Paradise in the Mountains

Overcoming rocks and clay to make beauty

Today ’s garden photos come from Debbie McDonagh . Debbie says :

My name is Debbie McDonagh , and I garden in the mountains of Upstate New York , Zone 5a . I have many challenges in my garden , the first being the tough clay soil , which fill with rocks , rocks , and more rocks . My property sit down up on a hill surrounded by Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree , and it stake up to acres and acres of forest . The cervid love to visit , as do the bear , coyote , and countless squirrel , chipmunk , and birds . I arouse up in the warmer months to fresh body politic snap and the wonderful audio of birdsong . I have been experience in the mountains for 16 yr now and never once repent my move from New York City — I am a country girl at pump and always have been .

Welcome to my garden !

This is the back side of my vegetable garden . The evening primrose(Oenotherasp . ) develop rearing here ; it ’s a bright billet in an domain that used to be a dump earth when the previous owner were here .

I depart cosmos(Cosmos bipinnatus , annual ) from source every year — they are so easygoing ! This year I ’m trying four new variety and ca n’t hold off to get started !

We postulate out the dogwood tree that used to be in the center of the garden . It never ever bloomed ; it was n’t good for Zone 5a . I supercede it with ‘ Bloodgood ’ Nipponese maple(Acer palmatum‘Bloodgood ’ Zones 5–8 ) surrounded by hostas . I absolutely jazz my Japanese maple , and it ’s truly the showpiece of the front garden now , as it should be .

More evening primrose at the incoming to the veg garden . The archway has two types of clematis and ‘ New Dawn ’ roses mount on it . I am forever tucking in annual in the beds outside the veggie garden for impart color . Mine is a unfeigned country garden !

I added lupine(Lupinus polyphyllus , Zones 3–8 ) to the garden this past season . Here ’s hop-skip it live on the winter , but if not , I ’ve already embark on more from seed .

Papa ’s garden is my late transmutation . My dad bought me a Pinky Winky ® hydrangea(Hydrangea paniculataPinky Winky ® , Zones 3–8 ) for my 50th natal day less than three months before he passed away . This garden is where I total to talk to my papa and remember him . It ’s my testimonial to him , and the first thing I see out of my sleeping room window in the mornings .

I used a fate of crimson , white , and down in my containers last season , a testimonial to my dad ’s veteran status .

Bee balm(Monarda didyma , Zones 4–10 ) tote up a welcome splatter of colour to the former summer garden .

The butterflies have intercourse my garden , and I love seeing them dart about on a gay summertime day .

Nigella(Nigella damascena , annual ) has the most outre depend seedpod , like a space stranger .

Gloriosa lily(Gloriosa superba , Zones 8–10 or as tender bulb ) is one of my favorite climber . It has such strange form , and those bright colour would bring a smile to anyone ’s morning ! I grow it on the archway on my deck of cards that traverse my two herbaceous plant boxes . It ’s a most welcome passel first matter in the morning when I step out my doorway .

I go for you enjoyed this walk around my garden !

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