RE: update on garden/bottle brush

A picture is worth a thousand words... so :)

http://illianagardenpond.org/southside.jpg

This was taken from inside the yard looking to the street. Need
something from the fence to front of home. I may be mistaken about 16
ft, but I thought that was what I measured a few years ago and somehow
stuck in my head. I know the 53 ft is right cause I just got done buying
flooring for my basement :)

My neighbor is not into gardening as the small bed (barely visible
against the garage)was put in by previous owners. I was not planning on
adding anything to their side of that space. At one time had thought
about a mini-wildflower prairie, but DH assured me someone would end up
mowing it down.

Sounds interesting Judy, but not sure I have enough room. I also still
have to make it accessible to the meter reading folks.

I just need to get started and it would probably fall into place, or
everything get moved at later date. I am forever digging something up
and moving it anyways.... due to not liking the combo or plant not
liking the area....

Donna

> 
> I have a similiar area between my carport & the neighbor's house, then
a
> board fence & garage wall. She isn't into gardening and is happy to
let me
> maintain this area. I've set up the narrower end as a winding path,
with
> spring bulbs, hostas, ferns & hellebores encroaching. Sunnier spots
have
> daylilies & roses. A wooden arch/trellis frames the south end by the
> garage,
> opening on a border with roses, daylillies, rosemary, lavenders &
lilies.
> I
> keep in mind that she doesn't need my permission to change her
property,
> so
> anything on her side is "expendable". Nothing extremely valuable
(cash or
> emotion) to me goes there. Lots of transplanted babies from elsewhere
in
> the
> yard.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Donna " <justme@prairieinet.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2004 5:57 AM
> Subject: RE: [CHAT] update on garden/bottle brush
> 
> 
> > Remembering this is an area between my home and neighbors, can you
> > elaborate a tad?
> >
> > Donna
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net]
On
> > > Behalf Of Kitty
> > > Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 10:39 PM
> > > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> > > Subject: Re: [CHAT] update on garden/bottle brush
> > >
> > > a sequence of rooms?
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Donna " <justme@prairieinet.net>
> > > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > > Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 10:28 PM
> > > Subject: RE: [CHAT] update on garden/bottle brush
> > >
> > >
> > > > > Donna,
> > > > > Which are you asking about Callistemon or Aesculus ?
> > > > > Though it should be the Aesculus as you can't grow the other
> > outside.
> > > > I
> > > > > personally haven't grown it, I don't have that kind of space.
> > > >
> > > > Yep, the one for this zone, but it didn't make it.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > >.... If I could ever figure out just what to put in this 16
ft X
> > > > > > 53ft area, probably would have happened already...
> > > > >
> > > > > Southern exposure and lots of space.  I shouldn't think this
would
> > be
> > > > > difficult, other than paring down all the choices.
> > > >
> > > > It is so narrow and long... don't want to just have a row, not
> > enough
> > > > room to wander a path setting, and from 53 ft back, what are you
> > going
> > > > to see in that last 30 or so feet.... just can't visualize
something
> > > > interesting.
> > > >
> > > > Donna
> > > >
> > > >
> >
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