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kelly's Side garden
Plantings (19)
Progress Journal (19)
Wish List (9)
The plants located along the walkway from the front to back yards.
This garden has been in constant construction since I moved into this house in April of 2008. First I realized it was horribly overgrown and not taken care of. Too many bulbs which had divided and completely taken over the area (and stopped flowering because of overcrowding) and two roses which never got pruned.
In 2008 I dug out a bunch of bulbs and replanted a few of them.
In 2009 I realized I had missed a bunch during my original pass, so I realized that the only way I’d be happy with this space is to take out the vast majority of the bulbs (and really get them this time), and plant perennials and herbs. So over the span of about 2 months in early 2009 this is exactly what I did.
I took out approximately 300 bulbs/rhizomes and planted my perennials and herbs instead. I’m much happier with it now.
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Plantings
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Lemon Thyme 'Golden'
Thymus citriodorus
Purchased on 17 Jun 09 I absolutely could NOT resist this one when I s...
- 2 journals
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Sage 'Caradonna'
Salvia nemorosa
Purchased on 02 Jun 09 Beautiful ornamental sage.
- 2 journals
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Lavender 'Kew Red'
Lavandula stoechas
Purchased on 02 Jun 09 This lavender has a subtle sarsaparilla smell t...
- 2 journals
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Anemone
Anemone sylvestris
Purchased on 02 Jun 09
- 2 journals
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Rudbeckia 'Irish Eyes'
Rudbeckia hirta
Purchased on 02 Jun 09 I've been looking for this Rudbeckia for YEARS,...
- 5 journals
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Toad Lily
Tricyrtis hirta
Purchased on 02 Jun 09 So because apparently my toad lily that I got l...
- 3 journals
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Rudbeckia 'Indian Summer' (Self-seeded)
Rudbeckia hirta
Sown on 22 Apr 09 Not sure exactly how these guys self-seeded whe...
- 1 journals
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Lily of the Valley
Convallaria majalis
Purchased on 31 Mar 09 I always remember a great wash of this stuff wh...
- 1 journals
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Columbine 'Long Spurred Mixed'
Aquilegia vulgaris
Sown on 24 Mar 09 Added some seeds for columbine in the side gard...
- 2 journals
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Globe Thistle
Echinops ritro
Sown on 24 Mar 09 I LOVE globe thistle. I can't wait to see these.
- 3 journals
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Heather 'Spring Torch'
Calluna vulgaris
Transplanted on 22 May 08
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Heather 'Hoyerhagen'
Calluna vulgaris
Purchased on 06 May 08
- 5 journals
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Heather 'Dunnet Lime'
Calluna vulgaris
Sown on 06 May 08
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Iris
Iris
Established on 28 Apr 08 Tons of these guys all along the footpath - in ...
- 1 journals
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Rose - Red
Rosa
Established on 28 Apr 08 Already in the garden, and definitely not taken...
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Rose - Pink
Rosa
Sown on 28 Apr 08 I would love to have any pointers on the variet...
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Lavender
Lavandula angustifolia
Established on 28 Apr 08 A gangly old lavender not taken care of in year...
- 3 journals
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Scotch Mint
Mentha x gracilis
Established on 28 Apr 08 Finally able to put a name to this mint that wa...
- 2 journals
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Strawberry
Fragaria vesca spp. alpina
Established on 28 Apr 08 Unknown kind of strawberry (could be wild) foun...
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Comments
TropicanaRoses wrote:
Very pretty garden! I love roses!!
Posted on 24 Mar 09 (about 8 months ago)
kelly wrote:
The roses are nice. I never would have planted them myself, but I’m glad they were there when we moved in. There is actually another very small (young) white rose that the previous owners put right in the middle of the yard. Which is strange, because it’s a climbing rose. So I think I’m going to transplant it into this garden this year. Hopefully we’ll get the house painted this year as well, so I can finally put up the big trellises for these guys to grow on. The red one is about 15ft long (although you can’t tell from the picture) and desperately needs better support.
Posted on 24 Mar 09 (about 8 months ago)