Summer Flower Gardens
Each year I like to plant a new flower garden in my backyard.
My eventual goal is to have it completely landscaped and do it all without hiring a professional.
Here are some pictures showing the progression of the garden I created in the Spring.
I love HIBISCUS.
I purchased these at Brookwood Community.
Each year I like to plant a new flower garden in my backyard.
My eventual goal is to have it completely landscaped and do it all without hiring a professional.
Here are some pictures showing the progression of the garden I created in the Spring.
I love HIBISCUS.
I purchased these at Brookwood Community.
April............................September
PURPLE GOMPHRENA
These plants went crazy and are a big hit with me! I used them as a border along the cement edge of the pool. When I first planted them I kept thinking I would need to plant something else to fill in the spaces along the border. Much to my delight, they filled in quite nicely and even covered the decorative rocks I thought I needed. Last year I planted their red counterpart - Strawberry Fields. I liked them (in fact, a few came back this year) but I like these much better. The Strawberry Fields have to be in the right bed because they get so tall and wirey.
These plants went crazy and are a big hit with me! I used them as a border along the cement edge of the pool. When I first planted them I kept thinking I would need to plant something else to fill in the spaces along the border. Much to my delight, they filled in quite nicely and even covered the decorative rocks I thought I needed. Last year I planted their red counterpart - Strawberry Fields. I liked them (in fact, a few came back this year) but I like these much better. The Strawberry Fields have to be in the right bed because they get so tall and wirey.
THE NEW BED - SPRING 2008
It is a lot of hard work but I created this bed from scratch with the first step of ripping out all the grass. I used a garden cultivator which helped. The pictures below show the garden's progression thru September. It's a little overgrown but with the Fall coming and the intense summer heat we're still having, I'm not really wanting to trim it back until things start dying off and it gets cooler outside.
APRIL 2008
It is a lot of hard work but I created this bed from scratch with the first step of ripping out all the grass. I used a garden cultivator which helped. The pictures below show the garden's progression thru September. It's a little overgrown but with the Fall coming and the intense summer heat we're still having, I'm not really wanting to trim it back until things start dying off and it gets cooler outside.
APRIL 2008 grass removed; only dirt; then after everything was planted
Then: July................Now: September
The plants I used for this bed:(not all are visible in these pics)
Black Knight Butterfly Bush
Zexmenia (yellow & taking over the entire bed!!)
Yarrow - red
Mealy Blue Sage
Gerber Daisies - white, red, orange, fuschia, yellow
Purple Gomphrena
Spring 2009
I am going to tackle the grassy area behind the diving board next Spring. It is going to be the biggest and most difficult job of all the landscaping I plan to do. I am collecting gardening ideas and should be ready to start in late March. I will feed any volunteers who would like to help!
I am going to tackle the grassy area behind the diving board next Spring. It is going to be the biggest and most difficult job of all the landscaping I plan to do. I am collecting gardening ideas and should be ready to start in late March. I will feed any volunteers who would like to help!
