As we continue our garden tour, let’s move outside the garden gate. There was no point in trying to keep grass out front. Oh darn, guess I have to live with this instead.
We are on a corner lot, so we get to garden the side of the house as well. I tried to get Mike to let me have someone design it. He was sure I could do it. It is evolving, and you’ll soon see that I’ve made progress since this picture was taken in 2004. Even the fence is different now, but this picture does give you an idea of how big just that one part of the yard is.
Here it is now, in two sections. The weeping cherry is absolutely stunning in early May when it blooms. The rest of the year its form is still eye catching.
More of the side yard…
I have been working on this hosta area for years. It is finally coming into its own.
You’ve now seen all that I’ve willing to show. Like the articles of grand gardens in magazines, I’ve shown you the parts I want you to see. We aren’t going to look at the area by the back porch. Or those bricks for the patio. Or even the dahlia gardens (yes that was meant to be a plural). And certainly not the garbage can area! One day though, I hope to make all of those areas pretty. Surprisingly, on a good day, you can see the potential of the garbage can area. You’ll just have to come back to see how our garden grows.
Do you want to see Part I of this article? Here it is.
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