Specialty Gardening: Bare Dirt to Cottage Garden (in Pictures), 2 by Wifeygirl

Wifeygirl wrote:
Omigosh, Carolyn, I am in heaven with all of these pics! It's so hard to believe that this was once a dog run. Positively stunning!

I love your coneflowers. Last year I scattered seed for Black Eyed Susans and coneflowers, and not a single coneflower came up! I've gotta try again. =D

Your bridge is so adorable. LOVE IT! I bet the water sounds in your backyard are positively magical.

I love the colors of the plants next to your hostas (can't remember the name right now?). The rainbow of leaf colors is just wonderful.

I need to get a Clematis or two for my garden. So many plants to collect, so little time!!

Your pics really give me hope for our backyard. Currently it is a big rectangular fish bowl (the neighbors all have 2-story houses), and I just haven't gotten to it yet. I'm too focused on the front, but I have dreams of a welcoming oasis, with pergola shade structure, fountain, play structure, and destination garden "rooms." Your pic makes me think that maybe I'll get there eventually!