His full grown garden: https://imgur.com/a/0zLrsbw
His garden he left behind that I have to tend to: https://imgur.com/a/CJ14Gn2
Let me know if I should take better pictures, thank you.
by iwilleatyourpussy
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His full grown garden: https://imgur.com/a/0zLrsbw
His garden he left behind that I have to tend to: https://imgur.com/a/CJ14Gn2
Let me know if I should take better pictures, thank you.
by iwilleatyourpussy
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Man, he also bought like 20 bags of All Purpose Miracle Gro Garden Soil. He had so many more plans with the garden, what should I do with it?
Sorry for your loss, and also maybe see the garden as a way to make peace with the legacy’s he left. It’s not easy sadly.
Roses need rose food, and the rest needs mulching when you get wood chippings available… Free or bought. Keep on top of the weeding best you can as spring comes up or it’ll be a bit unwieldy for a while, and see about getting some help to learn from this year so next year is easier 🙂
r/Roses can help you with more detailed suggestions for all those gorgeous bushes he had. It looks like he had great taste in old-world varieties.
The trees kind of look like crepe myrtles. Other than that I’m too much of a novice to really recognize things.
I believe 4B is possibly a pomegranate tree ?
If it is those red parts will turn into blooms then into pomegranates.
Don’t trim it.
I’m so sorry about your father. It’s a beautiful garden.
Do you have an iPhone? You might be able to take photos and identify them. (Sorry I don’t have more helpful advice.)
Very sorry for your loss. Your dad would be proud you want to upkeep the beautiful work there.
If you have iPhone, I hear it has native image search from whatever the photo app is. I use PictureThis on Android which has a free trial (worth the cost IMO).
I would recommend finding local ways to have someone walk through the garden with you. If you’re on FB, there are often “[Location] Gardeners” etc where people will be more than happy to come over and talk about all this.
Another option is a local extension office. [Most counties (I assume you’re in USA) have extension offices.](https://lawnlove.com/blog/what-is-a-county-extension-service-and-how-can-it-help-me/)
>Extension services offer helpful expert advice and a wide array of services for gardeners and homeowners to help them make wise decisions about how to grow and maintain their gardens and landscape and how to deal with problems that invariably arise. Their experts offer educational programs and provide many downloadable documents, such as how to plant tomatoes, when to fertilize the lawn and best time to prune flowering spring shrubs. Most services are free, but some have a small charge.
I’ll try to help with some images, from confident to maybe guessing:
[https://i.imgur.com/xHk3jip.jpeg](https://i.imgur.com/xHk3jip.jpeg) “Tall phlox”. Pretty much indestructible.
[https://i.imgur.com/WxJzrjM.png](https://i.imgur.com/WxJzrjM.png) More phlox, prob a different variety that blooms at a different time.
[https://i.imgur.com/oVd4w53.png](https://i.imgur.com/oVd4w53.png) Pepper plants. White stuff is very likely bone meal that provides calcium
[https://i.imgur.com/diKb8Wv.png](https://i.imgur.com/diKb8Wv.png) more peppers
[https://i.imgur.com/bYnJHrt.png](https://i.imgur.com/bYnJHrt.png) Mugwort – some people think it’s weedy, some like the smell and it helps repel insects. The fact there’s really no other weeds around it makes me think ‘wanted’, but it does get tall and gangly.
[https://i.imgur.com/z9Jshhv.png](https://i.imgur.com/z9Jshhv.png) I *THINK* the little seedlings are celosia; did he have any flowers that looked like brains or the thing on rooster heads? they tend to self seed every year like crazy. When they get tall enough and start putting out flowers in early July you can thin the weak ones out.
[https://i.imgur.com/bWmYOcu.jpeg](https://i.imgur.com/bWmYOcu.jpeg) Bed of (likely) vinca and some zinnia (the orange). If you’re in an area with proper winters, these are annuals and were probably recently planted?
When in doubt, let things grow, the worst thing that happens is you do a bit more weeding vs losing a nice fall plant.
My one takeaway would be to pay most attention to the peppers, they can be the short term fussiest of all the plants there. Roses are fussy longer term if they don’t get pruned for years. They tend to be pruned in winter so I am sure your dad took care of that already. They look in great shape.
I am so very sorry. We are in the midst of losing my FIL, and gardening was his happy place. I have been trying to learn about his favorites so I can tend to my own garden in a sort of connection to him. I hope you are able to find something similar to your dad.
Highly recommend the Picture This app, it’s worth the money. It will help you ID each plant and give you care instructions. Also Google your USDA zone, so you know the basics of your climate, and what your plants expect from nature.
