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This is my garden...it is a work in progress. 

This year I've added...

3 phlox 

1 white daisy by rudabekia

5 beautiful vibrant Veronica purples (since snacked upon by my bunny friends)

several sweet potato vine (again, part of the rabbit buffet)

several hosta, divided from the front

dozens of impatiens- eaten to the stump by those *&%$# bunnys

coreopsis- gone- was Rabbits favorite

sterile purple loostrife

DH planted a huge viburnum and a green fern like evergreen 

a pearl spirea (love it), and a 

not sure about...barberry

On the other side 

Salvia

4 blanket flowers,

multiple coreopsis- eaten by bunnies

A bowl of herbs make cooking so much better

herbs- 

Veronica- eaten by bunnies

stevia- yum! love the flavor

Big pots of tomatoes

liriope and sedum Autumn Joy 

I'd like to add some more rudabekia and another blushing bride Hydrangia

yellow coreopsis- hardier- bunnies are eating away- yum

replanted rabbit ears and a Loosestrife

little lime viburnum at the edge- near the edge really threw but off the balance

is huge!

I'm not sure if DH likes it there or filled a hole ; )

it is not proportionate and drives me absolutely crazy

I've planted a boomerang butterfly bush, some

Doug and son gave me three red rose bushes 

we've added more 

daylillies, some more veronica

4 blanket flowers, dianthus and 

transplanted more rabbit ears, lavender and catmint

whew!  we did much more than I thought

will add new photo when things are looking more robust.

oh- and tons of poison ivy...I wish rabbits liked to eat this- on no!

oops!

( my dream garden-*sigh*
not my garden)

beautiful potted plants-
 P Allen smith

organic fertilizer
in a terracotta pot
angelonia blue - 3
fillers  Sweet Caroline - bushy- 3
Calibrichobra- chiffon yellow 3
Macedonia - gold dust

full half day sun
stays moist with a saucer

Outside my window 2012

I love orange lilies and purple loosestrife ( non- reproduce)

loosestrife, lilies and a blue pine

lillies and hydrangias, mugo pine

inspirational photo- not from my garden

Outdoor Space

My work in progress...

 inspiration...

dream patio inspirations   above and below  *sigh!*

I love this look!!!

dreaming of gardens...Front of House

Front door wreath
(Recycled wreath, using fingernail polish I've added
vibrant enameled color to last year's sun bleached, dry damaged berries).
Shades of orange, red and golden hues bring these recycled berries back to life 
and play off the color of the warm wooden door. 

May 2012
hot mix of impatiens near the door
with potato vine and cabbages
need more trailers.

Inspirations for my planter...from pinterest bhg.com below

My Shrub Crush - Hydrangia

White flower farms Hydrangea arborescens Incrediball™ An amazing improvement of the well-known Hydrangea arborescens'Annabelle', this Mophead has flower heads four times the size on sturdy stems that don't flop. Blooms progress from lime green to white and back to green. Incrediball™ truly adds heft to bouquets, fresh or dried. A Proven Winners®/Color Choice® variety. 'Abetwo' PPAF limelight Hydrangea is a valuable genus of some 100 species of shrubs and vines grown for their large and very showy flower heads. Hydrangeas are at their best in summer and fall – a quiet time for most woody plants -- and are worth having for that reason alone. For information on Hydrangea care, click on "Growing Guide & Tips". limelight Both plant varieties prefer well-drained, loamy soils. The snowball white hydrangea thrives in fully sunny locations, while the viburnum needs partially shady to fully sunny planting sites. Quick Facts Common Name: Hydrangea Hardiness Zone: 4-8 S / 4-8 W Height: 3-5' Exposure: Full or Part Sun Blooms In: July-Sept Spacing: 4-6' Ships as: One Gallon Pot Read our Growing Guide lime light and little lime light hydrangia and this one!!!  I love this one!!  Junr to Sept, part shade 3-4 looks good Quick Facts Common Name: Lacecap Hydrangea Hardiness Zone: 5-9 S / 5-9 W Height: 3-4' Exposure: Part Shade Blooms In: June-Sept Spacing: 3-4' Ships as: One Gallon Pot Read our Growing Guide

Front Gardens

Front Garden -  midway

 

needs to have areas filled in, need all summer, seasons interest- needs hot spots filled in 

needs shade area - more plants, hosta, other

bare spots

planter in front.

needs work- to add, white impatiens, variegated hosta,  ground cover, ferns,
add lime green spilling   Marguerite sweet potato vine add to pots in front

entry before

house after 

Inspirational gardens layers and selections?

this is not my garden- it is my dream garden

love these inspirational gardens

have - 5 hydrangia - forever blooming blue, Rhododenron 6 - purples
catmint .  lilly .  lavendar .  lambsear .  mums .  lavendar .  salvia .  succulants

ivy  .  hostas  .  juniper  .  blue fescue .

