A number of folks on BYC have asked me to share my garden, knowledge of plants, and advice. Planting lush spaces to coincide with their chicken endeavors or just to have a beautiful space to escape from the cares of the world. A garden sanctuary if you will.
I come from a long line of nurserymen and women. Dating back two hundred years in known family history. My Grandmother was a horticulturist. I learned a great deal from her. Her advice was simple. "If you don't plant it, it won't grow". In other words, just put it in the ground and go from there.
She taught me that if a plant thrives in your garden, plant more of it. If you love it, collect different varieties. Different colors. Plant in threes like a triangle. Tall plants to the back and graduate the heights to the front and let the low ones creep out onto the path. There will be bare dirt those first few years but after that it will all fill in and be lush. Less weeding when there is little to no bare dirt showing.
1988 in the tea party garden with my third born.
My current property is a half acre. I started planting it in 1988 and still am. Four children were raised here and the gardens were made for them. It is a sanctuary. A safe haven. A glorious place to play, fantasize, dream, and relax. My children are all grown and moved on. They still come home and wander out into the jungle they remember. Looking for their favorite hiding places or forts. Searching for a favorite rose or plant. They don't climb the trees any more but their children do. A new generation is now claiming the Romantic Garden for their own memories. My heart is full.
My oldest daughter with the second daughter playing faeries in the wild garden.
I will share many many images of my personal garden here. Answer any question posted if the answer comes from knowledge gathered from my own experience. I won't post random information gathered from books, the Internet, or hearsay unless it is something used in my own garden. First hand knowledge is what I offer. And good guesses on occasion.
Welcome to Mumsy's Romantic Garden. One woman's garden journey and information freely offered on how you can have it too.
I come from a long line of nurserymen and women. Dating back two hundred years in known family history. My Grandmother was a horticulturist. I learned a great deal from her. Her advice was simple. "If you don't plant it, it won't grow". In other words, just put it in the ground and go from there.
She taught me that if a plant thrives in your garden, plant more of it. If you love it, collect different varieties. Different colors. Plant in threes like a triangle. Tall plants to the back and graduate the heights to the front and let the low ones creep out onto the path. There will be bare dirt those first few years but after that it will all fill in and be lush. Less weeding when there is little to no bare dirt showing.
1988 in the tea party garden with my third born.
My current property is a half acre. I started planting it in 1988 and still am. Four children were raised here and the gardens were made for them. It is a sanctuary. A safe haven. A glorious place to play, fantasize, dream, and relax. My children are all grown and moved on. They still come home and wander out into the jungle they remember. Looking for their favorite hiding places or forts. Searching for a favorite rose or plant. They don't climb the trees any more but their children do. A new generation is now claiming the Romantic Garden for their own memories. My heart is full.
My oldest daughter with the second daughter playing faeries in the wild garden.
I will share many many images of my personal garden here. Answer any question posted if the answer comes from knowledge gathered from my own experience. I won't post random information gathered from books, the Internet, or hearsay unless it is something used in my own garden. First hand knowledge is what I offer. And good guesses on occasion.
Welcome to Mumsy's Romantic Garden. One woman's garden journey and information freely offered on how you can have it too.
