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Welcome To My Home And Gardens!

I invite you to take a stroll through my front yard garden.  It is hard to believe that when we purchased this house ten years ago there was only a few old Junipers, some Yews, trees and grass.  Over time I have slowly expanded my gardens and now I have very little grass left.  I try to use repetition to provide unity-I feel it helps keep my gardens from looking to "busy".  These plants I repeat are Calamagrostis acutiflora "Karl Foerester",  Dark leaved Heuchera,  and Dark leaved Physocarpus (shrubs) along with a few others.  I also rely heavily on leaf color instead of flowers.  This helps to keep my garden interesting at all times of the year-even winter:-))  You might also notice I prefer curves to straight lines and I use trenches for edging except for the areas where my stairs are at.  This pic is taken from across the street from my house:
This is the other side of my yard:
Here is a picture taken from the bottom of my driveway:
My stairs I built:

At the top of my stairs:
My foundation plantings:
My path that leads to my side yard:
Another view:
The other set of stairs I built:
At the top:
Thanks for taking a stroll with me through my front gardens!  I hope you enjoy them-I know I sure do!  Next time we will visit the backyard and the side yards.

If you have any questions feel free email me or leave a comment!

Happy Planting!

Rhonda



7 comments:

  1. looks great. Can't wait to get back out in mine. Come on spring.

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    1. Thanks! I can't wait either-winter seems so long up here:-))

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  2. Really pretty. And so colorful. Love those steps. I have a great love for stone in any garden!

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    1. Thank you! I love stone and rock too! I put in those steps because my yard was so sloped I got sick of slipping down the hill when it was wet!

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  3. Do you have the details of how you built the steps in the 2nd to last photo "the other set of stairs I built"? We have a grass slope to the back 'garden' (just a rough grass plot but I have plans!) and it badly needs steps. The combination of shingle and stone would help with the drainage - we live in Scotland and it rains a lot!

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  4. You have a beautiful home, and you can tell by what you are sharing; that you have a love for plants and a quality for details in landscaping. What region arr you in? It looks sunny there. I live in a region that is mostly cold and rain region.

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