Today we’re visiting the garden of Tracie Bangs in Norfolk, Virginia (Zone 8).
We moved to an animal-infested old home in a jungle six years ago in Norfolk as we downsized. The soil was good, and a lot of overgrown older plants were here. I moved things around and added until I had my own little secret garden.
The garden is full of flowers, and an evergreen screen helps create a private, secret space to enjoy.
The garden gate, flanked by blooming azaleas, welcomes you into the garden and excludes the hustle and bustle of the outside world.
Every garden needs a place to sit, relax, and enjoy the beauty. This comfortable lounge chair is flanked by pots of blooming annuals and foliage plants to create a lovely little escape.
More comfortable seating, while a small fountain and bird feeders welcome feathered visitors to enjoy the garden as well. The downspout from the gutters runs into a large water barrel, which collects rain to use as a free and environmentally sensitive source of water to care for the garden.
This garden is blessed with mature trees and shrubs, creating beauty and privacy.
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Comments
A beautiful garden, very unique. I love it!
What a lovely little hidden front yard treat you have created. I'm sure that renovating an overgrown lot has been a rewarding activity for you. I bet the house is happy about the transformation as well. I always feel sorry for houses that have occupants who seemingly have no regard for the state of the house or the yard surrounding it-----those houses must feel so sad and neglected. A happy house makes for happy owners.
Thank you, you know lots of work!
Lovely garden and private space! So pretty! Love those stone pillars at the garden entrance....oh I'd love to have that!
Such a pretty space! Love the old window frame with the flower box above the lounge chair - what a great idea!
The house is an old beach house from 1940 and we've had 6 fun years bringing it and the yard back to life. There is a fireplace inside made of the same stones as the pillars.
My daughter painted flowers on another window and I put a shelf with potted flowers on it against the shed
It looks like you chose well when you downsized, and figured out how to tame the jungle without pulling everything out. Don't you wonder if there had once been a gardener living there who might have been unable to keep up with the chores, but whose heart you have made happy by your thoughtful restorations/reformations/editing and adding. Congratulations - job well done! I also love the corner with the blue lounge chair.
I know the history, previous to 2006 a secluded school teacher lived here. I could tell where borders were set and the soil was great after 6 years of abandonment.
Love your sitting areas. What are you using for the evergreen screen?
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