weebiscuit
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We've had a very cold spring, and extremely dry weather until the last week. My gardens are really behind for this time of June. I planted a lot of annuals on May 15th and they've not done a thing. Even my hostas haven't fully opened! Up till about five years ago I used to have amazing gardens... over 100 roses and thousands of other perennials. But, we tore a lot of the gardens out and expanded the lawn, as it was easier to mow grass than maintain all those plants! I began planting more and more shrubs, and have "garden giveaway" days here, where people just had to bring a shovel and they could dig up perennials for free. It was an easy way for me to get rid of them and it made a lot of other people very happy! I still have a few thousand hostas growing around here. I like them as they really choke out a lot of weeds!
The thing about gardening that I love is that you can look at gardens of 100 different people, and you'll see almost the same plants you have in your own garden, yet the way they are planted and arranged are as individual as the people behind them. It always amazes me to see what others do in their landscapes. In my case, we are in the foothills of the Ocooch Mtns, so there is hardly any level surface, and I had to learn to garden by doing a lot of rock and mortar landscaping to hold the soil on the banks. I'd just love a flat, level yard! Here's a few pics of the gardens on the east side of the house. There are still more on the west and north side!
The thing about gardening that I love is that you can look at gardens of 100 different people, and you'll see almost the same plants you have in your own garden, yet the way they are planted and arranged are as individual as the people behind them. It always amazes me to see what others do in their landscapes. In my case, we are in the foothills of the Ocooch Mtns, so there is hardly any level surface, and I had to learn to garden by doing a lot of rock and mortar landscaping to hold the soil on the banks. I'd just love a flat, level yard! Here's a few pics of the gardens on the east side of the house. There are still more on the west and north side!
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