Our Home and Garden...
When moving into our new house in June, 2001 the area our borders and gardens were a blank canvas for an artist to work. During that first summer, I planted just about anything that was easy and inexpensive. I took a lot of pleasure in digging and planting without really knowing a whole lot about what I was doing. I started relatively small and used the back border of the property for my first garden.
There were few trees and on the property. However, the back of our garden is tree-lined along with a creek which runs behind the trees. I started planting shrubs on the 2 sides in the hopes of creating a colorful border between the properties which will soon be occupied by similar homes such as mine. The home builder had begun landscaping. We continued by adding more flowers, shrubs and trees around the house. Here's a tour around the grounds...
Section 1: Front Left Lawn, barberry bush, also added Russian Sage in Corner
Section 2: Dead Nettles, Yarrow, Gladiolas, Lillie of the Valley, hostas, marigolds
Section 3: Left border - Lantana, Butterfly, Forsythia, Lilac, Spirea, Forsythia bushes, strawcap daisies(?)
Section 4: Lilac, Hibiscus, Rose of Sharon, and 2 Snowball Verbernium, Hostas
Section 5: Hyacinths, Daffodils, Grape Hyacinths, Blue Festuca, Blazing Stars
Section 6: Columbines, Daffodils, Gladiolas, Blue Festuca, Allium, , Bachalor Buttons,
Section 7: Grape Hyacinths, Fritillaria, Petunias, Black -eyed Susans, Chionodoxa, Iris
Section 8: Crocus, Day Lilies, Phlox, Gladiolas, Iris
Section 9: Astilbe, Bleeding Hearts, Phlox, Snapdragons, Iris
Section 11: Siberian Spruce
Section 13: Creeping Phlox, White Iris, Japanese P?
Section 13: Phlox
Section 14: Wild Flowers and weeds
Section 15: Rose of Sharon Tree, Pink Dogwood
Section 16: Side of house - Emerald Green Arborvitae, Globe Arbovitae
Section 17: Emerald Green Arborvitae, Globe Arborvitae, rhododendron
Section 18: Emerald Green Arborvitae, Globe Arborvitae, spirea
Section 19:
Section 21: Garage
Section 22:
Section 22:
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Sec 26
Sec 27
Photos of the garden as it progresses through the summer:
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| Siberian Squill | Crocus | Blue Festuca |
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| Starburst Daffodil | Japanese P | Hyacinths |
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| Day Lilies | Daffodils | Rhododendron |
