Susan Harris
Susan Harris's blog about eco-friendly and urban gardening, plus the adventures of a DC-based garden writer, coach and occasional rabble-rowser.

Another glorious front-yard not-lawn, this one outside Chicago

November 6, 2008 · 3 comments

Reader Serena Joyner sent me these AWESOME photos of her front yard and this note:

"There’s no supplemental watering except for the big pot of annuals in the middle.  Many of the plants are native species but to extend the flowering season and add interest, I’ve included some old standbys like Siberian iris, bearded iris, peonies, roses, Japanese anemone, alliums and self-seeding annuals like

"Since the yard is small and there’s so many different plants, it’s structured in layers.  As something flowers or looks past its prime, it’s cut back or cut down so the next plant can do its thing."

 

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1 Karen November 6, 2008 at 2:28 pm

Lovely! Although I have to wonder, what does it look like in the late-fall-through-early-spring part of the year? Doesn’t look like a lot that stays above-ground during the winter.

2 tina November 6, 2008 at 4:13 pm

This reader did an awesome job! The layering is super and I can see why no additional watering is necessary, it is nicely and closely planted in a superb manner. Really sweet.

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