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| A garden is like a canvas, waiting for the artist to put life into it. A garden shows the gardener/artist's own style, loves, and dislikes, making each one wonderfully unique!
So, I thought it would be fun to start a thread where everyone, lurkers and regulars alike, could post a pic of thier garden, aka 'work of art'. I know, I know, this would be better on the Gallery side. But many still do not know about the gallery. Don't worry if your garden isn't 'perfect', or is still very young...post a pic! Don't worry if you think you have shown a lot of pics here before...post a pic! Don't worry if the picture is not recent or has been shown several times before...post a pic! So please post ONLY ONE picture. Post your favorite, that you think best exemplifies your personal style of gardening. It would also be great to know why it is your favorite pic, why you think it best illustrates what you are trying to achieve, and also what it says about you personally. Here is a pic of my garden, taken around June of last year.
It is only one of the 'nook' gardens, but it is my favorite. I like how the textures, heights, and colors came out (not entirely on purpose ;-) It exemplifies (or at lleast I hope it does) my love highlighting the different textures in plants, and my love of collecting all sorts of unusual flowers. It also shows, in some ways, how I have been inspired by 'typical' PNW style gardens. I hope it also shows my personal interest in nature and Naturalistic gardening. Now your turn! Show your favorite picture of your garden!
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- Posted by bekcgarden 5b (My Page) on Sun, May 3, 09 at 17:43
| Oh, Beautiful! Here is mine:
This photo represents my pride in all of the work we did to get the bed to look like this. This is in our back yard, taken July 2008. I love all of the colors, heights & textures. |
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| Lurker here. This picture, taken about 10 days ago, pretty much exemplifies my gardening style, lots of color, lots of structure, lots of plants. If you can't see dirt, you don't need mulch! Jim
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- Posted by aftermidnight Z8 V. Island B.C. (My Page) on Sun, May 3, 09 at 19:21
| I went through my photo album, there were several decent photos of different parts of my garden but like CMK I have lots of different nooks so no overall picture of my garden. This is just the view out my kitchen window one day in May. Over the years the look I've tried to achieve is you can't see what's around the corner until you get there. Annette |
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| This is a great thread, but oh, the decision making! Which part of the garden shall we choose? And in what month? Do we show the irises in bloom? The roses? The coneflowers and phlox? The sunflowers? Zinnias? Eeeek!! I chose a photo that looks cottage-y, at least to me. Not a great deal in bloom here--the digitalis is mostly finished, I don't see a sign of the lupines, and the area that will become a drift of pink, lavender, and white phlox is still green--but you can see some variety. And the delphiniums are standing! The gardens above are beautiful, all of them. Jim, when I first started gardening I read that if you plant thickly, the weeds won't have a chance. Glad to see that practice in action.
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- Posted by flowerlady6 z10 Fl (My Page) on Sun, May 3, 09 at 20:40
| Great thread CMK ~ I love your photo. There's much to see, and I love your garden art also. I want to take a walk and ask questions about what things are. I like the jumbled way everything happily grows together. A cottage garden for sure. Bekcgarden ~ Your picture could be a painting. Are the tall flowers hollyhocks? Jim ~ Oh my, another wonderful cottage garden. What's your rose to the left? I want to stroll through all three of your gardens. This is really fun. The picture of mine is my main garden taken the beginning of last month. I'm still working on adding more flowers to mine. I've got hibiscus, jatropha, ferns, roses, chicory, periwinkles, herbs, spiderwort, salvia, crotons, lilies, and more. I got a new art program so the picture's been softened into a painting. This is just one garden, there are more, all a work in progress. They have whimsy, different textures, heights, I just need more color, and I'm working on that. Your photos make me want to get back out into my gardens. I worked Wed-Sat this past week and we went out to lunch then to a museum today, so I've not had much gardening time. FlowerLady
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- Posted by flowerlady6 z10 Fl (My Page) on Sun, May 3, 09 at 20:51
| Annette ~ You and Alisande both posted as I was writing my post. I love your nook and would love to be able to walk around in search of what goodies you have around the bend. What a wonderful view out of your kitchen window. What is growing over your arbor, clematis? What are your roses, and what is that pink spired flower? Alisande ~ I love your gardens too. What are the blue flowers? Do post more pictures as the season goes along. What a wonderful selection of cottage gardens we have growing here. FlowerLady |
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- Posted by trailrunner AL 8 (My Page) on Sun, May 3, 09 at 21:23
| I have only been gardening for 2 years. I started out thinking and wanting one thing and have gone completely the opposite direction. All in 2 years. It has been exciting and exhausting. I am discovering all sorts of new things about my self in this adventure of true gardening. This pic was taken last week. It epitomizes the lush color and texture and fragrance I am after. I see this from my dining room and the kitchen as I stand at my baking counter . I also see it everytime I leave the house from the pool door , which is the door I use the most. The most significant time I see this view of my walled garden is as I swim every day back and forth for 6 months of every year. What a lot I learn as I face this way and do my slow meditative side stroke...yes I can't bear to put my face in the water and miss one second of this new beauty.
