My north shore of Boston garden is coming up. There is much maintenance to do that I haven't gotten to yet. It's not ready to be shown in its present state, so I haven't had anybody over yet. I'm a perfectionist, I guess. Soon....
Here's the big Rhododendron. Blooming nicely, as it does without any help from me, every year. If only all bloomers were as reasonable as this rhodie.
Below is the big rock retaining wall. Creeping Jenny and Creeping Charlie co-exist here. There are volunteer ferns, which I love, and a few Alliums put there by the house's previous owners amongst the orange Daylilies. I love the orange Daylilies. I love those Alliums. Well, I love this whole rock wall.
This is the "flat bed." My conception was a mixed bed of ground covers, with different colors of foliage and different textures. It's grown into something different, not quite all ground covers. It needs some attention as the balance is off. But the hostas are not yet fully fluffed out so I need to wait a bit before rearranging. The ground covers at their premium best yet, but they are doing OK so far. Deer ate the Blue Rug Junipers. Such a surprise. They will take half the summer to recover.
The big Hosta bed in the back is up, but not yet fully fluffed. The Japanese Magnolia that I over-pruned last season is looking OK so far. Maybe I didn't over-prune it. We'll see. There's an empty spot under that tree that drives me crazy. I'll be putting some Ostrich Ferns in there.
Oh, the hose is there. Darn. I use that hose, frequently. I've gotten lazy and just leave it wherever it was when I last turned it off. I'm trying to get this grass to grow. It won't. Too much shade, and too many weeds. If I kill the weeds, I'll also kill the new grass plants recently germinated from the seed I put out. The big Hosta garden occupies the area off the frame to the left, and the rock wall is there on the right. The big Rhodie is in the foreground. Up back are the orange daylilies. I am not a daylily snob; I love the common orange ones. I'll post images when they bloom. Orange Season happen mid-July.