Anniversary Garden
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We had an area in our back yard that was a big mess with trees, bryer bushes and junk. The first photo below with the goats shows that patch of trees in the background that is now the garden. In the beginning, my intentions were only to pull out the trees and bryers with the back hoe and clear this area to plant grass seed and maybe a shrub or two around the stones but once it was cleared I had better thoughts of a garden.
The idea to do a perennial garden was inspired by some of the beautiful gardens that Kelly and I saw in Newport, R.I. while celebrating 25 years of marriage on May 28, '08. This project began for us during our vacation that week so we thought it only appropriate to call this the "Anniversary Garden".
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The Beginning...
First Raised Bed Of Garden
Arbor Poles/Sitting Area
Entry Way Cedar Railings
There have been a lot of raised beds added for flowers and this garden is now only one year old. The entire garden is edges with stone from our property, and all the paths are filled with peastone. We were also fortunate enough to have an 8x10 and an 8x12 greenhouse given to us by family friends that needed them removed for construction of an addition and we set up the two of them "end to end" to create one greenhouse 8x22 ft.
These 3 photos below were taken in June 2009.
This long stone lined bed is reserved for hybrid mini roses bushes. In the wooden bed next to it are 2- Tree Peonies, phlox, brodiaea, and 'belle of woking' clematis
Cross View of the entry way beds.
