In the spring I can’t resist posting photos of the little bit of heaven where I spend so much of my time, doing the garden-creating and -maintaining that’s been turning me on my whole life. Next time I’ll try to capture the early-morning bird sounds for you.
If you don’t have a lot of time to devote to your garden, the good news is that using trees, shrubs, big grasses and masses of drought-tolerant perennials, a garden can be lovely, nature-friendly, and pretty darn self-sustaining. Though nothing is no-maintenance, any hype you may have read to the contrary. If you’d like more of this in your yard, click over to my gardening blog and website for info and stories about these plants and this garden over the years.
View of back garden from the deck, left side. Dogwoods in bloom; in the foreground are the chartreuse 'Ogon' Spirea with Lamb's ears.
Back garden right side, with Dogwood, Kwanzan cherry tree and a Doublefile Viburnum blooming.
Approaching the garden from the basement door you first see Oakleaf hydrangeas and gold-blooming Celandine poppies at their feet.
Woodland garden with dogwoods in bloom. Solomon's seal and Carex are in the foreground and Hellebores in the birdbath.
The shady side of my front walkway. In bloom are Bleeding Hearts and Muscari. The groundcover is Creeping Jenny.
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Absolutely love it…the more natural the better. I want your yard!
Gorgeous photos!
Beautiful photos. How could you resist pointing out that a big element in this low maintenance and heavenly garden is the lack of grass/lawn?
There is nothing like blooming dogwood to give depth to the woods. The bold white announcement surrounded by nascent green. I spent this past weekend driving through the Shenandoah Valley where the dogwood are making their appearance with my next best friend, the redbud, intermingled. Stunning blue sky, back roads, crashing river with dogwood peppered throughout.
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