Misty Morning at Cordia's

Before and After...

Recently I came across some "before" pictures of one of my client's gardens and boy am I glad I had the foresight to take them. It's so rewarding to see what a difference a good garden design can make!! Not to mention, there is no way of truely remembering how things used to look, and having these shots certainly captures "back then". I highly recommend taking before and after shots and I hope to remember to take that advice too! This backyard had an unsightly brick planter and a real lack of privacy from the neighbors. After designing the water feature to trickle out of a boulder in the planter down a little stream to a small pond, the challenge was to soften all these elements with landscaping...before (March-2006)

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Success! The planter is hidden and you don't see the neighbors! My client's have been taking very good care of this garden and it is a true pleasure to tend to and revisit this backyard.

LOVE IS IN THE AIR!!

The garden's at L's house are blooming nicely in time for a wedding shower she will be hosting here this weekend...

Drifts of color lead you to the front door...

The new shade garden is coming right along and coral bells, tiarella, astilbe and hosta are blooming nicely...

These pots of Oxalis, Creeping Jenny and Diamond Frost Euphorbia will look great on the apple green tablecloths...........Good luck to the new couple!

Surprise Garden Visitor...

Last week at C's Garden, I was trimming the Espalier when...

I came across this!! By the time I went to find the Gardener next door and came back, he had slithered away..........He seemed to be about 4 feet long! I wonder where he is???

Colorado inspired garden in Tennessee.......

Welcome to Robin's Garden...........this wonderful backyard is owned by a lovely couple who hail from Colorado. So naturally the inspiration was easy. Birch trees which are similar in appearance to Aspens, Colorado Blue Spruce, Columbine and wildflowers, boulders, a water feature to hide an unsightly brick planter and lots and lots of river rock..........did I mention river rock?

the "boulders" were hand picked by the owners.........the more lichon, the better!

oops...........that's a shot of columbine from my backyard...........

water source........... the Carolina Jessamine and Creeping Juniper have hidden the brick planter very nicely and softened the edges.........

what a peaceful sound of trickling water.................

downstream...........

a "boulder bubbler"...........

a wonderful place to sit a spell......... amongst the Blue Spruce..........

I love the color combo on this Spiderwort.........

no "Colorado Garden" would be complete without some Columbine.

Welcome to L's Garden...

Entering the backyard...
The little flags keep the 2 young pups out of the gardens!
Under the Arbor.
Japanese Maple and Dogwood.
Newly planted Native Azalea, Hosta and peach Coral Bells. This woodland garden is a work in progress that I started last spring.