Our Garden 1996-2005 As
you can see, we have an urban lot. The backyard is
full of plants, but much less landscaped. There is
an uncomely chainlink fence that came with the house, and
eventually we'll get rid of it. I'm not in a big
hurry because it is very functional. It keeps out
rabbits fairly well and it doesn't shield my plants from
light, or hide the view of my neighbor's plantings, which
run right along ours on the other side of the fence.
I've been working on veiling it a bit with birch branches
and vines. |
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| View of main bed
late may 2005. |
Front yard boreal
garden June 2003 |
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| Side view of boreal garden
Spring 2005 |
Late June: delphinium, thalictrums, larkspur
and asiatic lilies |
Fritilaria clump in
2002 |
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| Entrance to the backyard: Roses and clematis
in June |
Main bed in backyard. Late July 1996: Echinacea, Rudbeckia, Eupatorium, Liatris. |
On the right is my favorite thatlictrum
aquilegiafolium, the bright yellows are trolius. The strange
presence to the left of center is a tree branch stuck in
the ground, covered with Sculpy fabrications made by our
nieces, Sandy's mother, and ourselves. |
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Garden 2000 Pictures:
A nice shot of the Southwest, shady side of the backyard
in its prime (early June) Click
here.
A shot of the main bed in late June, just as the lilies
open. Click here.
Fritilaria meleagris around the birdbath Click
here
A hybridized Thalictrum
that I developed myself. As far as I know, I'm the
first to cross t. flavum glaucum and t.
rochebrunianum. The result is a sterile, sturdier
plant that blooms significantly longer than either parent.
It is a very nice and attractive plant.
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