Greetings, Gardeners!
As Debra mentioned, she’s taking a long, well-deserved vacation. While she’s gone, I’ll be filling in and sharing thoughts, questions and ideas on gardening. You can contact me anytime by leaving a comment on this blog, or by e-mailing me.
So, let’s get going.
This weekend, along with many others, I toured six gardens on Everett’s Gardens of Merit Tour, which Debra wrote about earlier.
About three steps into the first Garden of Merit, I had to stop. Perfect! I had an idea for the dusty patch in my backyard that we hope to turn into a patio.
The rest of the day was filled with moments like that.
Here’s my favorite ideas from the tour:
- Recycled items. After seeing the variety of items that can work well in a garden, I’m eyeing the decrepit piano my neighbors are planning to toss. I wonder if I could turn it into a planter?
- Shade vs. sun. Got a spot that gets hardly any light? Go find some shade-lovers such as ferns and get creative. It’s amazing what you can create in a small, shady corner. I was impressed how all of these gardeners really worked with the space they had, rather than fighting it.
- Fences. For some of these gardeners, fences are so much more than a fence: they’re a blank palette. Some of the great items I saw hanging on fences included: a mirror with seashells, souvenirs from trips, artistically arranged garden tools and many small sculptures.
- Moss. A nice moss, either between stepping stones, in pots, or on small mounds, looks great and adds some nice shades of green.
Did you get a chance to explore some of Everett’s finest gardens? What inspired you? If you have any ideas you loved, share them here or send me an e-mail.
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