CMK: what a great idea this was for a thread. I love love the textures and the rich colors and the wonderful structures. Everything... bekc: the colors and textures are wonderful but I also love the whimsical touches jim...a postcard of the bestest cottage garden...that is what I see in your picture..beautiful. oh Annette I would give much to walk through your nooks...how special and lovely your garden is. alisande: 4b and LOOK at the gorgeous blooms. You definitely have a cottage garden. So lovely. flower...your garden is just like a Renoir...so misty and lovely and just breattaking. c |
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- Posted by foxesearth 8b GA/FL line (My Page) on Sun, May 3, 09 at 21:26
It was hard to think of a single pic that would show my style of gardening, until I noticed this one.
Bulbs, trees, a big overgrown shrub with blossoms, paths, compost heaps along the edge, and a rustic structure. |
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- Posted by libbyshome z9a BC (My Page) on Sun, May 3, 09 at 21:50
 Sorry, it's this again but it "best exemplifies my personal style of gardening". Libby |
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- Posted by christinmk z5b WA (My Page) on Sun, May 3, 09 at 22:05
| Oh goodness! How beautiful each and every one of the pictues are! I remember that there was a similar thread here many years ago, when I first came on. I have always remembered it because of the lovely gardens and inspiration they provided for my own garden. -bossjim1, I am glad you came out from lurking! A garden that beautiful needs to be shown to everyone. |
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| Great idea for a thread! This sure is fun, seeing everyone's cottage garden. I looked at all my favorite photos of my garden beds, then decided that even though it doesn't have a single flower in it, this one is the best representation of my feelings about gardening (the process) and gardens (the results): * celebrate serendipity
Needless to say, I love your stick house, Nell. It looks like a piece of sculpture out there. Beautiful photo, too. |
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- Posted by bamateacha z8 (My Page) on Sun, May 3, 09 at 22:36
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- Posted by aftermidnight Z8 V. Island B.C. (My Page) on Sun, May 3, 09 at 23:08
| What a great thread, so many beautiful gardens. A picture is worth a thousand words Flower, that's an Akebia vine over the arch with the Clematis Siver Moon at the base. Tne rose in the foreground is the rambler Albertine, the rose further back is Abraham Darby. The pink spire is one of the foxgloves that seed throughout the garden. The roses are actually a deeper color, they look washed out in the picture. |
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- Posted by timetogrowthegarden zone 9/Sunset 16 (My Page) on Sun, May 3, 09 at 23:29
| I am sure I have posted this pic before but it is sooo me!
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| Such a treat, seeing a glimpse of everyone's gardens ! Welcome from the Texas forum, bossjim. This is one small view of my garden, which is pretty typical - roses and daylilies, and old-fashioned plants. Carol
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- Posted by countrycottageklutz (My Page) on Mon, May 4, 09 at 0:54
| I too found it hard to pick just one picture that represents me, our home, and where we belong. What is harder is to know that so much of what is in this picture won't be here this year, with having to fence part of the yard, and having a puppy who leveled nearly every single shrub, plant and my so lovely honeysuckle that had just taken over the trellis, over the course of the cold winter. Ah well, it gives me the chance to start again. Thank you to each and everyone of you who breathe life into cold soil, fight adversity day and night (some of you in PJ's!! well.. me too LOL), and still find the energy to chat with all of us, and encourage us to push our boundaries (sometimes literally!!) towards an inner peace and tranquility when we stand knee deep amongst the weeds, bees, and summer's breezes! |
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| What a great idea! It made me go through most pictures and found I liked some things better a few years ago than now! Isn't that always the way. My style is no style........I just love flowers and try to make room for what appeals to me. I also believe the theory that no ground showing is a good thing! I finally picked this one. It is the view out the kitchen window, the Hummingbird Bed.....don't know what happened to all the plans for red flowers!
