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Lounging in the lady's mantle

Michelle Gervais, Associate Editor

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In Barbara Blossom Ashmun's garden in Portland, Oregon, lady's mantle (Alchemilla mollis, USDA Hardiness Zones 4-7) makes the perfect billowy bed for a reclining duo.

Barbara is a garden designer in Portland, and she's been contributing her gardening wisdom to Fine Gardening for many years. Here are just a few of the articles she's written:

A Room with a View: Design garden scenes that look good from inside the house

Ground Covers for Dry Shade

Planting On-Center

Designing a White Garden

Crevice Plants for Toasty Locations

Shade Trees for a Patio

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Comments (8)

gardensweep writes:
Lady's mantel, and Lady's forms BRILLIANT! Posted: 4:49 pm on October 13th

sheilaschultz writes: A perfect position for lady's mantle... gorgeous. Posted: 1:54 pm on October 13th

snollygaster writes: Absolutely delightful. Not a big fan of sculpture in the garden but that tickled my fancy. Thanks for the smile. Posted: 9:35 am on October 13th

mgervais writes: oldsquaw--those links should be fixed now. Sorry about that! Posted: 9:30 am on October 13th

siesperanza writes: What a terrific use of the sculpture. I'm curious if it's by Katy McFadden whose work I love. Photos of her garden would be a treat for FG readers. Posted: 7:39 am on October 13th

Deanneart writes: Love this! Beautiful setting for these great statues. Posted: 7:25 am on October 13th

oldsquaw writes: No matter which article I click on I get Shade Trees for a Patio. Would love to reread the others like a Room with a View or Plants for Dry Shade. Posted: 6:22 am on October 13th

JulieBW writes: I LOVE ladies' mantle, and use it for an edger or groundcover in my gardens. It was rated the #1 most effective groundcover in a study at Cornell, because of the dense mat it forms. Posted: 5:40 am on October 13th

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