Front Roadside Garden

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=150 BGCOLOR="#99FF66" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="04050961dkfecn.jpg"> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Professional Gardening by Earthenjoy Flo"><U><B><IMG SRC="05ed9490.png" border=0 width="473" height="73" ALT="Earthenjoy Home" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Verdana" ><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Professional Gardening by Earthenjoy Flo"><U>Home</U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="services.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gardening Services"><U>Gardening Services</U></A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="newsletter.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Quarterly Newsletter"><U>Quarterly Newsletter</U></A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="showcase.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Garden Showcase"><U>Garden Showcase</U></A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="about.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Earthenjoy"><U>About Earthenjoy</U></A><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Symbol" >   ·   </FONT><A HREF="contact.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Earthenjoy"><U>Contact Earthenjoy</U></A></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=190 BGCOLOR="#99FF66" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <A HREF="kitchen_garden.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Kitchen Garden"><U>The Kitchen Garden</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="bench_garden.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Bench Garden"><U>The Bench Garden</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="sara_s_house.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Garden Walk 2003 House 1"><U>Garden Walk 2003 House #1</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="joe_s_yard.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Garden Walk 2003 House 2"><U>Garden Walk 2003 House #2</U></A></div> <div> Front Roadside Garden</div> <div> <A HREF="patio_garden.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Brownstone Patio Garden"><U>Brownstone Patio Garden</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="entry_garden.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Front Entry Garden"><U>Front Entry Garden</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="lamp_post.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Front Focal Point"><U>Front Focal Point</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="do_it_yourself_success.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Do It Yourself Success"><U>Do It Yourself Success</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="lamp_post1b.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Lamp Post Project"><U>The Lamp Post Project</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id38.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Front Garden"><U>Front Garden</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Carriage Hill"><U>Carriage Hill</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="seasonal_displays.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Seasonal Displays"><U>Seasonal Displays</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="flame_grass.htm" target="TRLX_Middle" TARGET="_top" TITLE="flame_grass.htm" target="TRLX_Middle"><U><I><IMG SRC="344960a0.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="266" ALT="Flame Grass and Sedum 'Autumn Joy'." ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="flame_grass.htm" target="TRLX_Middle" TARGET="_top" TITLE="flame_grass.htm" target="TRLX_Middle"><U>Click for larger picture.</U></A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=330 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> <B>Front Roadside Garden</B></div> <bR> <div> After having 3 large pines removed from the front area, there was suddenly a large empty space that needed immediate attention. The pine stumps were ground out, and stones that edged the entire bed were dug out and piled up. The abundance of rocks and boulders were a collection that the previous owners had gathered during many trips up north.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Before</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="33c4cbc0.jpg" border=0 width="588" height="444" ALT="Front Roadside Garden Before." ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> To start the project,the bed was edged and weeded. Then we amended the soil with 20 yards of soil and compost, (a 50/50 mix). Next we grouped the boulders and built rock walls.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Work In Progress</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3844ca20.jpg" border=0 width="588" height="674" ALT="Moving and placing boulder, spreading soil and adding birdhouse." ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> The garden contains a variety of  shrubs and perennials. The client wanted a colorful 4-season garden that would be nice to look at all year. Some of the plants include Hostas ('Revolution' pictured here) and 'August Moon', Japanese Painted Fern, 'Purple Palace' Coral Bells, Sedum 'Autumn Joy', Russian Sage, Hybrid Daylilies (red, gold & purple), Black Eye Susan, Purple Cone Flower, 'Knock Out' Roses, 'Red Price' Weigela, 'Nanho Blue' Butterfly Bush, 'Goldflame' Spirea, 'Sungold' Cypress, Berri Magic Holly, Hetz Midget Arborvitae, as well as several grasses (Zebra, Blue Fescue & 'Karl Foerster').</div> <bR> <div> <B>Ready To Plant</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="33d4cbc0.jpg" border=0 width="588" height="444" ALT="Final placement of boulders and rock walls. Bed prepped for planting." ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <bR> <div> A mini panorama of the finished bed in fall. The final touches included adding a bird house (see above "work in progress" photos), a bird bath (below, pine on the left) and a stepping stone maintenance path.</div> <bR> <div> <B>After</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="33e4cdb0.jpg" border=0 width="588" height="219" ALT="Panorama of completed garden in Fall." ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Earthenjoy FlowerScaping L.L.C.  ©2003</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>