Where to start with a new shade garden
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Where to start with a new shade garden
- From: G* A*
- Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 20:25:38 -0500
Gardeners often take pictures of their gardens after they are "finished". I
take a bunch of pictures with a digital camera before I start doing
anything. The pictures allow me to see things more effectively and they
don't cost anything but time. Then I use surveyors tape to mark what I think
I might remove and take some more pictures. The old "measure twice, cut
once" rule is one I follow when constructing shade gardens.
When you take lots of pictures I think you can do a much better job. Last
fall I took a number of pictures of what will be an extension of a garden
I'm building in an old barn foundation. Currently hostas, heucheras,
tiarellas, ferns, hellebores, ..a work in progress. As I looked at many
pictures I noticed something I didn't even see when taking the shots--a
coyote camouflaged in poplar saplings looking right at me. No survey tape
for that one-- removed itself .
This method works well for me.
Best wishes to all gardeners!
George Africa
Marshfield Vermont
Zone 4, 30 degrees and flurries..and yes, snow still up to the windows!
