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AspenShadow's Lower Backyard garden
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My lower backyard is part of the patio/deck off the sun room. Parts of it get a few hours of sun each day and other parts are mostly shady. This garden has a waterfall and is on a slope. The hardscape was completed in 2007 and the initial plants were planted by the landscaper. I am slowly adding to the plant list. My goal is a casual, cottage garden look. I go organic as much as I can, but I’m still learning about that also.
I also have two 60+ pound dogs that have the full run of the yard so I have a couple of places that I just mulch and leave it free for the dogs to have a path.
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Juniper Parsonii 'Juniperus Chinensis'
Purchased on 09 Sep 09 I wanted a plant for winter interest. Most of ...
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Lavender Queen Rhododendron
Purchased on 07 May 09 My husband loves this plant so I have placed 3 ...
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Hosta 'So Sweet'
Hosta
Purchased on 07 May 09 There are a total of 6 hostas in the garden. T...
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Tickseed
Coreopsis auriculata
Sown on 25 Apr 09
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Japanese Skimmia
Skimmia japonica
Purchased on 09 Apr 09
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Sentimental Blue Platycodon
Platycodon grandiflorus
Established on 09 Apr 09 This Sentimental Blue Platycodon volunteered ne...
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Bee Balm 'Mondarda Dioyma'
Purchased on 09 Mar 09 I placed bee balm close to the waterfall to fil...
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Flowering Sage Salvia Snowhill
Purchased on 07 Mar 09
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Basil
Ocimum basilicum
Established on 09 Oct 08 I originally had basil in a herb pot in 2008. ...
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Creeping Thyme, Thymus 'Elfin'
Thymus praecox
Purchased on 25 Apr 08 I planted three of these between the stepping s...
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Salvia May Night
Salvia x sylvestris
Sown on 25 Apr 08 Planted on both sides of the steps and between ...
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Bugtloss Blue Angel
Anchusa azurea
Transplanted on 09 Apr 08 Christy gave me two of these plants and I have ...
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Trumpet Honeysuckle "Alabama Crimson"
Lonicera sempervirens
Purchased on 25 Mar 08 I placed this vine in a large pot between the w...
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Lambs Ear
Stachys byzantina
Purchased on 07 Mar 08 Lamb's Ear is one of my favorite plants for sun...
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Variegated Sage
Salvia officinalis
Sown on 09 Oct 07
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Golden Edge Thyme - Aureus
Thymus vulgaris
Sown on 09 Oct 07
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Rosemary
Rosmarinus officinalis
Transplanted on 09 Sep 07 This rosemary bush was in an herb planter and i...
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Drawf Burfordi Holly
Purchased on 04 Sep 07 Planted as part of the original landscaping in ...
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Camellia Kanjiro
Sown on 25 Aug 07 Planted at the top of the hill close to the ram...
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Knockout Roses
Rosa
Purchased on 25 Aug 07 There are 6 bushes spread throughout the lower ...
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Gold Mop Cypress
Chamaecyparis pisifera
Purchased on 25 Aug 07 Three of these bushes were planted at the top o...
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Loropetalum
Purchased on 09 Aug 07
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Maiden Grass
Miscanthus sinensis
Sown on 09 Aug 07 There are three of these grasses planted on the...
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Japanese Maple
Acer palmatum
Sown on 01 Aug 07 This is my husband's favorite tree and when we ...
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Daylily
Purchased on 07 Aug 07 The daylilies were part of the original plantin...
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Comments
kcmarcey wrote:
Dear Shadow:
Wow! You have a beautiful garden. I don’t see a Clethera shrub. MMMMmm…Would you like to buy mine? I made a mistake purchasing this plant in August because of it’s terrific fragrance. It takes more water than I am willing to give it, as I am aiming for a dry rain garden. …No pressure.
Sincerely,
kcmarcey
Posted on 11 Oct 09 (about 1 months ago)
AspenShadow wrote:
Thanks. Sorry for the delay I couldn’t figure out how to read the comment at first. :-) We moved here in 2006 from Colorado and I’m enjoying getting back to plants that my family grew in Tennessee when I was a kid. I’m not sure what a Clethera shrub is. I might be interested but I have allergies and it depends on what it smells like. As long as it’s not right next to my sitting area I might be interested.
I’m also interested in learning what a “dry” rain garden is. I had a nice xerioscape front yard in Colorado (plants that like it dry and not just a rock garden) but I’ve never heard of a dry rain garden.
Posted on 18 Oct 09 (about 1 months ago)