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I garden on a tiny city plot. Every inch is literally planted 2 - 3 times so the garden is crammed helter skater with plants. ~~~~~~~~~~~ I aim for a succession of blooms and a continuation of interests year round as well as fragrance. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I planted shrubs and perennials as the backbone of the garden. Then planted bulbs and sowed annual seeds in between. Every year I scatter seeds all over as they ripen. Other than the large specimen plants and shrubs, these fillers change the appearance of the garden every year. Bare soil drives me nuts. I have to plant something there to fill it. Lol. Thats why the garden is STUFFED! ~!~!~!~The following plants are some of my favorites.~!~!~!~! ~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~! Front yard, June 2009: Photobucket On closer look: Photobucket That is not an empty spot, by all means. It is filled with miniature spring flowers, like so: Photobucket ~~~~~~ Photobucket Another side of the front yard: Photobucket ~~~~~~~ Photobucket Close-up: Photobucket Backyard, May-June 2009: Photobucket Close-up of certain spots in the back yard: Photobucket ~~~~~~~~~ Photobucket ~~~~~~~~~~ Photobucket A favorite Clematis: Betty Corning. Very fragrant and blooms all season long: Photobucket I plan to replace plants with small leaves with bigger, bolder leaves in the back yard. I planted a very large and tall Hosta in the back already. More to come. I have a lot more photos here . The first ones are newer, then those pictures go back over the years. Thank you for your interests. ~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~

I live in: United States

My zone is: z6 Chicago

My favorite forum 1 is Winter Sowing.

My favorite forum 2 is Name That Plant.

First registered on July 16,2004.