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- Posted by flowerlady6 z10 Fl (My Page) on Mon, May 4, 09 at 6:56
| Good morning everyone. This is such a delightful thread. I'm just having my coffee and it is great visiting all of your gardens. Caroline ~ I wouldn't be able to turn away from that view as I swam either. Is that Confederate Jasmine I see in that wall of flowers? I need to make cuttings for new plants of this to spread around different areas in my gardens. The scent is wonderful and something to look forward to every spring. Thank you very much for your kind comment, it started my day off right, and inspires me immensely. Nell ~ Your gardens always inspire me with their rustic beauty. They have space, they have peace, color, critters, scents and a delightful Stick House. Libby ~ Don't aologize for posting that picture of your wonderful cottage gardens. Your gardens are always a treat to see. I can't grow a lot of what grows in a traditional cottage garden but I sure enjoy pictures of gardens like yours, chock full of cg beauties. TreeLover ~ I feel serenity in your gardens. You have created a space for body, soul, and spirit. I love what you wrote Bamateacha ~ Wow, what a lovely gazebo, surround by wonderful flowers all at the edge of forest. Aaaahhhh. Annette ~ Thanks for the names of your flowers. Melissa ~ Love your lush and full garden. Are those white roses along the back? It looks like you have several roses and I'm sure their scents fill the air. I love your twig and stick teepees too. Carol ~ Love your rose filled gardens and the star on the wall. Says Texas to me. Kym ~ Your garden looks enchanted under that wonderful, ancient tree. I'm sure your gardens this year will be just as wonderful in spite of the damages done by a puppy frolicking about wreaking unintentional havoc. Glenda ~ Love that view from your kitchen window. Love the colors and the fact that hummers visit there. What personal, fantastic gardening spaces you all have created. I am thoroughly enjoying this thread. We should do this more often as it's really great. Have a great week ~ FlowerLady
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- Posted by gottagarden z5 western NY (My Page) on Mon, May 4, 09 at 7:00
| I love seeing all of your photos, especially from those of you who normally lurk or do not post photos. Some gorgeous gardens out there. It's very hard to narrow it down to one. Here's one that shows I love purple and magenta, like it crowded, like lots of variety and showy blooms.
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- Posted by token28001 zone7 NC (My Page) on Mon, May 4, 09 at 7:22
| Since my gardens are just over a year old, I'm going to post this picture of my pot ghetto. It's what I used to create everything, mostly from seed, some cuttings, minimal purchases this year. It's been a hoot.
To see what I've done with all these containers and cuttings and seedlings, you can visit my blog. |
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This is my main garden in June of last year. I love my statue! :-) The blue flowers were a surprise (azure an... something. haha. can't remember.) The year before they didn't flower at all! Everyone's gardens are so beautiful. Nice to see on a rainy day.  |
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| Flowerlady, the rose at the left in my photo, is Climbing Pinkie. Jim |
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| OMG, I love your gardens! I will until the peonies bloom, then I'll post a pic. |
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- Posted by girlgroupgirl 8 Atlanta (My Page) on Mon, May 4, 09 at 11:24
| jenen it's nice to peek into another Atlanta gardeners garden! Everyone's gardens are just so beautiful, and I LOVE Token's picture! What an excellent idea to show that!! Although this photo was taken before the green trim was put on the addition, it does mark the style of modern vs. rustic.."urban cottage". |
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- Posted by sowthefrikan z7b/NE TXexas (My Page) on Mon, May 4, 09 at 11:29
| Oh, gorgeous ... I especially love the Stick House and I hope you don't mind if I steal the idea! I'm not sure what my style is, other than to create some privacy from neighbours. I do love my pond, it's an entire world in itself. I have three huge goldfish who live off the plants, several frogs have moved in, as did a snapping turtle and snake (both of which were encouraged to be happier somewhere else). |
Here is a link that might be useful: Texas Garden in early spring.
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- Posted by plantmaven 8b/9a TX (My Page) on Mon, May 4, 09 at 12:02
| Oh my, what a feast for my eyes! Y'all must check the Texas Gardening forum gallery for some of Jim's pics. Besides having a beautiful garden, he builds amazing structures for his plants. Sure wish Mrs. Jim would lend him to me for a couple weeks. LOL!
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| Yes, many feasts for the eyes! And in some case, I can almost smell them..... Flowerlady, the tall blue is a delphinium. A dozen years ago I took it from a friend's garden when she was moving away. Janen, is that Gertrude Jekyll I see in your garden? I lost both of mine this year. One was over 20 years old. I guess it wasn't a good winter for roses. Scully, your blue flower looks like it might be an Anchusa, a member of the borage family. |
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- Posted by foxesearth 8b GA/FL line (My Page) on Mon, May 4, 09 at 12:46
| I'm loving every photo posted in this thread. You are all fantastic gardeners. Thank you to everyone who commented on my Stick House. It was quite a project; the dog helped and DH gave me the idea to tie together the red cedar branches that form it with stainless steel safety wire. Feel free to take inspiration from it. Copy it outright if you have a supply of red cedar branches and a post hole digger. You can see the details in the link below, or the photobucket album Here. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Stick House Page
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- Posted by michelle_zone4 zone 4 NW IA (My Page) on Mon, May 4, 09 at 13:44
| What a fun and enjoyable thread. It is really hard to pick since I have many different styles in different areas. |
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| alisande - yes, that is Gertrude. I just love her. The only trouble is that she doesn't bloom well the rest of the summer - but at least she comes in with a bang! |
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- Posted by christinmk z5b WA (My Page) on Mon, May 4, 09 at 15:20
| Such wonderful cottage gardens here! I am going to have to save this thread to look thru in the cold months. I am so glad some of you lurkers came out to post pics! It is so nice to be able to put a garden with a name. -Michelle, I really like that big, fluffy green plant in your pic. What is it please? -Flowerlady, I was thinking the same thing. We really should do this more often. Maybe, if no one has any objectons to these sorts of posts, we could do it every season, with two in the spring perhaps? |
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- Posted by spazzycat_1 z7 NC (My Page) on Mon, May 4, 09 at 15:46
| Here's one picture that shows a part of the garden that I'm proud of. I like textures and plants whose foliage looks just as good as its flowers over the long haul.
