Canadian Gardening: First look at new woodland garden, 0 by ginnylynn

ginnylynn wrote:
Hi all. I think I have successfully translated the first of my landscaping project designs from "mind's eye" to paper to reality.

This one is the woodland garden that I put at the front of our property. It measures 54 feet wide by 6 feet deep at the centre, 8 feet deep right and left of centre, and 20 feet deep at the far right and left ends. We dug the whole thing out by hand, trucked in 10 yards of topsoil and 60+ bags of triple mix and sheep manure, and tilled it all together. Then my other half set me loose alone and I cheerfully went to work.

I laid out the two small flagstone "patios" and pathways first on Sunday - these will each have a white wrought iron bench on them for peeps to sit and enjoy the peace of the garden. On Monday, I did all the planting. I have trilliums, Jack-in-the-Pulpits, Virgin's Bower Clematis, Toad Lilies, Turtleheads, Golden Forest Grass, Japanese Anemones, Ruby Stlleto Wood Rushes, "Captain Kirk" Hosta, Bloodroots, Downy Yellow Violets, Trout Lilies, Wintergreen, one Yellow Lady's Slipper (It cost me $47.00! Only one untill I see how it does.) Giant Solomon's Seal, Blue Cohosh, Wild Ginger, Marmalade Huechera, and Black Hellebores. I also have 22 Lady Ferns, but most of them are still dormant. They outline V-shapes coming out from the left and right front corners of the garden (where you see plant tags, but no plants).

The edging that I used at the front corners that looks like small maple logs (but is actually cement) is what I will be using to edge the street side of the garden as well.

Here is the first picture - 6 more to follow. This one is the left side of the garden.