Hey everyone! I’m back to showcase another native plant garden on my property. I stared this garden transition in 2016. The garden lines the entire span of my backyard fence line. This particular garden creation was a bit of a challenge. The area had incredibly dry sandy soil. There was an old languishing lilac in the area with a patchy weedy lawn. This garden had faced many set backs over the years. A three year drought. A massive hail storm with fence replacement. Removal of a diseased white spruce that led to the installation of a backyard studio. I’m still combating motherwort, creeping charlie, and bindweed. I used a multilayer approach to this garden. Taller plants to the back, staggered foreground perennials and shrubs, and short perennials at the front of the border. Plants chosen: Red Twig Dogwood, Arrowwood Viburnum, Monarda Fistulosa, Monarda Didyma, Culver’s Root, Anise Hyssop, Virgins Bower Clematis (grow on laundry pole), Virginia Mountain Mint, Shrubby St. John’s Wort, Foxglove Beardtongue, Butterfly weed, Yarrrow, Big Bluestem, Summer Beauty Allium (non-native), catmint (non-native), and for ground cover, wild strawberry. Ignore the tulips. I am slowly adding Virginia Bluebells to add spring color.
by CoastTemporary5606
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Gorgeous!
Looks great
What a beautiful border you’ve created! Amazing job!
Looks great! Question – how many plants are in each grouping in photo 9? I’m trying to find mass sizes I like and mimic it but have a hard time figuring out how many plants it takes to make that clump I see in photos. Photo 9 are ideal clumps. 🙂
Beautiful!!
What percentage of native to nonnative are you going for? Just noting the gold Achillea and tulips.
Beautiful!
Beautiful 😍