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- Posted by little_dani 9, S. Tex Coast (My Page) on Mon, May 4, 09 at 16:00
| This is not a picture from this year, but it pretty well says we live here.
The zinnias are up and going like gangbusters, but in mostly reds this year. At least I hope they will be mostly RED! Nell, you chose the perfect picture to explain your gardens. I love that stick house! Janie |
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- Posted by bekcgarden 5b (My Page) on Mon, May 4, 09 at 16:39
| Your gardens are so beautiful, all of you! FlowerLady...yes, those are hollyhocks, creme de cassis and Charters double mix. They haven't come back this year :( I will try again, though probably not this year. I love hollyhocks. trailrunner...thank you! It was my DH's idea. I never thought I would add garden art, but now I can't do without it. Here is another angle of the same bed. What you can see...glads, lisianthus, Red Rocks penstemon, lupine, African daisy, balloon flower, Cherry Bells bellflower (which has come back with a vengence this year), four o'clocks, nasturtium, delphinium and way in the back, in the burm-sweet william, bearded irises & the crazy Missouri evening primrose-I am trying to keep that contained in the burm. |
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| My new favorite thread. I loved everyone photos with their diff. styles I don't know where to begin. I tend to like jungles but I also love formal arrangements AND gardens devoted to just roses AND garden sculptures... wow. foxesearth: LOVE the stick house behind the garden. ok here's my most recent favorite photo. Things are just starting to bloom. There will be way more color in a month. I added the cherub, pagoda, iron candle holder, blue jays and on the far right high up in the ivy is a gourd my friend made into a bird house. I hope some little birds nest in it. I like this shot because it's unstructured and I can see the plants coming up. Like Christmas morning seeing gifts under the tree.
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- Posted by bekcgarden 5b (My Page) on Mon, May 4, 09 at 18:16
| Buddyrose-I love the pics from your garden! So incredible. The bush with pink flowers is four o'clocks. We grew it when I was little. I remember my older brother helping my younger brother & me with the seeds. They're so easy to grow. I have a ton of seeds from last year & some that fell in the ground last year are now coming up. Speaking of yard art, this is my favorite...we call her Bertha. |
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| All of the photos are so beautiful. There is so much inspiration in all of them. I decided to post a winter picture since the New England winters can be pretty long. It's nice to be able to enjoy the garden in winter. This is a view from my bedroom window and something I enjoy waking up to.
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| Here's my garden last spring..this crab apple puts on such a joyous display each year, it really is the highlight of my garden in bloom. Look closely and in the back are lilac and roses blooming, a few bulbs here and there, lavender, centranthus and the limey green euphorbia in the pot..windy stone and brick paths, weathered wood and cottagey fencing - these are all my style. And just so you know it's Australia still, towering gum trees in the background. |
Here is a link that might be useful: my cottage style
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- Posted by christinmk z5b WA (My Page) on Mon, May 4, 09 at 22:16
| -Tracey, I hope you kept safe from all those horrible fires. I looked thru your entire garden album. Beautiful! Your paths and patio are stellar. Wonderful colors. I would love to take a long walk there! Are those your greenhouses? CMK |
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| Ooo... winter picture. Neat! You know, it would be great to have a thread for each season. Post ONE picture of your favorite garden in SPRING! |
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| Thanks christin, we were very lucky to escape the fires, which came within 10km of our town...many others weren't so lucky. The old sheds are an old outhouse (toilet) and a garden shed. Maybe the greenhouses you refer to are in fact a sneaky picture that made it's way into the album. They are the hothouses at the Chiang Mai Botanical Garden in northern Thailand. I took the photo as I loved the cleomes there. |
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This is my first garden, in its first year, so I don't have many pictures to choose from to choose a favorite that "best exemplifies my gardening style." However, things are looking rather nice right now and, surprisingly, actually looking like the vision I'd been forming in my head the past few years.  |
Here is a link that might be useful: Album of recent pictures
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- Posted by lynnencfan 7b/8aNC (My Page) on Tue, May 5, 09 at 10:51
| GREAT THREAD - I love it. It is hard for me to choose just one because I have over 20 different garden areas and all offer a different feel. This picture best reflects my cottage garden while looking through an island bed and then behind the cottage garden is the woodland garden. My gardens are always changing and new ones added and some combined but they all start out like tokens with a pot ghetto of winter sown babies and plant swap plants
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 I figured I'd post this one, since it shows the main structure - and lots of potential. ;) Very cool thread - I'm not even going to try and comment on everything! |
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 I know this isn't exactly cottage. I do have plenty of cottage garden areas, but this is my favorite photo from last summer. It is one of my container garden areas. |
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| I'm mostly a lurker, but do lots of reading here - I love how this picture turned out & it shows my lovely old-fashioned house in the background:
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- Posted by gardengranny2 6 CT (My Page) on Tue, May 5, 09 at 14:51
| I have enjoyed this thread so much and really wanted to participate. I had no idea of how difficult making just one choice would be. Everyone's gardens have been so delightful to view. I prefer gardens as opposed to just shots of individual plants which one might see in a nursery web sight. This is from last July. The bed was renovated last fall and so will look a bit different this year. |
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- Posted by girlgroupgirl 8 Atlanta (My Page) on Tue, May 5, 09 at 15:07
| These photos are just fantastic! I LOVE that blue wire fence, gottagarden's agastache, garden granny's abundance, blondiesc's bountiful containers...so lovely! |
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| Gail, now I want to see all of that old-fashioned house! Please........and what perfect flowers with it as a background. glenda, |
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| Not my real cottagey border - but I've always like these plant colors together.. Carrie
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- Posted by token28001 zone7 NC (My Page) on Tue, May 5, 09 at 20:32
| I love this thread. I found a picture of my condo garden. I loved that space. I think that's one of my problems in my new yard. It's so big and open. It takes a LOT of stuff to make it feel more down to earth. The trees tower above everything. So I really like intimacy in the garden. I see lots of it in the pictures above. My condo garden.
