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New Cutting Garden
We turned raked away the old mulch, tilled in some compost and prepped this new garden bed for a variety of pink, white and purple perennials. I’ll post finished pics next week after the installation.
Incorporating native shrubs in your landscape design offers numerous benefits aside from their beauty, including improved biodiversity, lower maintenance, and enhanced resilience. Native shrubs also provide food and shelter for birds, pollinators, beneficial insects and other wildlife. They’re well-adapted to local climate and soil conditions, requiring less water and fertilizer when compared to non-native species. Additionally, native shrubs help prevent erosion, improve soil health, and contribute to a more sustainable landscape.
Pictured: Clethra alnifolia, Summersweet
Had a few unplanted perennials and ornamental grasses left over at the end of the season so I “planted” the pots in my raised beds and will find homes for these flowers in some landscape designs in the spring.
A recent patio and cedar planter installation. Next up: planting a new shrub bed.
A couple pics from of some recent planting designs.
We’re working on an installation of a landscape design for property in West Newbury and just finished this stepping stone walkway which leads to a bluestone terrace. Eventually, the thyme groundcover will spread to the cobble edging and between the pavers. A lawn in planned for either side of the walkway. Not pictured is a sloped perennial garden.
Started some hard to find annuals (a least in terms of colors) for a few upcoming flower bed installations. If this works out, I may need to invest in a greenhouse.