A recent patio and cedar planter installation. Next up: planting a new shrub bed.
Seedlings Almost Ready
The next couple of weeks are for filling in the gardens with annuals and creating planters.
New Cutting Garden
We turned raked away the old mulch, tilled in some compost and prepped this new garden bed for a variety of pink, white and purple perennials. I’ll post finished pics after the installation.
Consider Native Plants For The Garden
Incorporating native shrubs in your landscape design offers numerous benefits aside from their beauty, including improved biodiversity, lower maintenance, and enhanced resilience. Native shrubs also provide food and shelter for birds, pollinators, beneficial insects and other wildlife. They’re well-adapted to local climate and soil conditions, requiring less water and fertilizer when compared to non-native species. Additionally, native shrubs help prevent erosion, improve soil health, and contribute to a more sustainable landscape.
Pictured: Clethra alnifolia, Summersweet
Had a few unplanted perennials and ornamental grasses left over at the end of the season so I “planted” the pots in my raised beds and will find homes for these flowers in some landscape designs in the spring.
Garden Design/Installation Project in Progress
Flower Garden Design
A couple pics from of some recent planting designs.
Mid-Summer Vibes
A Fragrant Walkway
We’re working on an installation of a landscape design for property in West Newbury and just finished this stepping stone walkway which leads to a bluestone terrace. Eventually, the thyme groundcover will spread to the cobble edging and between the pavers. A lawn in planned for either side of the walkway. Not pictured is a sloped perennial garden.