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- Posted by flowerlady6 z10 Fl (My Page) on Wed, May 6, 09 at 12:14
| This has really been a fantastic thread. Lots of lurkers and newbies posting pictures. I've been greatly inspired and ooohed and aaahed over everyone's creations. GG ~ Your garden of purple and magenta ~ fabulous. Your gardens are always a joy to see. Tom ~ Great shot of your winter sown seedlings, which are the start of your great gardens. Your condo garden was gorgeous! A really private setting. Janen ~ Our birthday wishes sender. What lovely blooms in your garden, some of which I can't grow. I think I see at least 5 different roses, what are they? Scully ~ Love your statue with the blue flowers. GGG ~ Wonderful, colorful, eclectic and fun. Always love your gardens. Lorraine ~ Your amaryllis are nice and bright and I want to stroll around to see what else you have. It looks like there is a pond to the right of the picture too. Kathy ~ Wonderful. I can hardly believe how full and lush your front garden is in such a short time. Michelle ~ Love your bed of yellows, greens and purples. Spazzcat ~ Wonderful view. Love the stacked rocks too. Is that a Russian sage there more or less in the middle? Little Dani ~ That is a neat fence with a bed full of colorful zinnias. Are those Mutabilis roses on the back side of the fence? Buddy Rose ~ Your have a neat garden with some unusual looking plants. I'd love to take a walk down your path to see what else you have. Thyme2dig ~ Love your winter scene, not something I get to see except in pictures. Traceyc ~ Wonderful gardens from the land down under. Love your blue fence posts, arbor, bench, your out buildings, flowers and vistas. mle 17 ~ What a lovely cottage with wonderful gardens. What is the rose in the foreground of picture? Lynnencfan ~ Love your picket fenced garden. Just great with the woodlands as a backdrop. Irenedsc ~ Another wonderful winter scene. Love the red barn also. Blondiesc ~ I really like your potted garden on your brick wall and your hanging ferns, all giving you some beauty and privacy. Very nice. Gail ish ~ Your garden is lovely and looks quaint with your house in the background. Want to see more of both please. Garden granny ~ Wonderful, packed flower bed. What is the salmon colored flowering bush in the back? Carie 630 ~ Love all of those cool colors. On a hot day they would make you feel better. Thanks again Chris for starting this thread and to everyone who has shared a view of their gardens. FlowerLady |
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- Posted by lynnencfan 7b/8aNC (My Page) on Wed, May 6, 09 at 14:55
| more beautiful gardens to look at - love it. Gardengranny I so agree with you - seeing the actual 'gardens' and how the plants interact with each other is so much more interesting than shots of individual flowers. I am getting so many good ideas of plant combinations and garden structures from looking at all these pictures Keep the pictures coming ...... Lynne |
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- Posted by michelle_zone4 zone 4 NW IA (My Page) on Wed, May 6, 09 at 16:34
| Christinmk, that's berberis thunbergii 'aurea'. A much tighter berberis than the reds. |
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- Posted by christinmk z5b WA (My Page) on Wed, May 6, 09 at 22:55
| Thanks Michelle! I bought one several years ago, but I think I might have gotten ahold of a deseased one. Every time it put on new leaves it would quickly shed them. Yours is lovely. CMK |
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| Nell, I worry about your stick house, if you're turning Cecile Brunner loose on it - she's a maneater ! I sometimes worry that my brick house won't be able to stand up to her. Now my mission in life is to find some of Scully's blue flowers. Anchusa, you say ? Carol |
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| Hi Glenda & Flowerlady, Thanks for asking. I didn't want to take over this thread, so I added one to the gallery with a little tour of our farm. Thanks so much to everyone for posting - it's encouraging & motivating to get me out there working :) Cheers, |
Here is a link that might be useful: Farm tour
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- Posted by diana_noil 5 (My Page) on Thu, May 7, 09 at 9:04
| This is a fantastic thread. With all the roses and cottage flowers I have now, I am going to post something with none of those. I actually have a cottage style home so I have a flagstone path from my drive to my front door. This is the bed between the path and the house.
