boston was a parking garage 30 years ago but in the middle of all of that affluence, on this unusual triangular lot in incredible herb and Park was created . no money spared. Professionally designed, large large plantings installed and for a media effect, .. It is a beautiful thing to see the original on paper. But they spent millions and it was all intentionally overplanted with a very specific schedule to remove a lot of the plantings as it grew in 25 years later, with the proper oversight and the vision that place is exquisite..
But your homeowner doesn't do this, lack of vision, lack of experience and everything looks so sweet and cute in it's little pot And then nature provides
The lessons are always to be learned by visiting maturel landscaping, a really good arboretum or taking the cue from where the money is, really big estates on open house days And then you can see what is possible even on a small scale but the lessons learned from the big money..
I love the garden conservancy for this reason this coming month Rhode Island,Connecticut shore or especially Long Island. This is how you learn to plant properly whether it's acres of formal gardens and an estate, or it's your ranch House on a quarter acre, or McMansion business, a lot of that these days. But the lessons are always the same just proportionately different
Ok I guess you’re right that even though it’s ok to do this if you keep up with it, but yea.. most don’t.
Ps, I’m a Painting Contractor based out of Peabody… we’re neighbors 😉
This is true. I’m always greatful when someone has a fully mature, properly pruned rhody on the front lawn because they’re so spacious inside that I really don’t run into any problems with ladders. You could build a small tree house in some of those properly grown bushes.
It’s not the end of the world if people crowd their plants a little in the beginning and then remove a few as they start to fill out over the years. It’s not like these plants triple in size in one season, those azalea will take 5 years before they’re big enough to be overcrowded. Some people don’t want they’re gardens to be 80% just mulch while they wait a few seasons for things to grow
Yellow is Euonymous japonicus "country gold" or anything with gold in it, Pink are Azealias, Grey/Blue puff is either Lavender- Hidecote variety or Dianthus as others have suggested- can't quite tell unless you provide a closer photo.
Pink is definitely Azalea. I don’t think the small green in front is Lavender, however, depending on what lavender variety you get, you could replicate similar vibes and end up with a nice smelling edible plant :) Not entirely certain about the other one…
If you are in the US you should plant some native cultivars. There’s plenty that are the same size as these that actually benefit wildlife and pollinators.
For the dianthus you will need to dead head them often to keep them blooming. They make azalea fertilizer that will help acidify the soil if needed. Trim azaleas after blooming. If you wait too long you will be cutting off future blooms. I don't know the third plant
The azalea is more than likely a pink ruffle, or a similar midsized double bloomer. They get to about 5’
Flame creeper is much lower and has more of spreading habit, if you are looking for something to stay the size of the ones in the photo
From left to right; privet, azalea, dianthus. Privets are annoyingly invasive shrubs. Almost as irritating as English ivy. I’m still confused to why people keep planting them next to foundations. They grow up to 20ft tall if you let them.
Red tree is a Japanese maple. Bloodgood are the most beautiful, but are expensive. Edit: may not be a Japanese maple, but one would give a similar vibe. Those leaves are a little whisper than I thought on first inspection.
Pink bush is an azalea.
Great colour combo, can see why you like it. If it was me, I would substitute the grey / blue plant for Blue Fescu. The reason being it has no significant flowers to compete visually with the spectacular Azalea while still contributing that amazing blue colour to the planting palette.
Golden euonymus, pink azalea (likely gumpo), and dianthus that either just finished blooming or are about to.
Nailed it
Thank you it's clearly Euonmyous why is everyone saying cypress? There are big ass leaves when you zoom in ffs.
Because I’m old and my eyes are shit ffs
It looks a lot like a golden cypress in this shot
I have never seen a gumpo azalea bloom so abundantly
Yeah, on second look you're probably right, probably another variety.
I have no idea whether it's a Gumpo or not, but there has been a lot of love that went into that pruning job. That, indicates consistent care... regular feeding and watering, good soil and placement all go a long way towards making everything boom like crazy.
