This time we had to see if there was any damage in the garden. We had already heard the loud thump as a huge limb fell in the drive. Our guests thought it might have hit their car, which it did not…. but not by much! This is the other side of the coin… gardening under [...]
Posts Tagged ‘garden design’
WINTER GARDEN WALK 2
Posted in Garden Design, Viburnums, winter garden, tagged garden design, storm damage, viburnum awabuki 'chindo', wind storm, winter garden on December 30, 2011 | 8 Comments »
FINALLY!… WELL,SORT OF..
Posted in Clematis, Companion Planting, Garden Design, Viburnums, tagged Clematis Elsa Spath, companion plants, garden design, viburnum Michael Dodge on October 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It has taken a few years but I finally have a purple Clematis blooming with the yellow berries of the Viburnum Michael Dodge…..sort of.. She is Elsa Spath and she is usually all purple. I have no idea why she presented this way but….. a gardener’s hope springs eternal… maybe next year…
A GRACIOUS GARDEN
Posted in Cutting flowers, Focal Point, Garden Design, Garden Rooms, Outdoor Living Spaces, tagged cutting garden, Focal Point, garden design, garden Rooms, outdoor living spaces, retaining walls on July 12, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Last week I mentioned my client the gracious Ms. C and her luxurious flower arrangements. Now lets take a look at her garden. Like so many homes here in the piedmont, the house was set into a slope which began immediately past the brick patio. High on one side… ( note patio in left corner) drop [...]
LESSONS FROM CHARLESTON S.C.
Posted in Focal Point, Garden Design, Garden Rooms, Outdoor Living Spaces, tagged Charleston Garden Tour, design for small gardens, Focal Point, Formal gardens, garden design, garden Rooms, hardscape, Paving patterns on April 28, 2011 | 5 Comments »
No cameras in the gardens! The only photography allowed was from the public sidewalk. Still there are many lessons to be learned. All the gardens are small, tiny in fact, some no larger than a postage stamp. In small gardens, design is more important than it is in larger landscapes; for here, there is a concentrated use of space. Also, because [...]
THE MEADOW…YET AGAIN
Posted in Companion Planting, Flowering Trees, Garden Design, Groundcovers, Shade Gardening, Wildflowers, tagged dogwoods, garden design, native phlox, trillium, wildflowers on April 7, 2011 | 2 Comments »
The meadow is once more looksing like an impressionist painting. Swaths of blue native phlox (Phlox divericata) make their way between the daffodil foliage and the ‘Wake Robin’ ( Trillium cuneatum) . The trees are now playing an important role, so the focus changes. This is The Meadow viewed from the driveway on [...]
A QUICK TOUR
Posted in Companion Planting, Garden Design, Groundcovers, Shade Gardening, tagged garden design, groundcovers, helleborus foetidus, helleborus orientalis. flowering quince, shade garden on March 9, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Spring is unfolding ……….. Suddenly, everything is so far along ! The trilliums are coming up. Flowering Quince In the Viburnum Court… Helleborus foetidus top & Helleborus orientalis above. All Nature’s Masterpieces. © All photos & text 2011
DESIGN “HOW TO”
Posted in Garden Design, tagged garden design, Landscape design on February 22, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Donna, at Garden Walk Garden Talk has just completed a series which outlines in detail the design process. This series is so well done I wish I would have written it. Click below for a summary of the posts with a link to each. http://gardenwalkgardentalk.com/2011/01/21/process-of-design-the-base-plan/ /http://gardenwalkgardentalk.com/2011/01/22/process-of-design-site-analysis/ http://gardenwalkgardentalk.com/2011/01/23/program-needs-process-of-design/ http://gardenwalkgardentalk.com/2011/01/25/schematic-design-process-of-design/ http://gardenwalkgardentalk.com/2011/01/27/plan-development-process-of-design/
MEANWHILE, IN THE GARDEN..
Posted in Camellias, Companion Planting, Flowering Trees, Garden Design, Groundcovers, Perennials, Shade Gardening, Shrubs, winter garden, tagged acorus gramineus 'ogon', Camellia, evergreen shrubs, garden design, helleborus, Prunus mume, winter garden on February 12, 2011 | 1 Comment »
On a tour of the garden today, signs of spring … The Meadow is coming alive.. Soon I’ll post the results of 13 years of rescuing daffs and trying to achieve the ‘English Thing’. Meanwhile the Winter garden is doing what it is supposed to and is at its peak….The “peak” lasts a [...]
AN INDISPENSABLE PERENNIAL
Posted in Companion Planting, Groundcovers, Shade Gardening, winter garden, tagged companion planting, garden design, helleborus, winter garden on January 8, 2011 | 3 Comments »
I am not a huge proponent of perennials. I find they require too much maintenance for a very short show and then, even the foliage disappears for the winter. There are of course exceptions. Peonies for example are worth whatever effort is required for even one day of bloom but of course they do last 10 days to [...]
THE WINTER GARDEN
Posted in Camellias, Garden Design, Hydrangeas, winter garden, tagged camellias, garden design, hydrangea macrophylla, winter garden on January 3, 2011 | 2 Comments »
With all the holiday activities over I finally got into the garden. What a relief! It is so quiet and peaceful, in stark contrast to the last weeks. It truly is my sanctuary… just as I planned it. Gardening in Georgia, one can have a winter garden that BLOOMS. From time to time a hard freeze will [...]
DRUNK with CAMELLIAS!!
Posted in Camellias, Cutting flowers, Focal Point, Garden Design, Garden Rooms, Potager, Shade Gardening, tagged Camellia, camellia japonica 'debutante', cutting garden, garden design, garden Rooms, Vita Sackville West on December 3, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Vita Sackville West wrote of her garden… “I am drunk with roses!” I, am drunk with Camellias! blooming on the right … Camellia japonica ‘Debutante’ The Camellia Walk snakes through the shade garden in the form of an inverted ‘S’ Below, it is the Camellia Walk which forms the background for the Mourning Bench. [...]
THE GARDEN UNFOLDS
Posted in Camellias, Garden Design, Garden Rooms, Hydrangeas, tagged camellias, garden design, garden Rooms, hydrangeas on November 16, 2010 | 4 Comments »
An overcast and rainy day. Great for the garden, good for photography. In the last post the photo of the entrance to both the Camellia Walk & Circle of Friends was not clear so here are some taken today. This is where the Camellia Walk begins. a few yards over to the right lies… [...]
PHOTO TOUR
Posted in autumn colour, Camellias, Companion Planting, Garden Design, Pottery, tagged garden design, oakleaf hydrangea autumn color, potager on November 9, 2010 | 2 Comments »
And in the potager… © All photos 2010
DESIGN SOLUTIONS
Posted in Garden Design, Garden Rooms, Outdoor Living Spaces, tagged garden design, garden room, outdoor living space on September 2, 2010 | 7 Comments »
Pointing to the car port at our first meeting, Ms. H. said… “We will get rid of that eyesore.” (below) After surveying the property, I saw that this side door (very close to the kitchen) was the only access to the garden. There was no back door. “Wait” I said ”I think we can use this” So I designed an [...]
PROJECT MOURNING BENCH
Posted in Companion Planting, Garden Design, Groundcovers, Shade Gardening, tagged companion, companion planting, garden design, groundcovers, perennials, plant realtionships on August 29, 2010 | 4 Comments »
For this area, the Vinca has too much movement & energy; the glossy leaves reflect so much light one can hardly make out the ‘star plants’… So out it went (to a friend’s garden). The golden club Moss,(Selaginella kraussiana ‘Aurea’) on the other hand, has a matt texture & absorbs the light. It makes a much calmer background which [...]
