Want to Participate in a 2013 GWF Garden Tour; a "Year in Review"

Lynn-in-TX-Z8b- Austin Area/Hill Country

10 years ago

I stumbled upon a thread where people on the New England forum were showing their landscapes, and wondered if anyone on this forum would be interested in doing a " 2013 garden in review", as it is 2014 and we aren't going back:) Some of you, as I write this post, or recently, have fastidiously worked on improvements, changes or new additions for your garden.

My garden is new or sections were partially transformed this Summer/Fall. Most of the roses were purchased as bands or 1 gallon plants that have not bloomed yet. Unfortunately, I was remiss, and did not photograph the new roses that I allowed to have a bloom or two, or five in the case of Charles Renni Mackintosh which seems very happy here. My garden is still in transition, but at some point, hopefully, I could have "before and afters" to post.

For now, I know that I and a few others look to you all for inspiration.

If it is possible, please show the entire rose bush and or garden shots.

Lynn

This post was edited by desertgarden561 on Wed, Jan 1, 14 at 12:24

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mendocino_rose

10 years ago

Here's a nice shot from 2013.

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floridarosez9 Morgan
10 years ago
Absolutely glorious.
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ingrid_vc so. CA zone 9
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I love the idea and would welcome seeing lots of garden pictures. I won't be joining since I probably post more garden pictures than anyone else, but I greatly enjoy looking at others' garden pictures such as the one by mendocino rose above. To do her garden justice we'd probably need a few dozen, though.

Ingrid
hoovb zone 9 sunset 23
10 years ago
How about the evolution of one area 2010-2013? It's taken time to try to get the effect I wanted, especially because I didn't know what effect I wanted in the first place.

2010:
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Got rid of that lawn and the Cercis trees in 2012. 'Laguna' climber has grown to obscure a good bit of the neighbor's roof. Yay! Added a tutuer as a focal point for the axial view, but the dull green color doesn't attract the eye.
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Moved all the 'Jubilee Celebration's there to form a hedge. Temporary row of bell peppers in front of the roses proved quite ornamental.
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Dahlias and shasta daisies and 'Rozanne' this June almost stole the show from the roses...
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Now if the exact right shrubs can be found to render the rest of the neighbor's roof invisible, I will finally be satisfied. (Temporarily.) As a garden evolves, so does the gardener--or is it the other way around?

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Lynn-in-TX-Z8b- Austin Area/Hill Country
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10 years ago
Hoovb, The garden image that I have seen of your garden is absolutely breathtaking and yet, there was even more beauty for our eyes to behold.

Menodcino_rose, Oh my!!! I am in awe of the beauty you created. It looks like a little slice of paradise.

Ingrid, Each time you post a photographic tour of your garden, something that escaped me previously is seen. I read that you are making subtle changes to your garden and hope you will allow us to have a peek when you are done.

Edit, edit, edit.....I must stop typing posts using my iPhone or while multi-tasking....geesh

Lynn

This post was edited by desertgarden561 on Wed, Jan 1, 14 at 23:17
floridarosez9 Morgan
10 years ago
Aw, come on, Ingrid, just a few more.

Beautiful, Hoov.
mariannese
10 years ago
Hoov, I sympathize. With five neighbours I can't avoid seeing their houses from some angle in the garden. Most have black roofs so I don't mind them much.

But a very tall house on a recently divided lot almost next door has a bright red tiled roof that irritates me. I'm letting the lilac hedge grow up in front of it although the hedge is quite low on other sides.

The photo shows part of the middle of my back garden.
sergeantcuff
10 years ago
Looking at my photos from 2013, I'm dismayed at how messy my garden looks. Every year I pledge to clean it up. Will this be the year?

This photo shows the area outside my back door. Note my "rocket ship" - the tutuer that I shamelessly and poorly copied from Hoovb several years ago. (in my defense, she did post instructions).

Unfortunately, a house is being built next door, very close, just beyond the line of trees, so that nice green backdrop is no more. The large shrubs are mine though.
hoovb zone 9 sunset 23
10 years ago
Awesome gardens, Pam, Mariannese, Maureen!
Poorbutroserich Susan Nashville
10 years ago
YUM! I can't compete. But mine has been quite transformed....still in progress.
Susan
ingrid_vc so. CA zone 9
10 years ago
I'm blown away by every one of these gardens, all of which I like better than mine, which at the moment looks awful. If we don't have adequate winter rains I'm not sure what will become of it.

Marianne, I don't think I've even since this view of your garden, and it is spectacular. The formality of the rounded clipped hedges is a perfect counterpoint to the more natural appearance of the rest of the garden.

hoovb, that series of pictures is great. When I saw the first one I thought it was quite pretty but, oh, when I got to the last one, pure magic! What a talent you have.

Maureen, where is the messy part? All I saw was a gorgeous garden with a beautiful array of harmonious colors. A pity about the trees but I'm sure you'll find a way to work around that.

We need more gardens please.

Ingrid
malcolm_manners
10 years ago
As has been posted elsewhere on this forum, Florida Southern College has developed a new garden in the past year, designed by Stephen Scanniello. It has the look and feel of a 19th Century French garden, but also fits in with FSC's Frank Lloyd Wright architecture. It's still developing, but is becoming quite good indeed! I'll post a link to many (over 700) photos of the garden. They are in backwards chronological order, so the newest photo is first. If you want to "watch" the development of the garden as it occurred, go to the bottom of the set and work backwards/upward.

Here is a link that might be useful: Photos of the FSC Garden

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