New garden area to design
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GardenProject - shade garden | Posted:
Tue Mar 25, 2014 11:48 pm
3/25
I am excited about this un tackled area of the front yard. I think I can trim some low hanging branches of the tree to provide a little more sunshine to this part of the yard - but it will always remain mostly shady.
Under the tree ( photo / image / picture from Tina's Garden )
Right now, the brown pot holds my clematis that I ordered online last year.
Date 3/25 ( photo / image / picture from Tina's Garden )
Have to clean the area and go shopping for some cool plants - I know I don't want ferns though.
3/26
Haphazardly planted a huechera and 6 hardy primroses. I want to give a design to it. I have so many small terra cotta pots. Thinking of creating a 'pot border'. Still thinking ......
4/9/14
Not much progress that are visible yet. Hopefully the hardy primroses, the huechera and astilbe will fill out. Added a rhododendron too.I wonder if I am putting too many 'very slow growing' plants in this area. I don't want to wait many years to enjoy this garden.
( photo / image / picture from Tina's Garden )
5/10/14
The garden is almost done - only need to tidy up and mulch. 1 azalea, 2 hostas, 3 columbines, some huechera and hardy primroses are in this part of the garden. Also added rock border which I might change if I come up with a better idea. Must say the ivy clean up was the hardest. Also, the ground is so full of rocks - digging ensures a lot of calorie burn. Anyhow, here it is today :
( photo / image / picture from Tina's Garden )
5/12/14
Mulched and its a wrap .... well, for now :)
( photo / image / picture from Tina's Garden )
( photo / image / picture from Tina's Garden )
Icing on the cake? Columbine bloom - beautiful but I only have a not so beautiful picture :
Columbine ( photo / image / picture from Tina's Garden )
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