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| Bed of Stella D'Oro Day Lilies |
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| Tritoma-Red Hot Poker |
Wonders of wonders, the most fabulous flowers I have ever seen are growing in my own garden! This is obviously the pay off year. The past five years here has been nothing but difficult work. We took an overgrown uncultivated piece of land and tamed it into a landscape. There had been lots of work and no payoff. The neighbors are happier, every one of them says it looks better, but there has been little pleasure in the burden of the work for us... Until now.This year the garden is a breathtaking joy to walk through. I am not bragging, I am enjoying. It is amazing. Lots of rain this spring and into summer has made every plant thrive. Thanks mother nature. I am going to share some photos of our little miracle here.
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| End cap of perrenial garden with giant flowered pink hibiscus, Pink Phlox, Lemon lilies, butterfly bush, tall yellow rudabeckia or heliopsis, buttom right is a Russian Sage, |
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| Multicolor flower Lantana |
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| Impatience Flowers |
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| Left: Pink Hibiscus Right: Buddleia...Butterfly Bush |
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| Tiger Lily |
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| Pink Hibiscus |
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| Red Day Lily and Rudabeckia in rear |
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| Coreopsis |
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| Red Day Lily, and Pink Hydrangia |
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| Lavendar Lace Cap Hydrangia |
Friends I want share with you some tips. Invest in a good landscape plan for a low maintenance garden. Whether beautiful or not, most of you may resent your garden if it causes too much work and takes too much time to maintain. Having a proper landscape design in the first place is the key. You can spend a lot of time reading to create a design yourself or consult a professional landscaper experienced in sustainable gardens to create a plan for you. Try to incorporate drought tolerant plants, automatic & water efficient irrigation systems with drip emitters for plants, lawn alternatives, deer tolerant plants, rock gardens for low maintenance, and/or mulch to reduce weed growth in your design. An effective design will cut down your energy costs dramatically. Well placed trees protect your home from winter wind and summer sun, reduce consumption of resources like water, pesticides and fuel for landscaping and lawn maintenance and help to control noise and air pollution.
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Yes, design before you start is important. I would recommend seeing the gardens already created by each designer before you hire anyone, because all are not as qualified as they would have you believe. There are lots of clueless landscapers out there who will plant you a landscape or garden, but not put much thought or true design into it. There are also so many styles of garden, that there are a lot of choices out there... A rambling English flower garden, a xeriscape, a rock garden...the list goes on. All has to be considered in reference to your location, water sources and the expense involved. I would definitely recommend an irrigation system of some sort, it makes all the difference in the world.
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