Here is the garden bed I like; with coreopsis, echinacea, day lilies, crocosmia, daisies, lambs ears, sage, viburnum, butterfly bush, golden chain tree, etc. There are a couple of hibiscus which will be blooming next month. But mostly groups of things.
I should have taken a pic of the one I don't like, but suffice it to say, it's just messy looking. Too messy. Way messy. Confusing.
I'm looking forward to seeing an improvement. All it took for me to start pulling stuff out was for Kim to easily agree that it "needed something." Funny how someone else can get me motivated.
The Pond Tour went off well. About 100 people paid to view nine ponds in the Boise area.
Kim took the week off before the tour and he worked and worked getting all sorts of little details completed in the garden. Everything looked great, thanks to his efforts.
He turned this large pot we've had in the shade garden into a water feature. It looked so nice!
If I recall correctly we received more compliments on the garden than on our pond. Kim did have it looking pretty spiffy!
Our next door neighbors were also on the Pond Tour. So the next pictures are of their pond and garden. Very nice.
Peggy completed the Master Gardener classes and it shows in her garden.
See the nicotiana to the left of the Hebe statue? They're about 6 foot tall. Really nice looking.
Their pond has a great water fall with huge rocks making a wonderful sound.
The tour was fun but I'm glad it's over. Now back to regularly scheduled gardening!
14 comments:
Wow thanks for giving us the online tour of your beautiful garden & pond. Your neighbor's is pretty spectacular as well. I would of paid to see all the homes on the list. :)
Great tour! I love the cottage garden look -- full of blooms.
Fantastic! What beauty and talent and eye for design you have. It is absolutely gorgeous! Wish I could have been there to be on tour! You are so blessed to have such a gorgeous yard and the space to create such beauty!
I can't imagine your garden looking any nice than when I saw it! I am happy that all went well and that you enjoyed yourselves. I love bed that you overhauled. It looks so nice!
Beautiful Pond tour, knowing how dry your area is I am amazed at the lush green gardens.. Very impressed with the large pot water feature Kim did. Would love to have the directions on what he did..
I love that messy garden! I love gardens that look wild. I wish I had enough yard to create something similar!
Your garden is so pretty, and I love the bed you showed, the colors are really pretty together.
Your neighbors have a nice pond and garden too. I tried growing that nicotiana but it never made it past seedling stage. It is tall and I bet it smells great.
First of all I LOVE the new header! Second...I want to move to your neighborhood! Any houses near you for sale! I am in love with your garden...it is amazing!!1 Your neighbors is beautiful as well!
Your garden is looking very lush and lovely! Wish I could have sneaked along on that tour.... :-)
Oh my Victoria! I don't know where to start. I've missed so much good stuff on your blog during the week I took off. LOVE, love, love your garden. I wish I could live next door to both you and your neighbor! Oh the things I would learn and the cast off's I would beg for!! Your favorite bed looks fantastic. I need to do something with my front bed. It's looking a bit lopsided, if that makes sense? I was excited to see Inula pictured on one of your posts. I started it from seed this year, planted it out front and now you've reminded me to go look for it. I hope it's still alive as your blooms reminded me why I wanted it. The chickens are cute as ever and could you cook me a birthday dinner?!!! ;-)
You must have a gazillion flowers and they're almost all perennials...
I'm very impressed !!
Color, color everywhere and lots of land !
Kim even made a water feature?
He did do a spiffy job. Can I borrow him?
My hubby has a hard time using any tools. lol
Hope the hundred people were careful in your gardens. That's the one thing I would have worried about.
ps
When you have a chance stop by and take a look see at my current post.
Those are some great pictures! I'm impressed!
It's nice motivation when you have people coming over to check out the garden, you do always get a lot of chores done. And then a big sigh of relief when it's over and you can relax. Looks like you pulled it off beautifully.
Your garden looks so cool and inviting! Beautiful!
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