Wonderland

One of the many reasons to leave things up until after winter is the shelter for the animals; insects that have made winter homes in the plant stems; protection for the birds; and for us - the beauty!!

August 09

The year has been cooler and wetter than last year and the plants ar taking off. Here are a few images. Soon prunning will be needed. As you can see the neighbors still have the lawn. Sad.

June 09

Continually adding more plants. It seems there is always more space when you find a plant you like. As you can see from the photos things are growing rapidly. Next year will require some prunning to keep it manageable. I now have over 80 species in this 2000 sq. ft. front yard, many of which I planted multiple of the same species. The squirrels and chipmunks love the mulch and bird feeder to the point where they are becoming aggressive to the birds. I haven't seen any rapters yet but hopefully they come and take care of the problem. I had to put up a short plastic fench to keep out the rabbits who were killing several small plants they found appealing.