My Garden - Part 3 (2012)

The conclusion of my three parter on my garden.  I feel like this three parter has been a little weak because I've been tired and just putting a lot of pictures in, BUT the best way to explain how my garden looks is with pictures :)

The spring of 2010 we put in a brick walkway from the front stoop to the end of the driveway.  At the front stoop, there was some 'dead space' which we decided to put a flower box instead of ripping up the asphalt and laying bricks.  This spring (the May long weekend to be exact), John finally made me that flower box.  I love it!  It looks exactly like something my Poppy would have made.  Right down to the way we painted it (we used left over paint from our basement and just slopped it on :) )

Left and below, you can see the wonderful box and John hard at work putting the soil in and evening it out.  It took something like 3 bags of soil.

Here it is all filled in on the right.  I planted 4 bleeding hearts (one in each corner), a fucshia in the middle and then some annuals in between.

Next, we decided to tackle under the tree in the front.  I began this project last summer as it had these ugly garden rocks and very pathetic hostas underneath.  So last summer I cleaned up all the rocks and put mulch down to just cover the dirt.  This summer we put new soil down and planted spotted dead nettle, two different varieties: pink pewter and anne greenway (which in my head I always saw Anne of Green Gables :D).

New soil, plants all ready to go in the ground!

After the tree, we tackled the lovely weigela bush.  I was tired of the stones around it that kept sinking into the ground.  So we placed some of the leftover bricks from the walkway around it, which just made it look so much nicer!

 This year we did not do any cucumbers (YES!), but instead I did herbs.  Below is a picture of them after they were planted.  I forgot to take pictures of them as they grew.  I will try to get some over the next couple weeks because those bad boys grew like crazy!  Got me a whole pile of dill and chives for the winter.

 Below is the backyard garden after everything is first planted.  I didn't have to plant much this year, as the dianthus I planted last year returned this year!  Beginning in March!  And I thought that it was an annual...

Here is a progression of my flowers over the summer.  The pictures below were taken in mid-July.

The pictures below were taken in late August.

These have spread even more now)

Look how lovely it's filled in.  We had to trim the lower branches
back, as they were getting in the way of mowing the lawn. 

 

The rose bush has outdone itself this year.  It's the highest it's ever been!

I added a little something for fall.  I had to have my fall mum, they are so beautiful!