I love your beautiful woodsy gardens! Always appreciate your photos.

thanks roxanna!!..we've worked really hard for 14 years..it did NOT look like this when we moved in..

Looks very peacefull! Am sure it has plenty of back breaking work though

lindalana..this place will never be as tidy as yours!..but I love working here..it's my own park..

Planting, moving, digging, placing logs... You had a productive day! Your hostas look good. I like your wide paths with room for a bench. It all looks very peaceful. ............Yes, that looks like slug damage.

Interesting that bricks will work as a squirrel barricade. I wouldn't think that would stop them.

sandyslopes..thanks!..I should've said in the post that we did the work the day before I took the pics..(I hate that Houzz won't let us edit/delete our own post whenever we want)..believe it or not those bricks are heavier than rocks..I've tried both..squirrels have occasionally reached over the bricks but the digging was minimal..whereas without bricks they really make a mess..I guess I need to research slugs..I've never done a thing to repel them..

Beth..thank you!..this isn't the average city lot..very little grass..originally lots of trees with high canopies and not much privacy..so we planted understory trees, shrubs and then lots of perennials..I tried to define the paths for easy navigation..our work has transformed this place..

Thanks for taking all of the photos and sharing! Pretty darn cool, can’t tell where the hostas end and woods start. ; )

Sherry

Sherry..thanks!!..it's coming along..I'm so happy that I worked like a maniac (I was younger!!) when we moved in 14 years ago..I've been here long enough to enjoy the fruits of my labor..

WOW, really nice. Peaceful looking place to stroll through. You have your own park for crying out loud!

thanks Jon..I've been out working on pots and came in for a break..the weather's perfect so I'll be out until dark..thanks for the compliment..it really does feels like my own park..

That's some property you have there. I also think "park" when I look at your pictures. So if I want to have a walk in a wood-like atmosphere, I have to travel to a park. You don't! I love the rocks. I think that is something I need to add to my garden. Love the logs too! Keep up the good work! You've done a lot in all the years you have been there!

Love your gardens! Love all your space,,,,great work!

Wow! I love what you have done with the property!

newhostalady..thanks!..I love our setting..it's very quiet and shady..I think rocks are beautiful..and they're maintenance free lol..that's what I loved about my owl..the owl is sitting by some Fire Islands..I was in a rush and put it there but that could change..where's yours?..

mbug..I admire your garden..your praise means a lot..thanks!..

Linda's Garden..thank you!..one of my neighbors in back is original to the neighborhood..she told me it has never looked as nice as it does now..I was so proud..

nw, it looks amazing! You have a real gift for combining plants and the surrounding nature. Although it all looks so natural and peaceful, I know how much work is required to get so many different pieces to blend seamlessly. Great job!!!!!

oursteelers..awww thanks!..these comments are inspiring me to keep working!!..it feels great to hear other gardeners appreciate the work involved in creating a garden..many people are clueless..they think the plants just grew this way naturally..

It has obviously been a labour of love over the years nw! I know how satisfying your latest round of work must feel. When it is your own yard you sometimes only see what needs to be done but I have only ever seen a thoughtfully managed beautiful space.

Only a non gardener would think that a skilled eye and hand had not created the paradise that you have! Truly lovely!

Anne, it’s so calm and peaceful! Your garden is beautifully soul soothing! Only gardeners will recognize the paths are sized for wheelbarrows.

peren..thank you!..I love your garden too..your plants are beautiful..this is a big space for a SLOW gardener to improve and maintain..it DID feel overwhelming when I started..but I feel in control now..paths are established..my plants have grown..it's been emotionally rewarding..gardening sure keeps all of us busy doesn't it?..

Kathy..thank you!..clever of you to notice that the paths are wide!..that WAS a deliberate decision..I've said this before but I love this quote..an English garden writer said "I hate a path that feels pinched"..I agree!..you're so right that wheelbarrows, wagons, hand trucks, wheeled trash cans, garden chippers etc roll right down my paths and it's great..both of us have mature trees and I think we use equipment more than most people..I would love more privacy that a bigger property like yours offers..but I don't think I could take on more than what I have now..or is it easier because you can leave it natural?..it's way too large to cultivate all of it..