Garden Dreams

Last Saturday, I went with my friend S to our town's annual garden club sale.

 

I bought some geraniums for my planters:

 

 

and some Italian Oregano that might discourage the deer from eating my roses:

 

I also went to my favorite den of garden iniquity and bought a purple jackmanii Clematis.

 

My lettuce seeds have sprouted:

 

And the carrots need transplanting to a larger container:

 

The Karl Rosenfield peonies I planted last year look like they are going to bloom. They're a deep fuschia.

 

The biggest project for this year is underway. We ripped out a row of some old overgrown bushes, and now we need to replace the lawn. The back yard will look much more open, and be a lot easier to take care of.

 

My dream is to have an English perennial border, with enough flowers to cut for bouquets, and enough varieties that will attract butterflies. Since it's only the second year I've been working on the garden at this house, there are still a lot of empty spaces as the plants mature, and I add new ones. A few didn't survive our "snowmageddon" winter, so I'll need to replace them. Eventually, I also want a vegetable patch, but that has to wait until we can build one with a tall wire fence. You can see from the woods in the back that with all the animals who live there, vegetables don't stand a chance otherwise!

There is one very cool thing about having woods in the backyard (in addition to the privacy). Sometimes nature provides you with little surprises like this:

 

 

Jack-in-the-pulpit. They're not the prettiest flowers, but I have very fond memories of them growing in the woods next to my grandmother's house when I was growing up. My dad and I used to take walks there, and there were so many woodland flowers that I rarely see anymore. When I found these in my own backyard, it was a little gift that made my day!

What flowers make you a little sentimental? If you garden, what is your dream garden?

Comments

[Kara]

I am amazed at your green thumb abilities. I am hopeless in the garden. Yours looks like it would be the perfect place to spend the day.

[Sonya]

You are light years ahead of me, garden-wise. It's been so cold and wet here I haven't done a thing yet. You're inspiring me to get moving!

[2paw]

Oh your garden is looking lovely and it is full of potential!! I would like a garden that was less growy, all the trees and blackberries and weeds grow like topsy!!!

[Jamie Keifer]

I just started gardening a few months ago, so I'm still learning how to make one. I always loved putting Italian Oregano in my dream garden. Once I get my house, I'll carefully choose which plants I'll include in that dream garden of mine.