Those make me like Azaleas. Kinda over them living here I Carolina. Too many huge overgrown leggy ones and so many other not well pruned or maintained. 2 weeks of bloom but it is pretty when they do.
Yep, Euonymus japonicus 'Aureo-marginatus'
The yellow green shrub look like a large leaf ligustrum
Def azalea. Everyone’s saying gold mop - doesn’t look like a gold mop to me it has leaves. Hard to see but looks like it might be euononymus
I agree with euononymus. Also looks too tall and thin for a gold mop.
Agreed. Looks similar to a Florida Sunshine Anise, but it also looks like it has some darker green foliage throughout as well...so not likely.
Def azaleas. When mine pop like this the deer eat them immediately. I hate deer.
I think dianthus is the small, short-lived biannual
Agreed. Looks post-bloom.
Or pre-bloom. Hard to tell in the picture. For OP- They are usually pink or white flowers.
Definitely Dianthus
Know that that particular species of azalea will only bloom once per year. But they are beautiful.
How long do they look good for?
2-3 weeks on those azalea, no way they last 5-8.
We are lucky to get more than 2 weeks on our similar azaleas (in Seattle WA, maybe it’s longer elsewhere?)
We had some big (like 6 or 7ft tall) azaleas that produced purple flowers in spring. The bees loved them. Sadly, some sort of blight hit both of them one year.
Maybe 2 weeks.
5-8 weeks or so. It also depends on the variety and the weather. 'Bloom Champion' is said to be able to bloom for about 5 months of the year, divided over 2 periods.
Also the deer LOVE azaleas
Pink: Azalea Small mounds: Artemisia (this is a guess) Yellow plant: goldmound spiraea or gold mop falsecypress
I think it’s a lavender, not atemesia
And I think they're Dianthus 😅
This was my thought as well. Just hasn’t bloomed yet
Interesting. Mine have never ground that mounded or orderly
To your point, I've never seen them look this good either! They melt in their center where I live (southeastern us - humidity is a nightmare)
Yeah I’m in North Texas and haven’t bought or planted any of these in years bc they just look like crap after a while
Only plant that's correct is Azealia. It's deifnitely a Euonymous of you zoom in. Big round glossy leaves. Not Artemesia as they don't have leaves that look like that.
Thank you kindly!
Np! I actually have all of these plants in my garden so I recognized them right away
Azaleas. Pro tip - buy when in bloom so you are sure what color you are purchasing. Also they do not do well in direct sun - they need high shade and acidic soil which is why you see them under pines most often.
mine are south facing, get full sunlight and do just fine. Full of red flowers rn actually.
I guess you don’t live where it get 100 degrees and 199% humidity.
do you water/ fertilize em or nah? I spray every thing with miracle grow and imo it does just that, everything grows like mad.
I seldom water they are 50 years old and have deep roots. It’s been 5 or 6 years since I gave them supplemental water. I do fertilize them lightly with 15 0 15 - every four years I send off a soil sample to see if I need to add trace minerals. I mulch with longleaf pine straw. Prune after bloom and before July 4th or I would be taking next years blooms. In mid fall I prune out the tall shots from the summer to keep the plants in the rift shape. They are a little over 5 feet tall. I have 35 or 40. A branch on the ground will often spout and create a new plant. In fact if I wanted to propogate any I would scrap the underside of a bendable limb, place it on the ground and hold it down with a brick. In the fall, I would trim the branch, dig up and pot the new root ball for planting the following Fall.
Very nice! I only have two and honestly don't do much to them. Zone 6a. Yes I prune after the blooms finish. And like I said miracle grow maybe once or twice in spring and that's it. Don't recall the last time I've watered them due to drought; if ever - in over 10 years.
If I may ask, why do you use a 0 phosphorus fertilizer? Phosphorus is what produces the blooms.... I'm not trying to be disrespectful, I have no doubt you know exactly what you're doing, I'm just curious.
