I share a front planter with my neighbour and we have finally agreed to repair it. The 30+ years old railroad ties where disintegrating and on my side pushing out. This is the planter sans wood, nude if you will. Next posting will be with the new wood painted chocolate brown and my new additional planter in the nook of the stairs (not visible in this image).
The tree is a Sugar/Honey Locust which produces giant brown pods each fall. The dogs eat them like candy so I researched and found that so, too, did Native North Americans. I have yet to find a recipe.
On my side there is a a lovely single Holly which manages to find love somewhere in the neighbourhood and on the other side a pretty boxwood. The vine climbing the tree is a Boston Ivey which turns vivid red in the fall. Newly planted are Poppies; the Periwinkle did well this year with many periwinkle coloured flowers; and in error (in the excitement to get planting) I put the Lemon Thyme out front instead of a pot out back but it loves it and I dart out regularly from the kitchen to snip; and the blue Clematis growing on a stand just behind the tree is about to burst; and the two Spider Warts on either side burst and close with the sun each day; the Marigold keep the pests away; and I have forgotten the name of the lime yellow vine but it is a pest and would take over if not kept in check.
Gardening +
