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lilredjammies said:I know we've got gardeners here, so I thought I'd see if anyone wanted to talk about it.
My new house has all sorts of surprises in the front bed--plants I had no idea were there are popping up. The back yard is absolutely unlandscaped (see pic). So far this year, I've bought 50 gladiola bulbs, 2 clematis and about 36 young trees, including viburnum, lilacs, pussy willows and black cherry.
rgraham666 said:Do not let me near your plants. I am the anti-gardener.
If I look after your plants, they will die.
yui said:I think you need a koi pond. They're good luck. Lily pads, too. A bamboo garden in the wet spots. And raised flower beds. Trellised vines. Make portion of the yard into an outdoor living area with flagstones or antique brick or something.
Barring all that, I suggest a pool with a nice patio.Lots of room for potted plants and container vegetable gardens. Around my pool/patio looks wonderful, but my yard is mostly grass and trees because I don’t want to mow around a whopping lot of flower beds and shrubs. I’m a wimp.
Luck to you,
Yui
LadyJeanne said:I visited the Chinese Garden of Friendship while I was in Sydney - honestly, with all that I did and saw, that was my favorite place of all.
The Lake of Brightness was the centerpiece, but I loved the Bamboo Forest.
impressive said:That's just GORGEOUS!
LadyJeanne said:I visited the Chinese Garden of Friendship while I was in Sydney - honestly, with all that I did and saw, that was my favorite place of all.
The Lake of Brightness was the centerpiece, but I loved the Bamboo Forest.
yui said:Beautiful, LadyJ! I can see why it was a favorite. I love bamboo. I have several different varieties and I love the color of the sun coming through it, how it seems to be whispering to itself sometimes, and how the shadows of the leaves look like they are swimming.
"Lots of sunlight" is a relative term.Colleen Thomas said:My parents have turned the whole back yard into gardens after they retired. If you need a flowering bush, and have lots of sunlgiht, confederate rose is beautiful, smells wonderful and is easy to root.
minsue said:"Lots of sunlight" is a relative term.I see roses blacken from sunburn every year. The stubborness and tenacity of gardeners around here never ceases to amaze me.
They don't do that well in winter, I don't think. They're blooming beautifully right now, though.LadyJeanne said:Gardeners are dreamers. At the same time, the first rule of gardening is work with what you've got...hot Arizona sun does not equal roses, unless it's roses in winter.
minsue said:"Lots of sunlight" is a relative term.I see roses blacken from sunburn every year. The stubborness and tenacity of gardeners around here never ceases to amaze me.