Sunday, September 20, 2009

PRETTY vs. GOOD: Perennial Garden

Perennial gardens are like people, they may be pretty, but, are they good? Winter is the test of every beautiful perennial garden. Is it pretty in winter?
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Above, a good perennial garden: canopy & understory trees, backdrop hedge (fence-wall-house are fine too), boxwood. Each element forming structure/bones for the winter landscape.
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Dwarf conifers are great in the perennial border. They peak in winter. Of course, in my Southern zone 8, rosemary is evergreen and blooms all winter. La-ti-da. Sweet.
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Garden & Be Well, XO Tara
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Pic from Golden Age Gardens
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4 comments:

  1. Maria KillamSeptember 20, 2009 at 12:34 PM

    That is so true, does it look good in the winter. I love boxwood, I don't have enough of it in my garden!

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  2. SheilaSeptember 20, 2009 at 1:20 PM

    Beautiful and lush!

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  3. DevonSeptember 20, 2009 at 11:32 PM

    The sedums, the sedums...aren't they amazing? I just took a picture of the sedums at my parent's place and posted it. That pink just burns in my mind. So gorgeous.

    I would LOVE to have my garden look like this. It's stunning.

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  4. lady jickySeptember 21, 2009 at 4:28 AM

    I have alot of roses that do not look good in winter but - box hedging really helps !

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