Landscaping
The ground is frozen solid outside and my garden holds on for dear life. In idle moments I find myself looking through photos of my garden throughout the last couple years. What started with a part time job at a greenhouse on a Monday and Tuesday ended up as a full time “career” and even more surprisingly a full time obsession.
Ever since digital cameras became affordable enough for the general public to have I’ve recorded my life. It’s interesting to look back and see how things have changed. Girlfriends come and go, jobs change, and new passions ignite while old one’s flicker out. As once I was a fresh out of highschool young man I’m feeling like more of an adult as of late. Sometime’s choosing to water my garden then drink cheap beer on a sunny afternoon. Below is a small glimpse into the progression of my garden here in the cook street village from 2008-2010. An evolution and progression that is just starting to take it’s hold permanently.
Backyard Center Garden Bed
July 2008 – Herbs mostly, mismatched and throwaway perennials from the greenhouse
April 2009 – Slightly more organized, lettuce, herbs, many plant experiments.
September 2009 – A sucess for a small waterlogged bed, many pots, amaranthus from seed, delphiniums and 
nasturtiums
March 2010 – newly constructed centerbed, double the depth and a cold frame to boot
September 2010 – tropical trees, 10 foot sunflower, healthy tomatos, herbs, and exotic perennials.
Front garden bed.
June 2008 – lavender and kniphofia (red hot poker)
April 2009 – double the size in only a season
June 2010 – Although the lavender has choked everything else out, it looks like they’ve been here forever.
Back Middle Garden Bed
July 2008 – leftover 606 annuals, petunias, calendula and dahlias
June 2009 – hosta, coleus, and heucheras
July 2010 – Beautiful
Backyard Side Garden Bed
June 2008 – a modest potato plant grown from a grocery mishap
June 2009 – 2″ basket stuffers, nasturiums, marigolds, and the naturalized centranthus that lives in my garden.
July 2010 – Pure plant mahem, coleus, primulas, pulmonaria and carpets of mixed sedum
September 2010 – Plant Palooza.
A lot changes in a couple years. The journey isn’t easy but it’s certainly interesting.