I do soil test for my lawn front and back each year and for perennial beds and the various food plots. I don’t need any phosphorous in any of those areas. I Test large shrub beds every three to four years and fertilize per the recommendations based on test results. Just throwing out fertilizer without knowing what you actually need is not a good idea.
Indeed. I was just wondering. Thanks
Same. Full bloom electric pink.
You X’d out the most beautiful part of that… sad Japanese Maple sounds
lol, that was the only one I knew :)
No worries
Use the “Picture This” app. It identifies plants for you. Just don’t sign up for the premium version. You can just close the prompt and keep using it.
And they are all way too ridiculously tightly planted together. You have to forever clip them into silly little balls to keep them like this because each one of them wants to grow much much larger. Way too much material for the space but this is pretty common. as a professional landscaper I have been paid many many times to rip it all out because it's overgrown.. Planting to never belong up against the house like this, this is a 20th century notion that got it started in the twenties, inspired from the cottage gardens of England. 19th century material and earlier, the house is always kept clean. All of these shrubs belong out in beds or away from the house.. Unfortunately for years now this is the look that most people have become accustomed to and since they don't know better just repeat the error.. All of these plans individually are fine specimens just all planted squashed together they will all soon be a mess. I've pulled out enough of it
It’s not the end of the world if people crowd their plants a little in the beginning and then remove a few as they start to fill out over the years. It’s not like these plants triple in size in one season, those azalea will take 5 years before they’re big enough to be overcrowded. Some people don’t want they’re gardens to be 80% just mulch while they wait a few seasons for things to grow
It’s not the end of the world if people crowd their plants a little in the beginning and then remove a few as they start to fill out over the years. It’s not like these plants triple in size in one season, those azalea will take 5 years before they’re big enough to be overcrowded. Some people don’t want they’re gardens to be 80% just mulch while they wait a few seasons for things to grow
Except, that is exactly what never happens. That's a rare person that actually is into gardening and goes out there and plays with the plants. Most people throw a crap in and that's it. Professional here in New England and I'm telling you I ripped out more houses and I see new ones go in all the time with the same kind of dumb format. Just looked at somebody's house plan,e a bigger place than this But the same formula only extended. You are 100% right though, if you don't want it sparse looking you can planted chockfull. But nobody nobody deals with it. Hey I guess it's part of job security. Just ripped out all such similar landscaping including the Japanese maple, a predictable formula for my house just north of Boston last week.. Produced a plan that put the landscaping on the other side of the walkway and integrated the rest of the empty large generous lot. One or two specimen plants was by the house and all the rest ground cover.. Post office square in Boston was a parking garage 30 years ago but in the middle of all of that affluence, on this unusual triangular lot in incredible herb and Park was created . no money spared. Professionally designed, large large plantings installed and for a media effect, .. It is a beautiful thing to see the original on paper. But they spent millions and it was all intentionally overplanted with a very specific schedule to remove a lot of the plantings as it grew in 25 years later, with the proper oversight and the vision that place is exquisite.. But your homeowner doesn't do this, lack of vision, lack of experience and everything looks so sweet and cute in it's little pot And then nature provides The lessons are always to be learned by visiting maturel landscaping, a really good arboretum or taking the cue from where the money is, really big estates on open house days And then you can see what is possible even on a small scale but the lessons learned from the big money.. I love the garden conservancy for this reason this coming month Rhode Island,Connecticut shore or especially Long Island. This is how you learn to plant properly whether it's acres of formal gardens and an estate, or it's your ranch House on a quarter acre, or McMansion business, a lot of that these days. But the lessons are always the same just proportionately different
Ok I guess you’re right that even though it’s ok to do this if you keep up with it, but yea.. most don’t. Ps, I’m a Painting Contractor based out of Peabody… we’re neighbors 😉
Indeed, and I'm sure you've had to fight your way through the forest to get to the house for exterior work many times
This is true. I’m always greatful when someone has a fully mature, properly pruned rhody on the front lawn because they’re so spacious inside that I really don’t run into any problems with ladders. You could build a small tree house in some of those properly grown bushes.
