A Private Sanctuary

By Kim Charles

Gayle and Jerry Trousdale of TN , keep their small garden refreshing with the addition of new and interesting plant stuff .

" I live in Murfreesboro , Tennessee . My back yard is little and fenced by a 6 foot wooden fence . It is my private bema for morning coffee bean , afternoon reading or stargazing at night . Always with my two dogs and hubby joining me . I like to find novel plants to adjudicate every year . This year is the multicolored amaranth and the Crossandra , plus the old fountain turned into a mini succulent garden . Right now- June 2 , the lily and oak leaf hydrangea are showing off . The wire cages support the lilies but mainly keep the dogs from breaking them off . The vine is a Japanese clematis that issue forth back full force every yr . I sleep together it . The lace roof hydrangea is a newfangled variety I detect at the wonderful Johnson ’s nursery in Cookville , TN – Tuff Stuff Red . Next to the household we put out only 3 ' Parks Whopper ' tomato , 3 jalapeños , and some cayenne that my husband loves . It give us enough for the two of us . I put some herbaceous plant in my wrought iron boxwood this year . They are crop well and well-situated to take hold of for cooking . At 71 and 69 this small garden is enough for us . Gayle and Jerry Trousdale "

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