Off to the right of the patio, you can stroll into the side garden. Most of the view in the photo above is of the shrub border, which provides a visual barrier between the side garden and the back yard. The artist's foot is offered to you as a special bonus.
The side garden, of course, wraps around the side of the house, and emerges into the "Lane" in front of the house, where it connects up with the front walkway. Paved with colonial wall stone (interplanted with various weeds), it is supposed to be our showcase garden for relatively well-behaved plants. Problem is, we really don't know up front which plants will be well-behaved, and we made a few wrong guesses. So this garden is still in a constant state of upheaval. One day, it will be just right (yeah, right...). The picture above, taken from atop the back yard island hill, shows a view of the side garden from the back. The weeping cherry has often been a home to nesting doves.
Early spring - the cherry, having been in blossom for about a week, is dropping its petals, carpeting the garden below in pink. Spring bulbs provide extra color, while most perennials have pushed up and are preparing for their own show. We also have a map of the side garden you can take a look at. A partial list of plants we grow in this garden area
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August 06, 2005 |
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