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rainymountain's 2. Porch garden

Garden Type: Flower | Sun: Partial Sun | Soil: Combination I'm Organic!

This was the first garden I made immediately after I came to live here in 2003.

It runs below my entrance porch to a corner of the house, from west to east with the porch on the north side. It is 13’long x 4.5’ at its widest. The main path to the house runs along the west edge; a pebble path divides it from the Shady garden and leads into my main garden.

Trenched about a yard deep, removing pebbles and sand, the soil came from Steve and Celeste at Van der Meers (now no retail plant sales) where I bought all of the original plants at the same time.
There is bark mulch from the house to the drip line on two sides and bark mulch banked the front and path sides of the bed originally. A pebble drainaway from the corner dripline to the path divides off a relatively small corner of the bed containing Tradescantia and Allium moly. The water tap is on the east wall. At the head of the drainaway I keep a rainbucket as a lot of water comes off the roof. In winter there is usually a very heavy snowfall off both roofs as the roof ridge runs west-east, and a massive ice fall forms at the corner.

The bed gets good morning sun but is shaded by the maple from about mid-day on. In Spring it gets sun until mid-afternoon.

Plantings

  • Clematis 'Black Prince' Day 49

    Clematis 'Black Prince'

    Clematis viticella

    Sown on 03 Oct 09 Planted east end back. "Clouds of dark purple-...

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  • Saxifrage x arendsii 'Apple Blossom' Day 160

    Saxifrage x arendsii 'Apple Blossom'

    Saxifraga hypnoides

    Transplanted on 14 Jun 09 This was originally just above the north inset ...

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  • Ameria Dusseldorf Pride Day 171

    Ameria Dusseldorf Pride

    Armeria maritima

    Sown on 03 Jun 09 West of the Saxefrage x arendsii and a darker c...

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  • Cranesbill Cambridge

    Cranesbill Cambridge

    Geranium x cantabrigiense

    Planting Out on 02 Jul 08 Four plants separated from one very well grown ...

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  • Snowdrop Anemone

    Snowdrop Anemone

    Anemone sylvestris

    Planting Out in Mar 2008 There were 2, one didn't survive. They came by ...

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  • Buddleia davidii 'Potter's Purple'

    Buddleia davidii 'Potter's Purple'

    Buddleja davidii

    Purchased in Jul 2007 This was apparently not entered in Road where i...

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  • Clematis 'Emilia Plater'

    Clematis 'Emilia Plater'

    Clematis viticella

    Established on 23 May 07 I am fairly certain that this is Emilia Plater,...

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  • Arabis x sturii

    Arabis x sturii

    Arabis x sturii

    Sown in Apr 2007 Alongside the main path. Forms a very low car...

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  • Saxifrage x arendsii Pink form

    Saxifrage x arendsii Pink form

    Saxifraga x arendsii

    Sown in Apr 2007 Two saxifrages in the Frontyard, 'Apple Blosso...

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  • Stoksia 'Blue Danube'

    Stoksia 'Blue Danube'

    Stokesia laevis

    Transplanted in Apr 2007 Genus of one species of erect perennial from co...

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  • Clematis 'Niobe'

    Clematis 'Niobe'

    Clematis

    Sown on 13 Apr 07 July 09, this has grown only about 30-36" tall;...

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  • Lychnis alpina

    Lychnis alpina

    Lychnis alpina

    Purchased in 2006 [North inset, south side] moved to west corner ...

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  • Rosa Flower Carpet Coral var Noala

    Rosa Flower Carpet Coral var Noala

    Rosa

    Purchased in Aug 2006 This was moved from East 2 Fall 09 where it was...

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  • Kevin's Michaelmas daisies

    Kevin's Michaelmas daisies

    Aster

    Planting Out in Jul 2006

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  • Albanian Pink

    Albanian Pink

    Dianthus myrtinervius

    Transplanted in Jun 2006 Kevin and I found this little diathus growing i...

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  • Dwarf lavender

    Dwarf lavender

    Lavandula angustifolia

    Planting Out in May 2006 This is probably not in the best place for lave...

