April, the angel of the months...
“April, the angel of the months, the young love of the year.” – Vita Sackville-West I like this quote and it is from one of my favorite people so I thought that would be a nicer title than my first choice - "Spreading Manure". Spreading manure is how I spent most of the weekend. What a beautiful weekend it has been. The garden is all of a sudden wide awake with no remnants of winter left. I drove out to South Ridge Farms in Ridgefield on Friday and got a load of horse manure and later went back for another. Beautiful stuff - Some of my favorite plants in the garden now... My favorite lavender is 'Platinum Blonde'. It has never bloomed that much but the foliage more than makes up for that... Magnolia 'Fairy White' - a new series of magnolias. I thought I would keep this in a pot but I am having second thoughts. I'd love to find a place in the ground. I'm looking and thinking... Podophyllum 'Spotty Dotty' is just an amazing plant and looks be...
What a beautiful garden ! And excellent photos as well. Thanks for sharing -I hope you can update us next year as well.
ReplyDeleteThat's a remarkably short period to have created a garden that spectacular! I love the mass of bright purple at the front of the house, as well as the plants massed along the stone path.
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos and kind words! Can't wait to see what happens next!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous garden! Thanks for sharing this with us Phillip!
ReplyDeleteGood soil is everything! Great planting choices and design skills help too ;). Fabulous!
ReplyDeleteWow, wow, wow! What an amazing garden. I especially like the use of ornamental grasses. Thank you for sharing these beautiful photos.
ReplyDeleteWOW! The front is a master class in layering, amazing. Having that much space is such a dream, I'd be plunking things here & there. They obviously have a great focus and eye and are NOT. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteFor goodness sakes. This is almost unbelievable for just 2 years of garden. These gentlemen both have green thumbs as well as great soil. What a marvelous beginning to a magnificent garden. The views are stunning too.
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful! 40 acres, wow...
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