Brownstoner Garden: Tuesday's Gone
A little more sod, a few more fence panels and a little more on the retaining wall yesterday. Our dynamic duo, Jonathan and Ryan, spent a good part of the day on the neighbor’s garden which they’re doing concurrently. Previously: Monday’s Progress [Brownstoner]
A little more sod, a few more fence panels and a little more on the retaining wall yesterday. Our dynamic duo, Jonathan and Ryan, spent a good part of the day on the neighbor’s garden which they’re doing concurrently.
Previously: Monday’s Progress [Brownstoner]
Have to admire anyone who is doing the work themselves. I am doing a similar project with a raised bed in the back of the garden and sod in the forfront. we have a japanese maple in the back right and a big cherry tree toward the left part of the garden.
we used slate that we pulled up from the yard to build the wall in the back so that we have raised flower beds. It is visually appealing because its rounded around the trees and seems more organic. If we did not have the trees there though I would most likely goi sreaigt across the back. Not sure how much you like the sun but I would consider planting a tree. Wonderiing if you layed sand or some type of barrier under those tiles to keep weeds from growing in between the cracks. I have a new found respect for masons and stone workers, its brutal work
Thanks anon 5:14! Actually the garden is shady with 2 huge old locust trees so this is a great help..
I second the gardening button!!
Ivy is fine but kinda boring. It can be invasive although frankly it’s so hard for any plant to get established in our very shady backyard that nothing’s truly invasive! Other groundcovers to consider (sorry, these are all shade-loving coz that’s all I know) include:
— sweet woodruff (lovely bright green foliage with pretty white flowers and spreads easily; my fave)
— epimedium (beautiful, delicate leaves)
— vinca or periwinkle (easy to grow, pretty violet flowers; don’t over-water; good for planting larger perennials in amongst it since it’s not very tall)
— pachysandra (kinda boring like ivy but it’s also evergreen and indestructable)
— euonymus or purple wintercreeper (lovely fall colors)
— lily of the valley (fragrant white flowers)
— ajuga or bugleweed (for a woodland look)
— lamium maculatum (great silvery foliage and pink flowers; spreads fast!)
Hey, Mr and Mrs B — Would you consider adding a “Gardening” button on the site to collect features/questions etc?
Brownstoner(Mr and Mrs), I think it looks great. Please continue to share.
I really like the layout for Mr and Mrs. B’s garden, and I’ve always loved how platforms define areas without walls. If I ever have a garden though I would do the wild herbal/overgrown thingie. Like an old overgrown forest feel. Lazy but with an artistic spin so that when the relatives come over to critique I can put it down to my artistic personality and not the fact that I have been known to kill even the most hardy plant. 🙂
I also love ivy as a ground cover but I’ve heard there are problems with that. Can anyone tell me what?
Bunch of old Ladie’s gossips, that’s what you all sound like.
this site is getting really unbearable as far as the armchair critics go. it’s really too bad.
the job would be done by now, had it not rained all of last week. are you in Idaho or New York?
regarding our layout, that’s just a matter of aesthetics, anon 7:23PM. You may like meandering cottage style. we like modern, clean layout, with a more oragnic flowing planting style. as they say, to each…
Agree with anon at 11:59pm,
I bet most of you don’t have backyards or gardens, or you’d be a bt more sympathetic. Sounds like a bunch of armchair critics.
No matter what, it’s better than what’s there, and bstoner isn’t spending much to get it done.
It’s an organic process that will evolve over time as they figure out what works and doesn’t work.
That’s half the fun.