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  • Thrift Ameria juniperfolia

    Thrift Ameria juniperfolia

    Armeria juniperfolia

    Planting Out in May 2006 This is one of the Thrifts east of Saxifrage x ...

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  • Sedum ellacombienum

    Sedum ellacombienum

    Sedum kamtschaticum subsp. ellacombianum

    Planting Out in Apr 2006 North of lavender, west end of bed. Photo 26 Ma...

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  • Spotted Bellflower

    Spotted Bellflower

    Campanula punctata

    Planting Out in Apr 2006 Spreads. Bought because I loved the spotted ins...

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  • Trumpet lily

    Trumpet lily

    Lilium regale

    Planting Out on 06 Oct 05 True species lily orig. W China; blooms mid-sea...

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  • Prairie crocus

    Prairie crocus

    Pulsatilla vulgaris

    Planting Out in Sep 2005

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  • Allium moly

    Allium moly

    Allium moly

    Sown in Sep 2005

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  • Aconites

    Aconites

    Eranthis hyemalis

    Sown on 17 Sep 05 The first to bloom after the crocuses in Path. ...

    • 3 journals
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  • Hemerocallis 'Minnie Pearl'

    Hemerocallis 'Minnie Pearl'

    Hemerocallis

    Planting Out in Jun 2005 Fragrant peach-coloured blooms and yellow centr...

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  • Variegated thyme

    Variegated thyme

    Thymus vulgaris

    Planting Out in May 2005

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  • Lamium 'Pink Pewter'

    Lamium 'Pink Pewter'

    Lamium maculatum

    Planting Out in Apr 2005

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  • Black Bugbane

    Black Bugbane

    Actaea simplex

    Purchased in 2004 VanDerMeer's. East end. Blackest form to date 0...

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  • Tulip 'Princess Irene'

    Tulip 'Princess Irene'

    Tulipa

    Planting Out on 04 Oct 04

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  • Geranium 'Splish Splash'

    Geranium 'Splish Splash'

    Geranium

    Planting Out on 09 Jul 04

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  • Tiarella 'Black Velvet'

    Tiarella 'Black Velvet'

    Tiarella

    Planting Out in May 2004 This is what remains of my lovely Tiarella on 3...

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  • Pinks

    Pinks

    Dianthus chinensis

    Planting Out in May 2004 Various pinks have been planted in this bed, no...

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  • Japanese Painted Fern

    Japanese Painted Fern

    Athyrium niponicum var. pictum

    Planting Out in May 2004

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  • Rose 'Winnipeg Parks'

    Rose 'Winnipeg Parks'

    Rosa

    Planting Out on 14 Apr 04 One of the Parkland Series named for City of Wi...

    • 2 journals
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  • Dutch crocus

    Dutch crocus

    Crocus vernus

    Planting Out in Sep 2003 Initial collection bought but some were moved f...

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  • Hemerocallis 'Ruby Stella'

    Hemerocallis 'Ruby Stella'

    Hemerocallis

    Planting Out in Jul 2003

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  • Hemerocallis 'Stella Supreme'

    Hemerocallis 'Stella Supreme'

    Hemerocallis

    Planting Out in Jul 2003 Lemon yellow

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  • Oriental lily 'Mr Rudd' aka the Stinky Lily

    Oriental lily 'Mr Rudd' aka the Stinky Lily

    Lilium

    Planting Out in Jul 2003

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  • Dwarf Iris 'Little Episode'

    Dwarf Iris 'Little Episode'

    Iris pumila

    Planting Out in Jul 2003 Dark purple with brown markings

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  • Tradescantia Andersoniana 'J. G. Wequelin'

    Tradescantia Andersoniana 'J. G. Wequelin'

    Tradescantia x andersonia

    Planting Out in Jul 2003 Also added a Tradescantia - Blue selection abou...

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  • Tellima grandiflora 'Forest Frost'

    Tellima grandiflora 'Forest Frost'

    Tellima grandiflora

    Part shade to shade, 12-18"h, z4; leaves whitis...

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