My early spring flowers

Apr 04, 2012 11:03

I've promised garden pictures this year, and here are the first.

Here are two views of the garden I put in my parking strip--the land between the sidewalk and the street. A few years ago I killed and tilled under the grass in that part of my lot and put in my "rose garden," which is actually a mix of spring bulbs, roses, irises, and daylilies. As ( Read more... )

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shimotsuki April 4 2012, 21:49:37 UTC
Looks really lovely!

What a great idea to do something other than grass between the sidewalk and the road. I assume it needs less watering, and hopefully less work overall once the flowers are established.

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jncar April 5 2012, 03:45:05 UTC
Thanks! I do have to do weeding, but no mowing, so it kind of balances out.

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gilpin25 April 5 2012, 14:48:29 UTC
So pretty and cheerful! I love this time of year, and what a good idea to bring colour to the space between road and sidewalk. I'm impressed by the rhubarb; I keep thinking we should do fruit and veg in pots and see how it goes.

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