Beyond that, recommend perusing thrift stores and junk shop bookshelves for gardening books—not only are they instructive, but they can be very escapist and peaceful.
Best of luck to you. It looks like your father had a serious green thumb, and the good news is that with a little attention, you can have one too.
Again very sorry for your loss.
Your dad must have been proud of his garden- it’s lovely. Condolences for your loss
My condolences for your father. I hope tending to his garden is a blessing—it certainly looks like it’s been thoughtfully and well cared for. I second downloading the “picture this” app to identify everything. It won’t be able to tell you what type of peppers, for instance (or squash if it’s growing too) but it’s a fantastic starting off point for further research.
Don’t feel too overwhelmed by having to do everything all at once. I had a family member pass and was tasked with cleaning up their yard and was reminded by a friend that gardens grow—and that things can sit for a while as you get your bearings. But this gardening sub here has been a lifesaver for me!!
Point 6 , the sword like plant looks like gladiols. You just need to water them and they will make beautiful flowers. If the temperature get below freezing in the winter, the bulbs need to be digged out of the ground and stored in a dark place until spring.
Ah you made me tear up – we went through a similar thing nearly 4 years ago. No suggestions, but just my condolences. And if you lose some of the plants don’t stress about it. I had a minor breakdown about a lily…
Sorry for your loss.
Items to have on hand: Fertilizer, mulch, occasional topsoil, mulch, insecticide/fungicide, did I say mulch?
Learn to water, prune, and weed almost every day. Having a garden is about having your hands in the dirt every day. You don’t need to do a lot every day – that’s what weekends are for – just do what you can every day.
♥️. #8 could be peonies? Definitely suggest google lens. You could also try reaching out to some local gardening clubs or bringing pictures to a garden center nearby- they might be helpful. I’d probably be hesitant to pull too much out right now since they are easier to ID with berries/flowers etc
The 2 plants up against the house are weeds. He would never have planted something that close to the house. I’m sorry but I can’t pull up the name. Did you poke around in the basement and garage for products that he used? Granular white stuff could be many things from amendment/supplement to insecticide.
Hire a few hours of a gardening professional’s time. Ask questions, take notes. Don’t let them get away with questions unanswered.
Woah incredible
Sorry for your loss
He lives on. Sorry for your loss op.
Can you contact a local master Gardner to come over and help you figure it out?
I’m so sorry for your loss. I don’t have much advice since I’m new to roses, but I wanted to say just how beautiful you’re dad’s garden is. He clearly worked very hard to create such beauty.
Aight mang, lemme try
All are guesses but accurate;
1-2 are pink ko rose,
3 a red ko rose,
4 a yellow ko rose,
5678 is a crape myrtle tree, maybe a country red maybe anything trimmed up into tree form,
9-10 idk rn fuck perennials they’re hard sometimes,
11 is a garden phlox, tall phlox are fancy,
12 is maybe vinca?
13 more crape and phlox,
14 yellow climber such as golden shower?
18 St John’s wart,
19 hard but maybe hardy mums in red, idk yellow but tall flower look like astilbe or sweetspire idk,
23 look like a cherry or peach idk which,
26 maybe oleander idk
Disfruta trabajando en ese hermoso jardín. Será un buen homenaje a tu papá…
I am sorry for your loss op. He sure did keep an impressive garden going, there’s already been some really good advice here.
I’ll just add,
if there are green houses in your area they are usually wealths of knowledge for helping you maintain this beautiful garden and are usually very happy to help with any questions.
Gardens can be a lot of work and picking away little by little will really help keep it from becoming too much but be kind with yourself. It may get away on you a little and that is okay. Don’t shy away from accepting some help if offered.
Take care and enjoy that garden
[https://i.imgur.com/UQnQ2gP.png](https://i.imgur.com/UQnQ2gP.png) Chives probably
[https://i.imgur.com/YNkNMLt.png](https://i.imgur.com/YNkNMLt.png) Possibly Wormwood (needs better image) and Capsicum
[https://i.imgur.com/aA7yvGk.png](https://i.imgur.com/aA7yvGk.png) Jujube in flower
[https://i.imgur.com/WxJzrjM.png](https://i.imgur.com/WxJzrjM.png) The one with the red stem could be Laurus nobilis (needs better picture)
[https://i.imgur.com/nftOulx.png](https://i.imgur.com/nftOulx.png) Some type of Hibiscus
[https://i.imgur.com/diKb8Wv.png](https://i.imgur.com/diKb8Wv.png) Capsicum
[https://i.imgur.com/qLJeFjc.png](https://i.imgur.com/qLJeFjc.png) Thuja