I am continuing on this garden picture theme for a while as I am a bit short of time between working on a major lamp commission and spending time in the gym, trying to get in shape for the coming garden season. I haven't mentioned my shoulder surgery for sometime. It was very destabilized by the five procedures that were done, and the surgeon took away my therapy much too soon. A month ago I was only able to lift my arm just above my bottom ribs, but with keeping at the weight machines at the gym on my own, I'm very pleased that I can now get my wrist to my chin! I am seeing progress almost daily and while it may never return to "normal" I anticipate that a year from now I should be able to manage pretty much whatever I put my mind to.
I have been posting photos in this that have been taken over the course of the past three years here in the gardens. There is no particular order, rather they are just views that I personally find enjoyable. You may recognize a great many changes over that period of time... after all, change is my favorite part of gardening!
In the picture below, the main focus of the scene is Fagus sylvatica 'Purple Fountain'. The color is its fresh new spring appearance which darkens considerably within a few days of its leave's emerging. It does indeed end up a deep dark purple tone for the remainder of the season.
The path to the gazebo is bordered by a number of conifers. In the following photo, one can see Picea abies 'Nidiformis' or bird's nest spruces as well as Montgomery spruces. Unforfunately some shading out of the bird's nests is occurring due to the presence of a large Picea abies to the right in the picture. I really enjoy the colorful contrast created by the large barberries that are about four feet tall. I do not know the cultivar name on these but they stay colorful all season and the tiny bright red berries are great in the fall as well.
The following picture was taken in 2009 prior to my removing most of the rose plants and replacing them with interesting conifers. Maintaining this many petunias does take some time and I am going to follow this theme once again this season. I am however rethinking the use of annuals in the gardens after this coming season and with the many changes I have planned, I suspect that annuals will be less abundant in the future.
I'll close with a view of the cottage garden which is pretty much less and less a cottage garden with each new season. While I expect to continue to showcase lilies here, I'm also adding more Japanese maples and conifers. I'm not sure where this will all end up... stay tuned... Larry
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