From Bare Earth to a Garden

Remembering a garden creation

Today ’s photos come from Charlie Benedick , who is remember a former garden in Virginia .

We began by sum shrubs , tree diagram , and then perennial . Then we added a terrace . It was my dream garden . unhappily , we were only able-bodied to live here three and a one-half year before moving on . I hope the new proprietor love this garden as much as I did . I miss it every Clarence Day .

From this view of the front garden , it ’s hard to consider that this was nearly a white slate when the gardener arrived !

The patio count like a wonderful space to relax and is surrounded by a beautiful planting with color coming from a range of dissimilar leaf types .

container of annuals get in an additional jounce of colouring material .

Bigleaf hydrangea ( Hydrangea macrophylla , Zones 6–9 ) loaded down with flowers .

These intrepid geranium ( Geraniumsp . , maybe ‘ Rozanne ’ , Zones 5–8 ) flowers are beautiful from this angle .

A huge stand of smart bee balm ( Monarda didyma , Zones 4–10 ) .

A mass of loose , informal annuals growing together creates the tone of a romantic cottage garden .

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