Help me design this garden
BlueberryBundtcake - 6a/5b MA
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Comments (5)YES! We are in Folsom. Good to see another local person here. I'm going to make the entire area between the house and driveway a garden. The soil is not pure sand, just mostly sand. I transplanted all the plants in the pic last year when we moved in. They are doing great in this soil. I have irrigation tubing running through the area because the plants tend to dry out fast. I'm probably going to add topsoil to this area. We have a dump truck, I'm just waiting for DH to get a load of topsoil. I've decided to add a wide, arched gateway just past the stone walkway. The top of the arch and the top of the gate will form a large circle. I'm going to put a bench at the rear side next to the driveway. There will be a narrow walkway from the gateway, winding to the bench in the back. I really need suggestions on "fill in" plants that will add color all year long. Thanks, we love the house. We moved it from Covington 3 years ago. I demolished the inside and renovated it to keep with the antique style of the house. It was supposedly built pre-Civil War. I moved all my plants and trees from our Covington house....See MoreHelp me design the vegetable garden of my dreams!
Comments (13)I think that the first year, a few experiments are fine, but really spend that year getting to know your site. Light patterns are important but it is also good to know things such as prevailing wind, which can change during the year. Start paying attention to micro-climates. Begin checking out books from the library to give ideas a chance to gestate. You do not state your experience level. If your gardening experience is limited in your climate, do not bite off too much at once and have all the joy zapped out of a project you just spent big bucks on. When it comes to design, I do love potager designs. Mine keeps getting larger. I agree with the above about having a perimeter bed. The fence is good for trellising and it can be deeper for berry vines, etc. It is also an efficient use of space. On my latest extension, I am building long beds to be used for crops that take quite a bit of space (pumpkins, potatoes and corn). These beds will be 20 feet long. The length was chosen because many supplies come in lengths divisible by 25 feet (like soaker hoses), so the 20 feet allows me to use those easily (the extra 5 feet allows for curves in the house). Many other supplies such as row cover, red mulch, etc use these lengths, so the aim is to have things be interchangeable in the beds. Many of my regular beds are 10 feet long so I have shorter versions available for them. While I wanted more round beds in my design, they complicate the process of covering things in inclement weather, etc. so I have limited their use in my design....See Morehelp me design this waterfront side garden
Comments (27)Thanks a million yardvark. It has been a very challenging project for me to design a beautiful landscape (that flows with whats there) and still preserve elements that are imp to me like the view. I like the tall clump of trees on the other side of that bedroom window. It fills up that empty wall and makes things look more symmetrical. I also like the grove of trees on the edge of the fence. I think it's the right amount to give max privacy. I understand what you mean about this being an overall scheme but im thinking what vertical element will work best in that grove. I had been thinking ligustrums for that fence area but do you think those clumpy palms would look better?...See MoreHelp me design a conifer garden!
Comments (27)When deer attack (Ive lost about 7-8 trees in 4 years, there is a deer crossing sign in front of my house- a month ago a nice buck got nailed by a car, ended up next to the sign and within 24 hours someone had cut off the antlers), I generally let things play out, just as in nature. In 15 years (or less) they may look totally normal (especially with a little help). The majority of my trees have character when I buy them (various reasons, but mostly Im a cheaparse) - just as a tree that survives a "brutal" deer attack will (Ken's "the stranger the better club?"). Do not underestimate Ma Nature, she will general surprise you in a positive way. Im not as concerned about having "perfect" or "perfectly symmetrical", etc tree as I am about growing a large and healthy specimen. I understand if you dont feel this way, just saying the trees may come thru this fine in the long run. Im looking forward to this "tri trunk" Vanderwolf Pyramidal Pine(was 6') that got snapped to the ground by a deer two years ago. How about some pics of the damage?...See MoreHU-300821801
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