I wanted it to look clean and have movement in the breeze and by last fall it looked just as I had imagined which is always exciting. I wonder how long it will take the weigela in the back to be as high as the Pennisetum Karley Rose in front? |
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- Posted by karenleigh z7 NC (My Page) on Thu, May 7, 09 at 10:53
| This is the best thread ever! I'm a lurker here. I most post on the Antique Rose forum but love to read here. Like everyone else, it's so difficult to pick one photo. This one gives an idea of the garden areas in my front yard. Many more photos on my garden blog. p.s. Scully, I so love that staute! Would love to see more of it. I have a thing for garden statuary.
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- Posted by flowerlady6 z10 Fl (My Page) on Thu, May 7, 09 at 11:42
| Gail ~ Thanks for the farm tour. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Diana ~ I like your bed between house and path. What is the plant in the front? You have lots of different textures and varying heights. I like that. I checked out your photo album and I love your cottage. Karen ~ Oh my gosh. I am definitely 'green' after looking at your blog. Wonderful, just wonderful. Your roses make my roses look pitiful. Your blog has inspired me to keep working here in our tropical/cottage gardens. This thread really has been an eye opener as to all the varied gardens we have here in this forum. It have been a real treat viewing them all and I thank you for glimpses into your gardens. FlowerLady |
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- Posted by christinmk z5b WA (My Page) on Thu, May 7, 09 at 12:37
| -Karen, I love your house! When was it built? It's beautiful, and so charming with the flowers around it and the ivy (?) growing up the sides. Glad you came out of lurking! CMK |
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- Posted by karenleigh z7 NC (My Page) on Thu, May 7, 09 at 13:11
| FlowerLady, thank you! It took a few years for my roses to come to life. It makes me really happy that I could inspire you! Thank you, Christin! We built it about 13 years ago. That is Boston ivy on the left and climbing hydrangea on the right. |
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- Posted by flowerlady6 z10 Fl (My Page) on Thu, May 7, 09 at 13:41
| Karen ~ It does take a while for roses to really do their thing, especially if you buy them small. Yours are stunning and you have so many beauties. I have around 30 or so these days, have lost some. What do you feed yours? Mindy ~ I would say your gardens are waking up nicely. Love your patio, deck and different beds. It does look like you have some tulips blooming. Post again later when more is in bloom. Happy Gardening ~ FlowerLady |
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- Posted by karenleigh z7 NC (My Page) on Thu, May 7, 09 at 16:18
| FlowerLady, I feed them RoseTone. I need to be out there giving them their second feeding now, in fact. |
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- Posted by lavendrfem z6 CT (lavendrfem@comcast.net) on Sat, May 9, 09 at 8:24
| All of your pics are beautiful!
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- Posted by flowerlady6 z10 Fl (My Page) on Sat, May 9, 09 at 13:51
| lavendrfem ~ Love that picture with the butterfly. Love your green irownwork also, is that a gate? Karen ~ thanks for the name of feed for roses. FlowerLady |
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- Posted by cottagegirl_tn 7b (My Page) on Sat, May 9, 09 at 23:37
| This is my whimsical cottage style...pink flamingos and all! Jen
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- Posted by christinmk z5b WA (My Page) on Sun, May 10, 09 at 0:00
| -Jen, glad to see your garden, pink flamingoes too, again. -trailrunner, I can't see your pic anymore!!! |
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- Posted by lavendrfem z6 CT (lavendrfem@comcast.net) on Sun, May 10, 09 at 8:18
| Flowerlady - that's a green wrought iron trellis that's at the end of the walkway in front. I bought it at Big Lots end of season for $18! Last year I planted climbing blaze and I'm hoping to get a first bloom this year. if I do I'll send a picture to the gardenweb. Jen - I absolutely LOVE your flamingoes! they are so cute! I've been wanting them myself! Estelle |
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- Posted by evesapple2 ctrl TX z8 (My Page) on Sun, May 10, 09 at 14:14
| Hi all, Been gone awhile.This TX heat got me last year. Lost alot of plants because of my ammended clay soil. I have lasagna beds built up about 12" then the clay starts. Even with my water meter I still watered because the meter showed the ammended soil to be dry,dry.The plants were actually getting moisture from the wet,wet clay. So needless to say I overwatered. This pix is from July '07. I call it my hobbit house. Great thread btw! Kim  |
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I thought for a bit about what picture to post then I decided to just stick my camera outside the back door and show what the garden looks like this very day. As you can see May is a very GREEN month here. We have been having heavy showers all day and it's like living in slightly chilly jungle at present. I have to say that I think green is a very important colour in the garden and that I am not too keen on lots of blobs of random colour. But maybe that's because I live in a green muted palette climate and that's what I'm used to.  |
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- Posted by little_dani 9, S. Tex Coast (My Page) on Mon, May 18, 09 at 16:44
| What is that tree, Flora? The one with the contorted limbs and trunks? Just gorgeous! I want one too! Janie |
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| It's a medlar. You can just about see a couple of the blossoms. Like large white apple blossoms. |
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 here is a little shot from my front garden. I love those yellow lillies.. my new favorite flower. :) |
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| It's been awfully difficult choosing only one photograph to illustrate my garden! I can't say that this one is really a favorite - it leaves out too much, too many details are lost because of the distance, etc., etc. Maybe I'm taking it all too seriously. But this photo does show my effort to blend my flowerbeds with a backdrop of thick woods and to balance "control" (neat edges, weeding and such) with "natural" (mixtures and juxtapositions that appear - and given reseeding, often ARE - unplanned). It also shows how I've tried to break through the barrier of the woods a little. See the sandy path that heads back into the woods at either side of this bed? That shadier area allows me to grow things like ferns, solomon's seal, winter daphne, columbine, hydrangea, impatiens, hosta and such in cooler conditions.
