Northeast Gardening: Garden Projects #4 , 1 by DonnieBrook

DonnieBrook wrote:
Wow! Bill and Christina - those new beds are fantastic! I love all the phlox in yours, Christina, and the stone work is lovely. Like you, I don't like things in straight lines - much prefer the curves of nature. That is also what I like so much about Bill's yard - you wander around from one curving bed to the next on a path of emerald green grass that provides such a nice contrast to the mulched beds with so many nice plants and trees splashed around them.

JoAnn - your yard is also becoming a pretty park-like setting with your artistic approach to each of your beds. I hope those neighbors know how lucky they are to abut your property and gardens!! I think Marilyn's neighbor has the right approach! Lots of hard work has gone into all of your creations!!

Peter - I'd love to see a shot of your stone wall and semps! Sounds very nice!

Patti - I'm so happy to hear that you got such a good doctor's report! What good news to share!! I'm also not at all surprised that your pots are selling like hot cakes! Do you have a catalog for online shopping???? You could perhaps make deliveries to customers at a July RU.....hint, hint!! :)

Here is the "before" of my re-worked stone wall garden with many of my better daylilies tucked into and around it. I've also tried to add lots of things that will bloom after the daylilies and iris are history - like JoAnn's Woods asters, some mums, some colorful sedums like Neon and Autumn Joy, some phlox and a few snapdragons and trailing petunias. We also divided Hank's heirloom family peony and put one clump in this garden for some early blooms, along with the creeping phlox, columbine, primroses and brunnera and heuchera. Those of you who come in July will get a first shot at seeing how it all looks with the daylilies blooming. This area was choked with ditch lilies before.