Bonnie Pancoast is back again, proving how beautiful July and August really are! You can see more from Bonnie on her blog!
"This year garden's suffered through an early spring drought. I was fearful it would stunt the flowers and vegetables but fortunately I was wrong! The photos shared today have all been taken in July and August of this year. The vegetable garden has been prolific and allowed us to eat almost daily from its harvest. The lower or secret garden is always increasing in size. New cultivars of hosta have been planted and grass has been turned into additional planting beds. We have completed a walking path through the wooded area of our property which ends at our bank barn."
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Comments
Certainly looks like your garden areas shrugged off whatever minor setback that early drought might have caused...it came roaring back with lushness and vibrancy! Is that a peewee type hydrangea that has been pruned to be more tree-like showing up in several pictures? It is very showy...please pop back on here and share with me what it is. Oh, and while I'm at it, I will confess that I can't quite figure out what I'm looking at in the second picture from the bottom. Ha, I like it..it reminds me of what could be a door for a gnome or fairy village.
That looks like a slice of tree including the bark? Very striking.
You are correct!
Yes it is a Pee Gee Hydrengea. I purchased it in a quart container for $4.00. Eddi is correct, it is a wood slice. Down the road from me lives an ametuer woodworker. He lets me take end pieces for my home and garden. On my fireplace hearth is a smaller slice.
How satisfying to see that bargain Pee Gee row to become such a handsome element in your garden...and that's cool about the wood slice.
An early morning wander through your garden is a real pleasure. There has been such a wealth of wandering paths to view lately that my dream garden plans are undergoing quite a transformation. The woodland glade is gorgeous and your slate pillars very attractive.
All beautiful Bonnie - thank you.
Thank you! For me design happens as I stand I the garden and envision what could be.
Wow Bonnie, you have such an interesting and challenging yard! You have done an amazing job. I would be so intimidated by that slope. The secret garden looks very cool and refreshing...bravo!
Thank you. When I first moved in I hated the space and never thought I would have a garden to walk through. I was wrong!
Bonnie, this is so great! You've got everything: a bowling ball pyramid, stacked slate, stones, fascinating border shapes and cool plants. That tree slice (?) with the white salvia is perfectly inspired! I love the Fritillary butterfly on the coneflowers, too!
Thank you. I love to add unique pieces to the gardens. I must share I built the slate sculptures from discarded barn roofing slate.
Glad you and your garden survived the drought Bonnie. We have one here on the West Coast and it is difficult to keep everything going. Love all the paths and healthy looking plants.
So sorry to see nature at odds with us. My daughter lives in Austin and the spring floods finally broke the drought there.
Your garden is so beautiful and lush. Love all the stone work and slate pillars. Very artistic and well organized and cared for. The white salvia shows up beautifully against the dark wood. Love it all.
Thank you for you kind comments.
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