Spring Fever must be hitting..or at least my allergies are...I got so many ornamentals in the ground. Last year, was my first year trying to garden. I had no idea what to expect....I thought I was putting sticks in the ground...by fall I was amazed at how many flowers I had...I was dripping in the them. I have been working on the backyard since the beginning of the year which is all of the three weeks. I had bought a ton of ornamentals from a nursery that was closing. It was very tempting to put those ornamentals all over the property but I am proud I stay focused...So yesterday, I got a lot more in the ground...I knew it was going to be fabulous...maybe because I know see what plants do and realize what they look. I don't know but I knew it was going to look good...so exhausted, you bet ya...but the backyard I consider my "personal" garden and the one I see the most. So I wanted it to be spectacular...
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| I ran it through the landscape designer to see what it looked like...couldn't help myself. |
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This is a diamond shape section of the yard. It has paths to walk to the pool from the backyard and a path down the center to keep people from walking through the roses... I list what here from front to back First row sky pencil ..lorepetlum sky pencil lorapetlum sky pencil Encore azalea Encore Azalea Encore azalea Endless summer hydra Endless summer hydra Gardenia Mexican heather Merxican Heater Japanese yew Agarista Ocala Anise Japanese Yew Mexican Heather Magnolia.(grew there wild) Snowball Camellia |
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| View of Path from the back porch |
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| I think I got impatient planting the mexican heather...may have to cover them but they were cheap and grew huge if this one dies..in freezes the out edges have burned |
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| The other side of the path..Mexican Heather, Ocala Anise, mexican Heather, snow ball, and camellia line this side... Behind it is the rose garden...this has approx 30 so far...will have more when they come in |
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| There is a giant tree stump in the middle of the diamond...I think I want to construct a "box" and place a statue or plant on the box. |
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| The second path I have started on. Roses are the front of the left side...hydras will be on the right corner under the shady area...this is line with pittosporum, sweet olive and camellia..going front to back |
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| I do love these pittosporums...they are like bonsai trees |
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| I put a serious dent in the things I need to get planted...there are two huge plants in the front but this is the last of the big ones...at least the ones outside of the greenhouse |
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| It was a truly gorgeous day....about 65 and breezy..had to take a garden walk....This is my creekside landscape...the wind was blowing the spanish moss.... |
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| Our driveway is canopied by lanterns and oaks and spanish moss...I love the sense of nostalgia and spookiness altogether |
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| My front field juniper arches are growing very fast |
3 comments:
Oh, it looks wonderful! And I like your idea of constructing some kid of box with a statue or other focal point on top. It really is fabulous. :)
Thanks, Holley. I haven't checked but I hope you get a chance to look at the post before this.
Million dollar question, is will the box stop the tree stump...what kind of box..cinderblock, brick...wood would be easier...and it on a slope...I think it will be easier to figure out over some issues..I have had.
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