Comments on: Backyard progress

By: Heavy Petal: Gardening: from a West Coast, urban, organic perspective.

Heavy Petal: Gardening: from a West Coast, urban, organic perspective. — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 05:02:12 +0000

[...] month, as everything started to spring to life. Acer palmatum ‘Beni Kawa’ anchors this bed. When I planted it three years ago, I called it “the perfect small space alternative to ‘Sangu Kaku’.” I lied. Sure, [...]

By: Heavy Petal: Gardening: from a West Coast, urban, organic perspective.

Heavy Petal: Gardening: from a West Coast, urban, organic perspective. — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 20:11:16 +0000

[...] I survived growing up with a yard full of them. Now Lila will have to, too, as I planted one in our backyard. (*Update*: Eleanor from Out of Doors, an ethnobotany student, has pointed me towards the Plants [...]

By: James A-S

James A-S — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 07:23:28 +0000

One small thing…..please, please, please do not plant a Snowberry. if you do it will viciously colonise your border and prevent your gate from opening. Let the happy memory of popping berries remain a memory.

By: Andrea Bellamy

Andrea Bellamy — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 03:01:37 +0000

Germi – thanks! That means a lot coming from a Real Garden Designer. Perhaps we can get together with Mary and form a band (called Petallica, of course). I can play the recorder. ;)

BlueBlue- thanks. I’m growing more and more happy with it. I love how green it is, even now that the tree’s lost its leaves.

By: blueblue

blueblue — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 14:05:20 +0000

It looks very restful and serene..love the effect.

By: germi

germi — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 01:51:50 +0000

Andrea! It’s fantastic! I LOVE your modern slant on a woodland garden – it’s hard to bring a new vibe to such a revered garden style, but you did it with panache! Your choices are spot-on … you are showing us that one doesn’t need Agaves to have a modern garden. It’s all in how you use your plants! (and stumps… and rocks…)

btw, I used to draw a cartoon for my garden club newsletter called ‘Petallica’. That’s how I knew you and I were birds of a feather…

By: Andrea Bellamy

Andrea Bellamy — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 16:01:39 +0000

Now I definitely have to come visit you in Alaska, Genelle! We probably have very similar styles!

By: genelle

genelle — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 21:50:44 +0000

Hey Andrea, you and I could work together I think! The ferns and salal grow wild up here and we used them alot in the landscaping project at the health center up here. I love the little Acer too. We also have a spot where we used irish moss and in one season it has spread out and created a solid lovey mat. very pretty with a speciman maple in the corner of a teardrop shaped bed. I think you’d like. Good job chickie!

By: Andrea Bellamy

Andrea Bellamy — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 19:19:35 +0000

Bare Bones Gardener – so true. And isn’t that one of the best lessons from gardening?

Mary – Petalica – love it!

By: Mary t

Mary t — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 14:59:47 +0000

Just found your blog–I LOVED the title! Made me think of a great name for a band “petalica”