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Garden Photo of the Day

Garden Photo of the Day

READER PHOTOS! Tim's garden in Ohio, revisited

comments (15) June 4th, 2012 in blogs
MichelleGervais Michelle Gervais, Senior Editor
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Front yard garden with hostas Choco Nishiki and Sagae, Geranium macrorrhizum, and a Japanese maple 2 WAYS TO ENLARGE!Click directly on the photo to enlarge in a pop-up, or click HERE to see this image, larger, in a new browser window.
Front yard garden with Hosta nigrescens, golden Japanese forest grass, Heuchera Dolce Licorice and dwarf blue spruce. 2 WAYS TO ENLARGE!Click directly on the photo to enlarge in a pop-up, or click HERE to see this image, larger, in a new browser window.  
Hosta Sagae, Hosta Queen Josephine, Hakonechloa macra Aureola, Heuchera Lime Rickey, and Heuchera Caramel. 2 WAYS TO ENLARGE!Click directly on the photo to enlarge in a pop-up, or click HERE to see this image, larger, in a new browser window.    
Front yard garden with Heuchera Dolce Licorice, Hosta Kinkaku, Epimedium grandiflorum var. higoense Bandit, and Athyrium niponicum Burgundy Lace. 2 WAYS TO ENLARGE!Click directly on the photo to enlarge in a pop-up, or click HERE to see this image, larger, in a new browser window.    
Miniature thyme, woolly thyme, Dianthus simulans, Echium amoenum Red Feathers, and sedum. 2 WAYS TO ENLARGE!Click directly on the photo to enlarge in a pop-up, or click HERE to see this image, larger, in a new browser window.
Sedum Dragons Blood, woolly thyme, Muehlenbeckia axillaris, and Dianthus simulans. 2 WAYS TO ENLARGE!Click directly on the photo to enlarge in a pop-up, or click HERE to see this image, larger, in a new browser window.
Gentiana augustifolia cv. 2 WAYS TO ENLARGE!Click directly on the photo to enlarge in a pop-up, or click HERE to see this image, larger, in a new browser window.
Geranium Philippe Vapelle 2 WAYS TO ENLARGE!Click directly on the photo to enlarge in a pop-up, or click HERE to see this image, larger, in a new browser window.
Front yard, unknown iris cultivar. 2 WAYS TO ENLARGE!Click directly on the photo to enlarge in a pop-up, or click HERE to see this image, larger, in a new browser window.
Lupinus pilosus and Heuchera Firefly 2 WAYS TO ENLARGE!Click directly on the photo to enlarge in a pop-up, or click HERE to see this image, larger, in a new browser window.
Antennaria dioica Rubra 2 WAYS TO ENLARGE!Click directly on the photo to enlarge in a pop-up, or click HERE to see this image, larger, in a new browser window.  
Spiraea bumalda Magic Carpet 2 WAYS TO ENLARGE!Click directly on the photo to enlarge in a pop-up, or click HERE to see this image, larger, in a new browser window.  
Front yard garden with hostas Choco Nishiki and Sagae, Geranium macrorrhizum, and a Japanese maple 2 WAYS TO ENLARGE!Click directly on the photo to enlarge in a pop-up, or click HERE to see this image, larger, in a new browser window. Click the image to enlarge.

Front yard garden with hostas 'Choco Nishiki' and 'Sagae', Geranium macrorrhizum, and a Japanese maple

2 WAYS TO ENLARGE!
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Photo: Courtesy of Tim Vojt
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We featured Tim Vojt's garden in Columbus, Ohio, for a full 3 days in January, and it was a hit! (Refresh your memory HERE, HERE, and HERE) Last week Tim decided to send in some photos of what's going on now. He says, "It's been a strange spring, but I guess they all are.  Some things had all of their buds freeze; others look like they are about to bloom and the opening buds turn brown.  But as usual, there are beautiful spots and plants growing despite the vicissitudes of the weather!" Yup, those are definitely some beautiful spots... So great, Tim! Keep us posted. I, in the meantime, will now commence the search for a true-blue gentian for my garden. Wow!  **see captions for plant info**

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Comments (15)

terieLR writes: What a JOY to view your gardens again Tim ~ I am truly inspired! Posted: 7:00 am on June 5th
dahliab writes: Tim i love your planting philosophy and your gardens are beautiful! i bought my house 2 years ago in Seattle w/big dreams of turning the all turf yard into gardens. i live by your philosophy and now have hope. it looks like chaos right now!
Posted: 10:34 pm on June 4th
pattyspencer writes: But I wasn't joking Tim :-) Posted: 7:29 pm on June 4th
sheilaschultz writes: Gee Tim, we have the same gardening rules! I fell in love with your gardens in January, and seeing them once more makes me adore them all over again... they are beautiful. I'm feeling guilty, I think I need to go primp and prune. Posted: 4:06 pm on June 4th
Vojt writes: Thanks for your kind comments! Lots of people have joked with me about designing their gardens. I have so much admiration for garden designers because I just can't do it. My secret to success in the garden is: Step 1. Buy what I like. Step 2. Plant everything way too close together. Step 3. Kill half of everything I buy. Step 4. Divide what survives. Step 5. Go back to Step 1! Posted: 3:54 pm on June 4th
Wife_Mother_Gardener writes: I love your gravel plantings. They make me want to give it a try someday. Beautiful! Posted: 2:20 pm on June 4th
priscilla_zone5 writes: What more can be said? Your gardens are fabulous, Tim. I greatly appreciate that you add the cultivars to your photos. Looking forward to more posts. Posted: 12:08 pm on June 4th
tractor1 writes:

It's said variety is the spice of life and Tim's garden makes him a spice merchant... too much detail for those crisp clear photos to do justice to how Tim wove in so many plant varieties to create a lovely tapestry, from all sorts of flowering plants to gorgeous conifers, deciduous trees, to lichen hugging rocks. Tim's is a garden that I'm certain to be fully appreciated must be seen close up and personal in person. Great talent, Tim.

(New arrivals, pair of Eastern Kingbirds on Acer griseum)

Posted: 8:39 am on June 4th
SumHillGardener writes: Your garden is fabulous ! I grow Sagae hosta and it is bigger and better each year ! Love the plant combinations --- each plant happy and spaced to show off to the fullest. Thanks ! Posted: 7:58 am on June 4th
pattyspencer writes: Oh Tim you're garden is just beautiful! I know you can't live that far from me - do you hire out???? I'd love to have a garden that not only I could love but my neighbors would too!! Posted: 7:45 am on June 4th
ppinnc writes: Great looking garden, Tim. It's beautiful from every angle. Thanks especially for the plant ID info. This anal gardener loves that !!
Posted: 6:58 am on June 4th
meander1 writes: Tim, these pictures show your garden to be a beautiful tapestry of color and texture.I love how one plant eases into another ...it's like a sumptuous buffet of gardening delight! The picture of the rock surrounded by the sedum and wooly thyme is pure perfection. Posted: 6:43 am on June 4th
plantlady57 writes: I agree, wow! Please keep sending more photos. Posted: 6:28 am on June 4th
gloriaj writes: Love it when Tim's garden is featured, because I live in Dayton and it gives me hope as to what I can do with my garden. Yes, Tim continue to send those beautiful pictures. Wish I could see your garden in person. Everything is so beautiful.
Posted: 5:30 am on June 4th
Annedean writes: Wow! Posted: 4:56 am on June 4th
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