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cramsay

cramsay's Backyard garden

Garden Type: Backyard | Sun: Partial Sun | Soil: Clay I'm Organic!

A motley collection of borders and beds, with muddy, awful lawn in between. Long-term plan is to remove the lawn, re-do the beds, and put a water feature and bog garden in to deal with the drainage. One side is dominated by a big, scraggly bamboo hedge that I struggle to control. Most of my favorites specimens are in this area of the garden.

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Plantings

  • Blueberry "Toro" Day 48

    Blueberry "Toro"

    Vaccinium corymbosum

    Established on 04 Oct 09 First try at blueberries. Note to self, Toro is...

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  • Blueberry "Blue Crop" Day 48

    Blueberry "Blue Crop"

    Vaccinium corymbosum

    Established on 04 Oct 09 Trying blueberries. Left them out in the full s...

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  • Burgundy & Gold Bearded Iris Day 372

    Burgundy & Gold Bearded Iris

    Iris germanica

    Established on 14 Nov 08 Here when I moved in. Common, but I've never be...

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  • Meadow Rue - tall

    Meadow Rue - tall

    Thalictrum uchiyamae

    Planting Out on 01 May 08 This is the plant I was looking for when I boug...

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  • Sisyrinchium striatum

    Sisyrinchium striatum

    Sisyrinchium striatum

    Sown in 2005 Another plant I'd seen in a neighbor's garden, ...

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  • Meadow Rue

    Meadow Rue

    Thalictrum occidentale

    Sown in 2004 Native. Spreading vigorously in its 3rd year.

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  • Daffodil 'recurvus'

    Daffodil 'recurvus'

    Narcissus poeticus

    Planted at the edge of the patio in gravel. The...

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  • Peony 'Festiva Maxima'

    Peony 'Festiva Maxima'

    Paeonia officinalis

    Beautiful, profuse, fluffy white blooms. Needs ...

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  • Bleeding Heart

    Bleeding Heart

    Dicentra spectabilis

    I think it's the law to not have one of these i...

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  • Common Rush

    Common Rush

    Juncus effusus

    In a container water garden. Thrives, but seems...

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  • Snowdrops

    Snowdrops

    Galanthus nivalis

    One of the first flowers every year. Spreading ...

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  • Lirope

    Lirope

    Liriope muscari

    After several years, this plant is still just a...

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  • Dame's Rocket

    Dame's Rocket

    Hesperis matronalis

    Somehow has managed to naturalize in just about...

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  • Spiny Wood Fern

    Spiny Wood Fern

    Dryopteris austriaca

    Native - Volunteer.

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  • Surprise Peony

    Surprise Peony

    Paeonia officinalis

    This small peony plant was right next to my big...

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  • Astilbe 'Ostrich Plume'

    Astilbe 'Ostrich Plume'

    Astilbe

    This was one of my prize plants at my old apart...

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  • Hydrangea 'Glowing Embers'

    Hydrangea 'Glowing Embers'

    Hydrangea macrophylla

    Hot, hot pink! Not a very large hydrangea, I've...

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  • Heuchera 'Crimson Curls'

    Heuchera 'Crimson Curls'

    Heuchera

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  • Hosta 'Halcyon'

    Hosta 'Halcyon'

    Hosta

    Large, very blue leaves.

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  • Pacific Bleeding Heart

    Pacific Bleeding Heart

    Dicentra formosa

    Native, vigorous in full shade and delightful. ...

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  • Douglas Spirea

    Douglas Spirea

    Spirea douglasii

    Native. Planted in a wide border next to the ho...

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  • Ferny Euphorbia

    Ferny Euphorbia

    Euphorbia

    I like euphorbias. This one is so dainty!

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  • Flowering quince

    Flowering quince

    Chaenomeles japonica

    Slightly orange, but mostly hot pink, flower in...

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  • Spurge 'Wulfenii'

    Spurge 'Wulfenii' AVAILABLE FOR SWAP

    Euphorbia characias

    I started noticing these statuesque plants in g...

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Comments

  • nutmeg

    nutmeg wrote:

    Sounds like a nicely varied garden – and not too manicured!

    Posted on 12 Apr 08 (about 1 years ago)

  • cramsay

    cramsay wrote:

    Thanks Nutmeg. As I’ve been taking an inventory since I joined Folia, I’ve come realize just how many different plants I have!

    Posted on 13 Apr 08 (about 1 years ago)

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