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SneIrish

SneIrish's Rhodie garden

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

When we moved here in 1987, there was a stand of three small Rhododendron bushes planted together in the north side of the front yard. There were some Hosta and Hyacinths planted under the bushes, and we really did not do anything special with them. By 2006, the Rhododendrons had gotten so large that they blocked any sun from the plants under them. Paul decided to prune out the bottom of the bushes where there were lots of dead branches. Once this was done, I decided to plant a couple of things under them so it didn’t look so bare.

The planting continued, and the little Rhodie Garden did well…

For Mother’s Day 2008, Paul bought me a Harry Lauder Walking Stick. I wanted to plant it in a place where I could see it from the house, and Paul suggested planting it near the Rhododendrons and then clearing out the space in between for a nice garden. He didn’t need to twist my arm… it was done!

Harry had done quite nicely! And there are now shade plants under the Rhodie and some nice new sun plants near Harry. It makes a nice complement for the front yard. I have added some things that match the wierdness of Harry… little stone Gargoyles keep watch around the garden, Voodoo Lily bulbs planted in the fall of 2008.

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Swansea, MA

United States United States 6b

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