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.

Spring Carpets

Spent blooms of flowering Cherry Trees carpet the wet sidewalk. It reminds me of snow.


purple wildflowers (can't identify) carpeting the woods at Radnor Lake...

an ornamental cherry tree at C's house

Welcome to C's Garden....

Welcome to C's Garden..............here are some shots from one of my client's courtyard, where I come to work or as I call it "play". Not a bad place to "dig in the dirt". Azaleas, rhodos and honeysuckle are blooming... The Japanese Maple is an intense red right now! I have just planted out the planters by the pool with Majesty Palms, lantana and geraniums. Soon there will be many more things blooming and bedding plants to go in...a labor of love for me.

Espalier (or Belgium Wall) needs a haircut on the top. This takes a ladder for me to reach it.

It has been a gorgeous spring for the azaleas! Perhaps the climbing hydrangea will finally bloom this year? I'm crossing my fingers.



Is'nt she sweet?