Hard to believe that this 4th of July marks the beginning of our third year here on Lake Greenwood. I walked around today in this unbelievable heat and tried to get some good comparison photos to see the changes. The post last year had these collage photos, I apologize for the repeat of photos, but it is easier for showing progress. The photos all look better when you click on them and enlarge them a bit.
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| 2010 & 2011 |
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| 2012 Added some colorful chairs on the flagstone patio |
You can see the grasses on the right side of the stone steps Muhlenbergia capillaris will be a pink cloud come fall. The steps are lined with Nandina domestica 'Ruby', Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Gold Threads', and Abelia x 'Kalidescope' Behind the chairs are five Catmint, Nepeta faassenii 'Walkers Low'-- the bees love it!!!
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| 2010 & 2011 |
Looking from the front door you see plantings have filled in a bit and I moved to mulch instead of pine straw. Added the weeping redbud this spring. The shed has been painted but I have to paint the shutters and window boxes still.
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| New shed, new little redbud Cercis canadensis 'Ruby Falls' |
These two collages are looking at the front of the house. I forgot to prune back the Acorus this winter/ spring.
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| 2010 & 2011 |
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| 2010 & 2011 Blue Fescues moved out now as well as the Pennisetum from the first year |
Turning around you see the front gardens filled out. You can see the Gardenias have gotten larger.
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| 2012 |
As we move around back the changes continue to amaze me.
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| 2010 & 2011 |
Plants have grown & more added
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| 2012 |
Looking to our left to the shadier part of the yard, again, what a difference---
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| 2010 & 2011 Pathway added |
Specific plant material hard to identify, but the garden is filling in!
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| 2012 More rocks added around Japanese maple at top of the pathway, more to come to assist with the washout |
If you walk down the path through the garden and turn to look back at the house, you will see this lower part of the garden is still filling in
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| 2010 & 2011 |
This is a really dry area and many of the shrubs and trees are struggling down here. Have another hose to water this lower part. Hoping that will help them get established.
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| 2012 |
From the deck steps you come to the side yard, semi shady garden.
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| 2010 & 2011 Hellebores moved to shade, Acorus getting larger |
A variegated Hydrangea that was added is going strong. It just finished blooming. You can see these Acorus needed to be trimmed as well as the ones by the front door!
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| 2012 |
Walking toward the street we see how the grass, Miscanthus sinensis 'Little Zebra', and Artemesia 'Powis Castle' have grown from the beginning ---
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| 2011 |
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| 2012 |
And facing back to the house---from rough construction gravel mess .......
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| 2010 just after moving in & 2011 |
......To this easy to maintain garden.
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| 2012 |
I am glad you came along with me on this yearly assessment of the growth of my gardens. Since this is the third year for many plants, we should see a leap in growth! For more photos of last year, here is the link to last year's post.
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words and photos by Janet,The Queen of Seaford.
words and photos by Janet,The Queen of Seaford. 
