Garden Overview

 I had a request to show more of the gardens in their entirety, so the following photos will attempt to do so.

Okay, I still had to show a couple of closeups as well.

This is the entrance from the back side of the garden.  This trellis matches the one on the other side of the lot.

That dark mass in the beginning that is swallowing the stepping stones are black scallop ajuga and let's just say they are spreading really well.

I'm going to be moving a bunch of it to the left between my neighbor and myself as the grass doesn't grow there anyway.

This view shows the trellis and the shed next to it.

I added moss roses in front of the raised bed because...you guessed it...the grass doesn't grow well there.

This is in front of the shed and next to the driveway and was the first part of the garden I'd started.

The hostas here are bigger because they are older. I've also added pulmanaria and ground cover.

There were some coral bells and coleus in there but the baby bunnies seem to have claimed them.

The photo below is the central part of the garden, again with lots of hostas. This is where the trellises begin and will be covered with vines eventually, if the bunnies leave them alone.

This is the entrance from the other side of the lot.  It's still primarily hostas but adding in some ferns, lilies, coral bells and other plants that tolerate a bit more sun.

This is the entrance from the neighbor's lot, where guests are welcomed by the welcome sign and the lady in red.  Lots of hostas and ferns.  The back of the cat cage has clematis planted on it.  They're doing much better this year and I'm hoping there's enough sun for some blooms.

The photo below is kind of a side angle view to show the bulk of the hosta garden. I like doing a mix of hostas with different colors and textures. This area has some dead nettle and brunnera as well because it's much shadier.

Ok, one last close up shot of the clematis on the side of the shed. This is Josephine and she's just starting to bloom.

The blooms are so big and showy and remind me of water lilies.

Long Live the Queen