KathN's Backyard garden
Garden Type: Backyard | Sun: Partial Sun | Soil: Clay | Established: 2001 | Organic
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This is approximately 1/4 acre of clay, rock, mostly untended grass, ancient willow trees, and three equally ancient fruit trees. All were here long before we were.
Portions of the yard bake in the summer, and turn to a marsh in the winter. The neighbors before last, built their yard up along our fence, so the water no longer drains properly. We’re still trying to figure out what to do about that.Slowly but surely, we’re coming up with ideas for working with what we have. There’s a shady woodland section in the back left corner that will be ideal for native, shade-loving plants. I think that will be next year’s project. Opposite it, it’s all sun all the time, and I hope to build out from the slight raise and have a section of native viburnum and other bird-loving, sun-loving plants.
For the rest? That’s where the chickens roam. Someday I’ll have a greenhouse back there as well … oh yes. I dream of having a place to garden even in Seattle’s grey winters … garden and write. Because the wi-fi makes it all the way into the back yard!
Big yard. Big dreams.
An outdoor organic garden located in Seattle, United States, KathN's Backyard garden currently contains 17 plants.
This is a Backyard garden that is known to be in USDA Hardiness Zone 7b. It has mainly Clay soil and receives Partial Sun light.Plantings
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Kiwi Berry Day 36
Actinidia arguta
Transplanted on 15 May 13
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Viburnum carlesi
Purchased on 22 Apr 12 "Upright, rounded deciduous shrub with dense, s...
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Zantedeschia
Transplanted on 11 Jun 11 I have no idea if this calla is really white or...
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Viburnum opulus ssp. trilobum
Purchased on 30 Apr 11
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Sambucus canadensis
Purchased on 30 Apr 11
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Hydrangea macrophylla
Established on 16 Jul 09
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Rumex sanguineus
Transplanted on 07 Jun 09
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Bearded Iris AVAILABLE FOR SWAP
Iris germanica
Transplanted on 05 Sep 06 These are three varieties of bearded iris that ...
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Prunus domestica
Established on 01 Jan 90 We don't know if this came from a sapper, or a ...
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Malus domestica
Transplanted on 07 Apr 50 These two apple trees were once part of a West ...
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Pyrus communis
Established on 07 Apr 50 This pear was also in the backyard when we purc...
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