Beginner Gardening: Show us your yard!!!!!!!!!!!, 1 by beardtongue

beardtongue wrote:
Thanks everyone! I had not gotten around to posting any progress photos because I had been so busy getting it planted. Hours and hours of planting, but, oh, so worth it. Some of the out of the ordinary (at least for me) plants that went in to it are:

Gold Bleeding Heart
Japanese Butter Bar (huge umbrella-like leaves to die for)
Endless Summer Hydrangea
Jack Frost Brunnera
Variegated Jacob's Ladder
Sweet Kate Spiderwort (gold in color -- fabulous)
Brugmansias (yes, I am trying my hand at these in Zone 5)
Musa Bajoo

When I qualified as a "frequent buyer" at the highest level (qualifying me for 15% discount for the rest of the year) at a local greenhouse, I was told that they had never had an individual qualify at that level. Only professional landscapers. Well, I don't know about whether I was professional in my selection, but one thing is for sure -- I know how to spend like the pro's!!! LOL.

Here is photo of the water feature in my garden. The base is a cast iron hog kettle. It is antique and was given to me by my father. Isn't it perfect?

Kelly