Stacey is still hard at work on her garden. This fall she has planted a bunch of new shrubs for the large back planting bed and we are still discussing which grasses she should plant in the spring to help create some volume for her garden. She has spent a lot of this gardening season working on preparing the planting bed and starting to get some plants in the ground so next year will be a big year for starting to fill out the beds. Which leads to one of the hard parts about starting a new garden, being patient while waiting for the plants to grow and fill in! For a little inspiration I put this rendering together to show her how the planting bed will look once the plants have filled in and we add some grasses and a new tree. I think it will be quite lovely!
Garden Rendering, addition of new shrubs, grasses & a tree
Stacey's Garden from Last Week
The good news is that after all of her hard work the planting bed is ship shape and ready for more plants in the coming year. We also now have started to develop a plant list to work from. I think by next year at this time the garden will really be coming into its own.
View from the Driveway. Isn't the planting bed shape nice?
Here are a few of the pretty details from the garden. I am loving the use of red/purple plants, especially the blueberries (plus they are good to eat!) and the purple smoke bush.
New Arbor!
Stunning Blueberry Bush
Crabapple Tree
Thank you so much, Heidi, I love that you are sharing in my vision of the “imaginary garden.” Bit by bit, and with your encouragement, I’m getting there! I don’t know how to express how much I appreciate your capacity for vision and your sense of style. Thank you again!