Specialty Gardening: Garden Shots 2- Summer's here, keep those pics coming!, 0 by LeawoodGardener

LeawoodGardener wrote:
Three years ago I planted several "Limelight" hydrangeas along the street to kind of shield my garden from the view of all the passersby. I added the fence last year and put the roses along it to discourage kids from climbing over to take a shortcut to the creek behind my house. The banana trees are my homage to Victorian gardeners who put something 'unexpected' in their garden to attract attention.

The space is kind of tricky, because much of it is shaded by an enormous walnut tree (limiting the plants that will thrive), yet small parts of it get a half day of intense sun. That challenge lets you put plants in close proximity that one might not think possible.