Today’s photos are from Sally Barker in Maryland. Sally says, “When my sons left home about 15 years ago I decided the backyard skateboard ramp needed to go and I began tackling vines and weeds and invasives on our one-acre suburban Baltimore lot.
“Hauling hundreds of wheelbarrows of compost/soil and mulch, and designing along the way, I began creating deep and gently curved beds with layers of trees , shrubs and perennials. A stone patio was installed in 2002 allowing additional plantings.
“My goal has been to create a tapestry of shades of green and chartreuse and silver with beautiful and varied foliage. Flowering roses and hydrangeas and perennials are just the frosting on the cake!”
Wow, Sally. Just….wow. Pure gorgeousness. What a great way to start the week!
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Comments
What absolutely lovely lushness! I would love to know the name of the green creeping groundcover with tiny yellow flowers between the pavers and flanked by hostas.
Berkeley, that looks like sedum acre, golden carpet, but the owner of that sensational garden could probably say for sure. If so, it's a great ground ground cover for sunny areas. Once it's established around the stones it will cover them soon enough so be prepared to cut I with a pair of scissors and lay it anywhere you want to hid mulch in the sun. That ground cover gets more comments than any other plant in my garden.
What a fantastic retreat that is.
Sally, your garden is pure enchantment and looks like the wording on any invitation it issued would be, 'welcome and come get lost amongst my beauty'. I love the generous proportion of your patio. What a glorious vantage point that provides to soak in all those lovely curving bed lines.Your tapestry is a triumph!
I love this garden! I would love to see this in the magazine with a write up of any of her secrets for design. What she's found that works and what doesn't. What an incredible oasis. Sally has done an incredible job.
Exquisite attention to detail, Sally Barker is the Michelangelo of gardeners.
Beautiful Sally! Wonderful borders with color and interest. Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful!
Stunning. I'd never want to go inside. Your foliage-focus is very successful. I bet that the garden looks amazing all year round.
I believe this would be my vision of a perfect garden! Beautiful!!!!!
Hello Sally,
We are from Brazil. My wife and me had a wonderful time just watching and comenting your photos. What a great work you have done! Thanks for sharing it with us.
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Jorge
So lush and green looking -- the many shades of green, blue, chartreuse give such interesting depth to your garden. What a wonderful oasis to spend time in.
Wow. Your color combinations, attention to detail, placement, layering, and overall design is truly well engineered. You've managed to incorporate all the rules of gardening in an ordered yet natural way. Very impressive palette.
Sally, your garden is perfection... You are such a talented designer. What a way to start the week! (Glad you're back Meander1.)
I agree, Michelle, a perfect way to start the week. Beautiful!
hi sally, your garden is absolutely beautiful... Just perfect, you are the queen of gardeners.. keep it up
I am proud to say that I have seen this lovely garden in person. It won the "Best Large Garden" award in the Baltimore Sunpaper's contest in 2011. Sally is a gardening marvel and a great resource for her friends and neighbors.
Sally, This is an absolutely beautiful garden in every way. I would love to read about any detail you would give on designing and beginning a garden. What you have found that works and how you went about choosing what went where.
The name of the creeping groundcover is Lysimachia minutissima which is a fabulous "stepper" plant. Prefers some shade, but I do have it in sun also. Never needs any cutting back. Thanks, Sally
Beautiful! I am green with envy.
This gorgeous garden should be featured in Fine Gardening magazine! The combination of foliage and accent colors is amazing! Perfection....
I have had the privilege to see this beautiful garden. It is an oasis of beauty and tranquility. It beckons you to come in and entices you go follow along the graceful beds. Sally is a master and perfectionist of layering, textures, and color. Everything is placed with perfection. Fine Gardening should consider having this garden in print.
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