Pic of the Day-Garden Tour 13
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Pic of the Day-Garden Tour 13
Hi All--Here is a shot taken from just behind our house. It looks back at the corner rock wall that was in yesterday's POTD. It shows how steep the slope is. When we first started to plant this area with perennials we were really concerned about making sure that we would not cause erosion.
Hank
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Hank,
I always enjoy your pics, but this one is just outstanding.
Linda P
I always enjoy your pics, but this one is just outstanding.
Linda P
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And frosts are slain and flowers begotten.....
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And frosts are slain and flowers begotten.....
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Here is another pic of the same general area, taken two years later, in 1994. By this time I had started to remove all the original forest undergrowth, etc. and make it look a bit more presentable. I had no idea that it would ever be a garden bed. I mean, you'd have to be crazy to think about trying to plant perennials in a spot like that, right?
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Hi Hank, it's just amazing the change after te start you begins with the garden !! and to see it now !!
Fantastic job you do
Dirk.
Fantastic job you do
Dirk.
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AMAZING!
Hank, adding those "before" photos really makes an amazingly beautiful garden look even more spectacular! You've done a tremendous job!
SUE
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Seeing the before pics really puts a new light on this garden for me, too. I'm thinking you must have been a little bit on the wide side of normal to start that garden, but I am so glad that you did, and that you've shared it with us.
Dreaming of summer here, with the snow blowing sideways over 1/2" of ice......
Linda P
Dreaming of summer here, with the snow blowing sideways over 1/2" of ice......
Linda P
And time remembered is grief forgotten,
And frosts are slain and flowers begotten.....
Algernon Charles Swinburne
Latitude: 41° 51' 12.1572"
My Hosta List
And frosts are slain and flowers begotten.....
Algernon Charles Swinburne
Latitude: 41° 51' 12.1572"
My Hosta List
It is so beautiful and the before pic show how a little area beind a house often look.. and then there is the slope...Linda is right
Against stupidity the gods themselves struggle in vain.
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WOW!!! I agree the transformation is truly amazing. Who would have ever believed that bare ground could become a lush, beautiful garden? It's fantastic!
Pat
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