russian sage

add veronica, salvia ?  
phlox?  Nastursium

Coreopsis, 
seeds- use cosmos
nasturtum
shaded areas  -  add fern  .  lily of the valley  .  hosta
columbine  .  ladys mantel  .  coral bells
? impatiens  .  hostas  .  geraniums
colius  .  begonia  .  sweet potato vine

Notes to Self- the garden1

plan and inspiration- this is my garden study page,   for the painting of my garden- see before, a blank canvas, below.
Patio Garden- midway                         

- before

midway through the garden painting

part sun and shade-

1. large oak tree
2. mugo pine  *****
3. red? Wegilia 
4. Wegilia? wine colored leaves with pink flowers? background plant
5. annebelle hydrangia *****
6. hydrangia- white blushing bride- blue non stop***
7. annebelle viburnim  *****
8. EuonymusMoonshadow  ***
9. lime spirea  ****
10. evergreens boxwood, holly *****

shadyside to full sun
cedar  - growing too big?

• hostas- variety   *****
• -boomerang butterfly bush - purple  ***
• -salvia  *****
• -blanket flower *
• -sedum  *****
• -lavendar  *****
• stella dora ager *****
• Pachysandra *****

added-

Salvia Veronica, impatiens, lambsear
coreopsis lavendar   (died in drought)

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sunny side
yellows

• stella dora  *****
• black eyed susan *****
• yellow abrovitae*****
• 
  
• Yarrow- white
• moore grass- died
• sedum
• lambsear replant
• purple phlox or white?
 

 
• loosestrife? veronica salvia  ***
• cosmos  in pots
• coreopsis  (planted, need more)
• digitallis - would like to plant

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beautiful inspirational garden
mixed greens- not my garden, from pinterest

by garden room     

1. box wood  *****
2. planted sedum   *****
3. heather died
4. euonymus ******
5. added sedum small/ Pachysandra - doing well  *****
   
6. creeping jenny  *****- in pots
7. spirea  *****

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knoll

1. tiger lilys orange *****
2. lilly stellladora- yellows ******
3. purple loosestrife- purple**
4. iris- purple blue
5. sedum*****
6. peony - pink******
7. yellow daisy - died
8. heather died
9. evergreen- blue spruce - ok has mites? Bought ladybugs
10. russian sage- *****
11. spirea lime green *****
12. plant vibernum annebelle next to sage and loosestrife?
13. add phlox
14. box wood structure or sedum?
15. yarrow -white
16. med height moregrass?
17. tall grass behind?
18. need something to give russian sage structure and color behind. 
19. need a tall green mounding prairie grass behind? or an evergreen

add annebell hydrangea

love this grass!! from pinterest (not my garden)

chive and onions
lily from church
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white yarrow
cosmos
veronica
juniper

Coreopsis Sienna Sunset  ??   died

inspirational gardens below

structure 

Yellow foliage really stands out and contrasts well against green plants. Try such stunning options as the Sea of Gold Juniper, with its dramatic golden-yellow foliage; the Sunsation Barberry, which maintains its golden color with an orange cast most of the season; and the Limemound Spiraea, which has bright lemon-yellow leaves that turn orange-red in the fall.

Increasingly popular are plants that offer dark foliage in reds, purples and maroon. The Diabolo Ninebark has intense reddish-purple leaves, while the Heart of Darkness Foamy Bells has fascinating heart-shaped leaves that are cool mint-green with a slight dark burgundy center. Sizzling Pink Fringe Flower is an excellent choice for burgundy foliage. This easy-to-grow plant has rich pink flowers that appear throughout the year against wine-colored leaves. The Cordyline Festival Grass has graceful, strappy leaves that are such a deep burgundy, they nearly appear black.

Blue foliage - yes, blue - can look very striking in the garden. Lots of easy-to-grow and water-wise conifers have a blue tinge, like the Dwarf Alberta Blue Spruce, Icee Blue Juniper and French Blue Scotch Pine. The Eola Sapphire Hosta has large, thick-puckered leaves that get bluer and bluer as the plant ages.

Another hot trend is variegated plants. Variegation means there is more than one color on the leaf. Some stunners are theCanna Tropicanna®, which has huge burgundy leaves striped with yellow, orange and red. The new Tequila Sunrise Mirrorplant has jewel-like foliage that is highly glossed and bright colored. The Variegated Red Twig Dogwood has lovely mint-green leaves edged in sparkling white and it provides the added bonus of blood-red stems in winter, providing spectacular color all year long.

lace leaf maple

dogwood- kousa

lace leaf weeping japanese maple have one- this is not my lace leaf maple

prune only in summer