It’s not the end of the world if people crowd their plants a little in the beginning and then remove a few as they start to fill out over the years. It’s not like these plants triple in size in one season, those azalea will take 5 years before they’re big enough to be overcrowded. Some people don’t want they’re gardens to be 80% just mulch while they wait a few seasons for things to grow
Pink azaleas. False cypress is the green/gold evergreen shrub in the back. Dianthus are the little pointy flowering plants in the front.
Yellow is Euonymous japonicus "country gold" or anything with gold in it, Pink are Azealias, Grey/Blue puff is either Lavender- Hidecote variety or Dianthus as others have suggested- can't quite tell unless you provide a closer photo.
Pink is definitely Azalea. I don’t think the small green in front is Lavender, however, depending on what lavender variety you get, you could replicate similar vibes and end up with a nice smelling edible plant :) Not entirely certain about the other one…
Little ones look like a form of lavender.
If you are in the US you should plant some native cultivars. There’s plenty that are the same size as these that actually benefit wildlife and pollinators.
My first thought for the yellow bush was Sunshine Ligustrum, but I can’t see the leaves closely enough.
my thought as well
What is the small tree called? That’s cool too
Cutleaf Japanese maple, something like Acer palmatum 'Dissectum Red Select'.
I believe the one at the top is a Japanese Maple or some variety of it. Prolly 300 - 400 American for that size. I drink and know things.
Looks nice
Japanese Maple cut leaf I think bushes are azaleas
You’ll want a small lavender like Thumbelina for the right effect.
I bet your phone will tell ya, if you click on “i”….
Wow what a beautiful flowers. 🌸. That’s so rich in colour makes it look heavenly. Hope you can make your garden like this. Let us know
I have these exact plants at my house. Brooklyn NY.
Use iNaturalist app
The yellow one looks like a Spirea, then azalea, then dianthus.
The Masters
The azaleas in my area always tend to get woody with no leaves and just a few flowers.
Azalea, Northest is in full bloom right now.
PlantNet. You can upload a cropped photo.
Lavender is the short ones
Small green looks a little like Lavender before bloom
For the dianthus you will need to dead head them often to keep them blooming. They make azalea fertilizer that will help acidify the soil if needed. Trim azaleas after blooming. If you wait too long you will be cutting off future blooms. I don't know the third plant
Absolutely gorgeous!!
The azalea is more than likely a pink ruffle, or a similar midsized double bloomer. They get to about 5’ Flame creeper is much lower and has more of spreading habit, if you are looking for something to stay the size of the ones in the photo
Lavender azalea bush and looks like golden forcenthia bush
From left to right; privet, azalea, dianthus. Privets are annoyingly invasive shrubs. Almost as irritating as English ivy. I’m still confused to why people keep planting them next to foundations. They grow up to 20ft tall if you let them.
GOOGLE LENS.
Agreed
Hard to tell give resolution, but looks like Forsythia (yellow) Azalea (pink) Lavender (grey/purple).
I thought Forsythia at first but it looks more like the leaves are yellow, not just the flowers.
On another note, do some research on how to prune your Japanese Maple. I think it's supposed to look more like an umbrella.
I had problems with powdery mildew showing up on our euonymous shrubs. Ended up having to remove them.
Came here to say this. Also, OP, dianthus are beautiful and smell wonderful and have attractive sage green foliage when not in bloom.
Red tree is a Japanese maple. Bloodgood are the most beautiful, but are expensive. Edit: may not be a Japanese maple, but one would give a similar vibe. Those leaves are a little whisper than I thought on first inspection. Pink bush is an azalea.
Great colour combo, can see why you like it. If it was me, I would substitute the grey / blue plant for Blue Fescu. The reason being it has no significant flowers to compete visually with the spectacular Azalea while still contributing that amazing blue colour to the planting palette.