A slideshow (and you know I love one) is the ideal showcase for Marilyn’s garden north of Ocean Park, as the perennials, grasses, and annuals rise up to meet their yearly challenge of hiding the neighbours’ garage window. (We leave some of the grasses up all winter and cut them back in early March.) The garden is visited often by deer; in fact, a doe birthed two fawns in the ornamental grasses across from the living room window.
We created this garden in (I believe) autumn 2005. Marilyn is the Depot mom…Mother of Nancy, co-owner with Chef Michael of the wonderful Depot Restaurant.
This series of photos shows the viewpoint from where we park to unload tools for our work session and from a little closer as we cross the lawn to the main path along the west side of the house. This border runs north-south..
I will follow this with a second post showing details of the plants and garden areas.
I vow that this year I will get a photo at least every other week and do a similar but more complete slideshow for 2012. In 2009 I missed August photos at Marilyn’s entirely. I must start earlier, as well, which means we had better get on up there soon for the first visit of this year.
Marilyn’s garden is wonderful and the slideshow is fascinating to watch with the changing foliage and waxing and waning of the seasons. Thanks, Skyler!
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Thanks, Susie, glad you liked it
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