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View of the beds on the front of the house. These pictures were taken in late November 2009. All beds at the new house were planted September - November 2009. Most of the plants were largely dormant at the time of planting so it will be exciting to see how it looks when bloom season arrives. The front of the house faces west-northwest.
Another view of the front of the house from the road. The pine trees were brought in to provide a little privacy and the property was fenced to allow the dogs to run free at times.
This is the north side of the house looking down the fence line. You can see the seedling field in the distance beyond the treed area behind the house. The large rock in the centre of the picture was discovered when the foundation was dug. It is at least 3' high and 5' - 6' across. Seemed to make sense not to have to move it too far!
The rear of the house gets first morning light as it faces east. The steps lead up to the side entrance to the garage and the beds have a few daylilies, hostas and other shade loving plants. The orange snow fence was to keep the dogs contained until the fence was completed. A deck is in the plans for next summer.
All my 1st and 2nd year blooming seedlings were transplanted from two 8' x 24' raised beds and given a little more space to show what they are capable of doing. I managed to keep the flags with the seedlings that had caught my attention over the past couple of years. The rows are about 165' long and each hold about 150 plants. The last row and a half are mainly named cultivars that were left over after all the pre-made beds were filled.
These unfortunately are my 2009 seedlings that did not make it into the ground. There are 41 boxes with roughly 50 - 70 seedlings in each. Currently they have a few leaves and a bit of snow covering them and we will see how they do in the spring.
This page was last updated on 2010/01/24.