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- Posted by christinmk z5b WA (My Page) on Wed, May 20, 09 at 12:53
| Oh my goodness, more wonderful pictures! I thought this thread had finished. I am glad it hasn't! -Flora, I love the green jungle look; it is so peaceful and lush! |
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- Posted by bluesunflower 7 (My Page) on Wed, May 20, 09 at 14:07
| Oh I can't believe you made this so hard! One picture to sum up all my my hard work? Well I had to settle on this week's favorite picture. I cheated a bit though and included a link for some of my other "favorite" photos. Please stop by for a visit, I'll make you a latte'. ;-) |
Here is a link that might be useful: My garden
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- Posted by trailrunner AL 8 (My Page) on Wed, May 20, 09 at 20:49
| sorry. I had to move it to a new album as I was making a new slideshow for someone. Here is the same pic...I didn't know it broke the connection when you changed to a new album. c
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- Posted by lydiasmomma z4 NY (My Page) on Thu, May 21, 09 at 6:57
| My gardens are just getting going so I don't have a pic yet, but I wanted to just say I can't count the number of times I've come back to this thread to view the pics. Such inspiration! Thank you for sharing, everyone!! Renee in NY |
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| This thread is better than a good gardening magazine. I see lots of ideas to copy. |
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| I really enjoyed all of your gardens! I'm going to take my first stab at posting a photo.
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- Posted by plantmaven 8b/9a TX (My Page) on Thu, May 21, 09 at 21:11
| Wonderful, wonderful pictures! |
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Iris time in Tennessee:  |
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| Wow. That's about all I can say. So many different styles, so many beautiful photos. Thank you for this thread, everyone! |
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- Posted by ghoghunter Zone6b SE PA (My Page) on Fri, May 22, 09 at 19:00
| Everyones gardens are just so beautiful. Here's a picture of my front garden bed taken a few days ago. If only I could remove my neighbors truck and garbage cans!! oh well just pretend you don't see them. I just love my Lupine!
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| Ghoghunter, I love your lupines too! Maybe it's time to put up some lattice panels between your neighbor's driveway and your garden, then grow something pretty and flowery up it! |
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| What a fantastic thread this is! I've been wondering for a while on what photo to post. One of the garden in Spring, with all the roses and stuff, would be obvious, but then I realized nobody seemed to have posted a pic of the garden in Fall. I absolutely love my garden in the Fall and Winter and I'm forever tweaking it to add more interest to the usually "forgotten" times of the year. So here it is, a picture that sums up the lovely Fall colors as seen from the comfort of the house. Eduarda
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 Just finished covering up Bermuda grass, and will be planting groundcovers (steppables) to be able to walk around. |
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- Posted by floral_euphoria (My Page) on Tue, May 26, 09 at 8:56
| bluesunflower, thanks for including the link to all those wonderful photos of your garden. It was a real treat to see. Thank you to everyone for creating this beautiful, inspiring thread! |
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| I'm going to go with this one...while I felt it was a little 'over the top' last year, it certainly defines my "if you can see dirt, you need MORE FLOWERS!" approach:
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- Posted by bluesunflower 7 (My Page) on Tue, May 26, 09 at 17:38
| Eduarda, that is a wonderful choice. I love that you chose autumn. It is my favorite season. That's a really great picuture too! floral_euphoria, thank you so much for looking at my garden and for your wonderful compliment. :-) I love seeing all of your beautiful gardens! I keep coming back to this thread to see them again and again. LeSan |
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| I'm usually a lurker here but I couldn't resist joining in on this. Everyone's gardens are just beautiful! Some photos give a calm and serene feeling while others are a delightful riot of color. I love them all. Since my gardens are just starting to wake up I've included a photo that was taken last year. I have 5 different gardens. I'm not sure what my style is but I do try to pack in as many flowers into them as possible. This is the front of my rose garden. Since this photo was taken, the retaining wall has been completed and the climbing red rose is well over the top of the arbor. Once you walk through the arbor, there is a stone path that wonders through the rose garden. The garden has a sitting area with a bubbling bird bath and lots of lavender and other perennials to compliment the roses.
