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Summer Gardens
A delight and a chore
That's the way I am seeing our garden at the moment, especially since I spent nearly 7 hours outside prunning and thinning plants. We have a good gardening service, yet I recognize I want the garden to be well trimmed, something a gardener, of the professional and home variety, may be hesitant to do.
Also, it takes alot of work. I can only imagine how Butchart Gardens maintains their property, all apparently before or after the guests arrive. Not me, I work in the broad daylight, suppose I could get up before the sun comes up, but that is not my summer style.
A New Garden Soon
Soon we will begin installation of the new garden--

• There will be a broad walkway up steps, that now has a narrow, right angle approach that is not interesting.
• We will remove the second driveway, its not needed, and it will make a wonderful, expanded grass and planted area, as the entry to the upper garden, with a view across from the sea.
• Then we will be ecological and smart too, by saving hauling expenses and disposal expenses for the concrete; instead it will be used for the foundation of mounds, with great plantings on them.
• Some will be transplanted from the existing garden, but many will be interesting plants brought to the property. This is an approach we use for interiors as well, repurposing items, favorite pieces, and of course introduction of furniture and accessories that enhance and create excitement too.

We have a great collaborative relationship with our landscape architect. More about him in another posting. He's great and so knowledgeable , plus creative. That is a great combination we believe we bring to interior design as well.
So plant something this summer, maybe in a container or pot, easily done, and easily reused next spring.