Re: [gardeners] Who's out there?
Kathy Kennedy (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Fri, 28 Jan 2000 16:00:27 -0600
Sounds beautiful, Martha!
--Kathy in Missouri
-----
Martha Brown wrote: Re: Who's out there?
...
>
> I started landscaping in 1996 in the area within the circle drive
> around the house that measures about 250X350 feet. The shop area
> covers about 21/2 acres in one corner of the 10 acre site. My
> plans are to gradually expand the landscaped area to cover about
> 3 acres leaving almost half in trees and native grass.
>
> At the present we are in the middle of a two year remodeling
> project on the house and in the spring will be putting in another
> water garden on the west side of the house as the drive
> approaches that will be about 10X35 feet in a Japanese influenced
> garden area. We added a 45 ft long 8ft tall trellis last year
> ending in an 8X8X12' tall arbor on the south of the house. I am
> planning to plant climbing roses, clematis, Coral and Goldflame
> Honeysuckle along with annual Sweetpeas and Moonflower on it to
> block the view from the highway this year.
>
> I like your idea of no grass. In the area around the house I am
> installing native flagstone like walks, lots of beds of shrubs
> and perennials and water gardens. There will be an oval of
> cool-season grass about 15X25 feet left for the winter color
> since it stays green all winter most years. My DH says its
> because I like to walk barefoot on it in the summer. I like the
> fact I can mow it in 5-10 minutes with a push mower.
>
> I have 4 small patio type seating areas in different parts of the
> garden in addition to the 50 foot long porch on the south of the
> house. I have plans for at least one more and another screened
> porch for a summer kitchen with the grill and an extra
> refrigerator etc.
>
> I am adding a lot of reblooming iris and daylillies in raised
> beds along with various annuals for cutting in the "service area"
> of the yard. Most of my vegetables are also in raised beds in
> this area. So far I have 12 raised beds measuring 4X25 feet
> each.
>
> Martha
> M Brown
> NW Oklahoma, USA
> USDA Zone 6b, Sunset Zone 35
>
>