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| May 2019 |
After sharing photos of the front garden and the streetside border, it is time to take a look at what is going on in the back garden.
The photo above shows the terraces and this is the point where you enter the garden in the back (there is a fence that separates it from the driveway). I had to look at the dates of the photo twice but yes, this is the same view one year ago -
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| May 2018 |
It is astounding to see how the plants have filled in in only one year, especially on the left side. The photo below shows a closer view of the left side terrace. The second photo was taken facing the bottom of the terrace. Even the 'Wolf Eyes' dogwood has grown a lot and already the size of the one we had in our Alabama garden. These photos were taken about two weeks ago and since then, it has filled in even more.
The area on the other side of the dogwood is the only shaded area. I call it "The Woodland Path" (below photo). The border to our property runs along the fence and is shaded by the overgrown border of Red-Tip Photinia.
Once you climb the terrace (there are 3 ways to do it - the woodland path or two sets of steps), you arrive at the courtyard area (below). This is all new and was the vegetable garden last year. I took out the raised beds, took out the grass, put the gravel in and had the pergola/deck built in January.
Looking back down the terrace steps -
And over to the side of the courtyard is the Pan Garden, the first garden I created after we moved in. I didn't get a wide shot but here is a portion of it -
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| May 2019 |
The following photo shows the Pan Garden one year ago -
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| May 2018 |
So, as you can see from the photos, plants really do
leap in their third year!
My next project will be building a small wall to separate the Pan Garden so that you really feel that you are in a separate room. The back fence-line also needs work. I would love to replace the photinias with more choice shrubs and trees. I would also love to add a solid fence or wall but that would be a difficult project. The neighbor's dog behind us barks every time we breathe and really drives us nuts when he is outside. Fortunately he is inside most of the time but when he is out, there is constant barking.
Of course, moving plants around, taking out some, adding others, will continue. It is an ongoing process.
Text and photos by Phillip Oliver,
Dirt Therapy
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