Thursday, June 18, 2009

A Nifty Little Makeover

Last week, with the help of some able bodied landscapers, we did a little switcheroo of an old, beat up grass pathway. The owner used the pathway quite alot and usually with a bike in hand, heading out of the basement to the front steps. Mowing, edging, and watering a strip of grass can be tedious and wasteful and we decided to replace the pathway with 1/4 minus gravel, a commonly used material for pathways which compacts better than pea gravel and makes walking on easier. (not to mention rolling bikes on...)



We also replaced the backyard lawn with new sod. The original lawn was a low-mow grass seed blend that gets a lot of hype in the gardening world for it's low water and no mowing needs. I will even admit that I'm the one that installed this seed for the client a little over a year ago. The lawn turned out to be an unsightly patch of clumping grasses, some of which had sent out flower shoots about 2' tall. Although this good-old-fashioned lawn will require mowing, watering and fertilizing, it really is nice to have a patch of grass to sit in and for the dog to play in.

Both the lawn and the gravel paths are edged with a 3 3/4" steel edging.

Thursday, June 11, 2009

In Bloom

Here's a new bouquet created with foraged garden cuttings.

Peony, Smokebush, Black Mondo Grass, Japanese Forest Grass, Bleeding Heart (still in bloom in June!)

Sunday, June 7, 2009

In Bloom

Here's what's in bloom this week: Roses, Peony, Poppy Pods, Flax Leaves.

Pink Overload? Maybe.

I hope to be back on the regularly scheduled program in the next couple of weeks. I will be working on two installations (well, pointing my finger, smiling, and saying please alot to the crew who will be doing the installations). I will hopefully have some photos of us removing old grass and installing gravel paths with steel edging. And after that, a complete remodel of a landscape that I designed this winter. The homeowners are doing a lot of the work themselves, and it's almost time for the new plants to go in.

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Arrangement #3


These posts need better titles. Any suggestions?

This third arrangement from the garden is made with Calla Lily (same ones from a week ago), Icelandic Poppy, Poppy Pods. Cost = $0.00.