Yesterday, Faye, Aunt Vida, and I went over to Frank and Donna's for a visit. I see Donna once in a while but it's been absolutely ages since I've been in her backyard. It has one of the loveliest gardens I've seen anywhere and I've been on a few garden tours in my life.
Donna fills it with a combination of perennials and and colorful annuals, many in unique containers. The plants are so lush that it takes your breath away. She has a patch of large marigolds that I swear are 3' high. I asked what the heck they put in the soil and it turns out that all they use is Triple Mix.
Donna has a knack for combining 3 or 4 different plants in each container to give it that lush, gorgeous appearance. Nosy me also commented that she must spend lots of money on her plants and she said about $300 per year but I'd bet that much of that is on the outstanding perennials she has. There's a day lily so beautiful it could take first place in any show and she said it cost $12. That lily will come back every year and multiply so it's money well spent for something so magnificent.
Donna and Frank, while proud of their work (apparently it's mostly Donna's), were amazed by our reaction to the garden. They knew it was pretty but didn't realize just how special it is. I'd really like to see them open up their garden to the public for one of the horticultural tours.
I'm going back over in the next few days to take pictures and post them on this blog. I looked at my own pitiful garden that I'd been so pleased with and now feel it falls short. I'll be shopping for plants with Donna next year, you can bet.
1 comment:
Thanks for the photos. I love the garden. I must take some photos of mine. Not nearly so organized. I just jam as much as I can in the space I have. It's too rocky to do much else.
I love rugosa roses and have quite a few. I bet I spend close to $400 a year. I am so impulsive (and compulsive).It's like Christmas shopping during gardening season.
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