Good Friends Make a Great Garden

This garden gets by with a little help from its friends

Alice Fleurkens share these photos of her garden , which is thriving thanks to generous friends who pitched in when she needed them .

My husband and I live in Sweaburg , Ontario . And here are a few snap of the garden . After an unfortunate downfall in June last year , I could not work outside all summer , and could not even take a walking around the garden . Our good friends Anne and Bruce deliver the day by coming to draw in sens once in a while with my married man ’s help . It made me palpate better that thing did not go to smash . This year , gratefully , I can do stuff out of doors again , so I suppose I would send you a few snapshots .

broad garden beds and an immaculate lawn are beautiful , but they can take a lot of work to maintain .

The yellow flower at the goal of the path are black - eyed Susans ( Rudbeckia hirta , Zones 3–7 ) that seeded themselves into the stark spot . Click here to see what plants work best with pathways .

Purple cone flowers ( Echinacea purpurea , Zones 3–9 ) and Annabelle hydrangea ( Hydrangea arborescens‘Annabelle ’ , Zones 3–9 ) .

Containers on the deck are a riot of color . Alice was only ineffective to get into the garden for a season , but for flora lovers who find it difficult for the farsighted term to do the strong-arm work of horticulture , container plantings can be a with child agency to keep garden without it being so much employment .

More beautiful container plantings perish down the steps . repeat the same flower coloration in these containers help unify this sphere .

The economic consumption of crushed rock and rocks along this base on balls keep it look clean and healthy , and focus on mostly greens in the bed aid make a focal spot out of the coloured plantation owner at the end .

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