The "Rose Garden"

The "Springy Chair Garden"

The "Springy Chairs"

This is a shade garden, named for the two chairs from mom and dad, where we sometimes sit for coffee, snacks, or both, or for no special reason at all. It offers a nice view of the rest of the back yard, provides shade, and is the best place for enjoying the cooling breeze on a warm day.

It's been an evolutionary garden where we try new shade plants and the number of different plants in it totals about 14 or 15. The main stars are: several varieties of Hostas, Wood Ferns, a Holly Fern, Japanese Painted Ferns, Liriope, English Ivy, Dwarf Mondo, , and - for color - Dianthus and Coleus. Seasonal players are Crocus,

Jonquils, and Caladiums, and a Boston Fern. There's a Walkers Low, a couple Diascus, a Spike,and several others.

Glynda's Irises Are Doing Really Well This Year!

Glynda has two iris beds and both are producing more blossoms than at any time in the past. Unfortunately we only know one of the varieties and that's the "Stepping Out" - the one toward the bottom here with the purple and white colors. The yellow blossum on the bottom is a "Louisiana Iris" and it's growing in the pond. It's very tall this year, about four feet, and this is the first year it's produced multiple blooms (It's in the shade most of the time.).

Marigolds, & Hostas

New Boxwoods on the Path to the Gazebo

We used a couple gift certificates to buy the fifty plants it took to do this.

First Spring Flowers - Jasmine, Jonquil, Daffodil, Crocus