Pianolady
Zone 4b Iowa
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| Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 8:39 pm Post subject: Hidden Gardens.....(graphic heavy) |
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Maybe I'm just not very much fun, but I've pretty much hidden my yard from the drivers by, once mid summer hits, and this is on purpose. By July, all the motorists see is trees, ornamental grasses, wisteria that may never bloom, & hollyhocks. If they want to see the rest, they can stop and say hello!
The empty spaces are as important as the flowers in my opinion. I like creating "rooms" where people can sit and relax, hidden from view from the outside world. Trees, hollyhocks, wisteria, ornamental grasses & even the dreaded (by most people) limelight, create a "wall" seperating my gardens from the road behind. It's already starting to fill in and get tall. Only downside is the cleanup, but I can deal with that (big longbed truck takes it all away).
I could sure see some of bethie's fine walkway/path stones going in here. (http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h241/rick_beth/89d4759b.jpg)
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Crazy Orchid Lady
Colorado
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| Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 8:51 pm Post subject: |
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Wow! That is really pretty! Looks like you kinda live in the country - am I right. Sooo beautiful. I like the setup.
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eileen
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Scotland
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| Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2006 9:56 pm Post subject: |
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Oh now that is really lovely Pianolady. I like the way the seating area is hidden from the road. I imagine that your garden attracts lots of wildlife.
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cajunbelle
zone 8b Louisiana
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| Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 1:07 am Post subject: |
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How lovely, maybe one day mine will look like that.
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Frank
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Originally Galway, Ireland
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| Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 9:56 am Post subject: |
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There's no crime in not wanting people to see into your garden. I think you just do what feels right for you. And you have done a real good job PL. I would love to sit on the bench 
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glendann
Texas
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| Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 2:23 pm Post subject: |
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Such a lovely sight to behold .Your yard is sooooooo great.It looks like you just wander down pathways to more little rooms .I know mine will never in this life time look like yours .
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bethie
WestTennessee
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| Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 3:38 pm Post subject: secret garden |
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Love your hidden garden. Our stuff is all in our backyard. We have planted over 100 trees and 140 shrubs to totally obscure it from view. Very few get in to see it as I am as secretive as the garden itself. Unfortunely the overflow is creeping out front and prettying it up too. Keep planting! 
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bethie
WestTennessee
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| Posted: Sat Jun 10, 2006 3:41 pm Post subject: Forgot something |
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Forgot to ask. What is the dreaded limelight? 
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glendann
Texas
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| Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 2:57 am Post subject: |
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Bethie ,Your place sounds lovely .I am off a main road ,and kind of in the middle of a field .I have all kinds of plants but hardly any trees .I have 1 hugh pine in back and one big cedar tree in front,
at the side so not much shade .Hope you have lots .What part of the country do you live in?
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Pianolady
Zone 4b Iowa
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| Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 3:18 am Post subject: |
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Artemisia 'Oriental Limelight' is the tall green & yellow plant taking up the bottom half of this photo.
http://www.bondpiano.com/Dirt2006/June/June9/Dscf3860.jpg
It all came from one cute little 4" pot, every bit of it. It will get over 4' tall here, not the 12-36" the tag claims.
The most invasive stuff on the planet, but I wanted it to cover a large area. Definitely high maintenance, but was perfect for this spot. I just keep a solid line where it does not pass (actually it's a brown tarp under mulch, keeps it in it's place). The grasses, daylilies, beard tongue & artemisia get to duke it out in this tarped-off area. It's my battle of the invasives.
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Frank
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| Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 10:20 am Post subject: |
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 No wonder it's not your favourite PL.
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Primsong
Oregon
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| Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 3:43 pm Post subject: |
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I love the 'rooms'! Of course now I want to do that too. You've done a very nice job of it, I would say - and I rather like the idea of letting the invasive ones duke it out with one another in one spot.
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