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- Posted by girlgroupgirl 8 Atlanta (My Page) on Tue, May 26, 09 at 23:06
| cherrie, don't lurk any longer! Your garden is BEAUTIFUL! |
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- Posted by flowerlady6 z10 Fl (My Page) on Wed, May 27, 09 at 11:32
| This has turned out to be a wonderful thread full of lovely gardens, big and small, colorful or subdued, winter, summer, spring and fall, fantastic one and all. FlowerLady |
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| Cherriej, your garden is abundant with beauty and life - I would definitely call it a cottage garden! You belong here girl! :) Welcome, and show us more - we love pictures!! |
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| GGG, by the way, I LOVE the idea of that bike wheel on top of the (is it a vine pole?) Gives them a nice place to go once they reach the top, instead of flopping over with nowhere to go (like mine). Thanks for the idea! (Now to convince DH to put them up there on my 3 poles...) |
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- Posted by lynnencfan 7b/8aNC (My Page) on Thu, May 28, 09 at 13:04
| just have to come back into this thread and say thank you to everyone who has posted pictures, links, ect to their gardens. This is one of the very first things I do every morning - check and see who has posted something new and also go back and look at a lot of them again. It is just a joy and the ideas are endless - thanks again .... Lynne |
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| I don't have many pictures from my garden, but I took a small set of them about three weeks ago. I can't believe how much things have grown since then. We are still working to fill it in as it is only two years old. I love bold color and try to work in as many colors and textures as possible from any one viewpoint.
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| This is a picture from one of our gardens. (Excuse the weeds). My mom planted the azalea and placed the statue there a long time ago. She got me hooked on gardening. I like to work with different colors and textures. I guess you could say I'm a frugal gardener---I love looking for "freebies", rescuing half-dead perennials for $1.00 at farm markets, and just bargain-hunting in general!
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| I realize this doesn't look terribly "cottagey" - the cottage garden I started at this house never really took off. But, this photo shows my favorite garden spot - the patio and shadey end of the border. This area looked a little different each year, and required a LOT of maintenance due to "dirty trees" like walnut and wild sumac (and a @#$ trumpet vine just out of frame). But in early June, it always looked wonderful. I could frequently be found out here as late as 11 p.m. puttering around, fussing with things. We've moved now, and I have a wonderful blank canvas at the new house to start with. I hope to have some photos soon to share of the new place!
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| Great topic, and I think we need to do another one in mid July when things are really growing! Mine pales in comparison, but you have to realize that this garden is only a month old. We built a new addition to the house which meant a new garden from scratch. It looks better in person than the pictures. Once our humongus crepe myrtle are in bloom, along with the other wild flowers, it will look so much better!
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| Today I happily discovered this Cottage Garden Forum and this particular post, and I don't think I will ever be the same. What great fun and sharing. Pat |
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| Marynj - I love your photo! My Mom is the inspiration behind my gardening as well. Thank you for sharing. |
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| Pat, welcome! I have been around the GW forums for several years, but lately have not been here at all. I just returned from a long hiatus, and have been hanging out here in the Cottage Garden forum. It's a wonderful group and the photos in this particular thread are AMAZING!! |
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- Posted by deep_south_gardener z9b (My Page) on Sat, Jun 6, 09 at 15:23
| I can't seem to post just one picture. So I'll post a link if anyone is interested. Happy Saturday Brenda |
Here is a link that might be useful: http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/album/572860753WXzBbi
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- Posted by furletcity 6 (My Page) on Sat, Jun 6, 09 at 22:51
| Thanks for the glimpse into these wonderful gardens!Once springtime comes, I can't bear to be inside.I'm forever outside playing in the dirt and moving things around.It's still early in the season so not much is in bloom yet.It is hard to pick just one photo, but I like this simple combination of texture and color.
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- Posted by kathi_mdgd 9 S.Ca (My Page) on Mon, Jun 8, 09 at 2:07
| Here's part of my backyard garden.Love all the pictures posted.You have all been a busy bunch,and that's fine with me.LOL I love seeing what you all grow,so i can oooohhhhhhh and aaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhh all over them Thanks for sharing. Kathi
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This is a terrific idea christinmk. Everyone's pictures are gorgeous.  |
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| Thank you, blondiesc! |
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- Posted by sweetannie4u midOK_z6b/7a (My Page) on Mon, Jun 22, 09 at 14:20
| This is one of my favorite areas in my garden. This photo was taken May 28th, 2009:
~Annie |
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