Garden

New House, 2005

The existing vegetation in the front was mostly unsuited for the light (hostas in full sun!) or the wrong shape and size for the purpose it was supposed to serve. So I freecycled all of that and, with the exception of the shrubs, I started over. I planted two types of roses, salvia, lots of daylilies, asters, irises, gaillardia, sedum, and echinacea. I lost the echinacea last year but am replanting, and I'm adding some pinks and more asters.

Original landscaping, June 2005
May, 2006
June, 2007
Summer, 2008
Summer, 2009
Summer, 2010

Old House, 2003-2005

I began by cleaning out the driveway bed (overrun with lamb's ears and dying azaleas). I cleaned junipers out of a round bed in the front and moved an azalea nearer to the house, where it will get afternoon shade. I also planted two trees in the front. Near the house in the back, we planted numerous shrubs and several trees, as well as some perennials.

Original landscaping and comments from fall, 2003
Early April, '04
Mid-April, '04
Late April, '04
Early May, '04
Mid-May, '04
Early June, '04
Late June, '04
July, '04
August, '04
September, '04
October, '04
June, '05

House sold in July 2006.