A decade in a garden
Vicki is sharing her garden with us today .
I have been gardening in this location in Illinois for 10 age . I have a variety of blossom , dragonwingbegonias , bee balm , hostas , phlox , and balloon blossom . I have had trouble this year withdeer eating genus Hosta . I do all the planting , and my husband does the mowing .
Pots of dragonwing begonias ( Begoniahybrids , Zones 10–11 or as an annual ) provide a pa of color next to a topographic point to seat and delight the garden .
windowpane boxesfull of yellow petunias(Petuniahybrids , Zones 10–11 or as annuals ) run over with flowers , while lustrous bee balm ( Monardadidyma , Zones 4–9 ) blooms in the foreground .
ShadyHosta(Zones 3–9 ) borderline
Creativecontainersand garden artwork liven up the distance .
pinkish balloon heyday ( Platycodongrandiflorus , Zones 3–8 ) and phlox ( Phloxpaniculata , Zones 4–8 ) , with magniloquent sunflowers ( Helianthusannuus , one-year ) behind
A perfect spot to sit and revel the garden , maybe with a cup of tea leaf or coffee in the morning
A variety ofgarden artbrightens up a fencing , and supply a mirror trick the eye into realize the space feel bigger .
A cerise chair echoes the color of the red petunias in this assorted container .
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