Now and Then

I've been inundating you with The Susans for weeks!
You've been very good sports.

But then, you are used to my sharing my favorites from time to time.
Believe me, if Practically Perfect Pink Phlox was still in bloom
photos would be posted daily!

Instead,
I'll show this gratuitous butterfly photo!
He did perch prettily on the lantana that

happens to live in the Susans Bed!

Speaking of the Susans!

Would you like to see a photo of the garden's first summer?

First a little back story

My first garden was a daylily garden.

They lined a sidewalk that led past a desolate foundation planting.

But, they couldn't take the attention away from the awful foundation!

They were eventually replaced by the front porch and a new stone path!

You can go here or here for those stories!

I built a raised bed for all my beloved daylilies!

Then

It wasn't The Susan's Bed then.
It was quite a bit smaller and
the primary flowering plants were
iris, the daylilies and a few butterfly weeds....
and a giant Zebra Grass that I pulled out.
I'm pretty sure there were Susans,
but, not like now;-)

How did it get from that to this?

or, this

Plants just seem to follow me home.

So I built them a place to live!

I expanded just a bit!

I kept the daylilies and

added as many favorite native shrubs and perennials

and exotics that I could squeeze into the space!

The garden kept widening;

until, I hit limestone bedrock too heavy to remove and had to stop!

Which brings me to the next project~~the stock pond!

Coming soon! I hope!

Gail

"There are no gardening mistakes, only experiments." -- Janet Kilburn Phillips