Revisiting an Undisciplined Garden

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Last hebdomad we visit Cheryl Henley ’s garden , which she call her Undisciplined Garden , but she post in so many dandy photos that I want to share more of her garden today . She gardens in the overweight rocky cadaver soils of the Wasatch Mountain foothills at an tiptop of about 4000 feet . It is Zone 5 , in the darkness of mountains , but by ascertain flora that love her conditions , she ’s created a beautiful garden .

‘ Princess Irene ’ tulips flower through blue leave - me - nots(Myosotissylvatica , Zones 3–8 ) next to the foliage of growing lupines(Lupinuspolyphllus , Zones 4–8 ) .

Plants are getting larger by the end of May . Hops(Humuluslupulus , Zones 4–8 ) climb up one side of the trellis , a largemahoniablooms with wonderful fragrance on the other side . The right side of photo shows daylilies(Hemerocallishybrids),Aruncus , and lilac(Syringavulgaris , Zones 3–7 ) not flower yet .

This is a massive ‘ Carol Mackie ’ daphne(Daphne× burkwoodii‘Carol Mackie ’ , Zones 4–8 ) , described as a “ modest shrub ” in industrial plant listings . The master trunk is about 10 inch in diameter , maybe more . She has been very glad in some sandier grime next to our driveway and scent the entire garden .

lupin have reseed themselves liberally and are very pretty , but they can pull in unbelievable number of aphid , which I stress to blast off with the hosepipe . Columbines(Aquilegiahybrids , Zones 3–8 ) also show up in new spots . Very turgid lily-white columbines gave rise to the even taller blue ones farther back . Other volunteers here are the forget - me - nots and some rose campion(Lychniscoronaria , Zones 4–8).Echinops(grown from seed ! ) andJoe Pye weed(Eutrochium purpureum , Zones 4–9 ) are n’t flower yet . A youngforsythiaand aClethra‘Vanilla Spice ’ ( Zones 4–9 ) are in there too . The ‘ Fat Albert ’ spruce(Piceapungens‘Fat Albert ’ , Zones 2–7 ) was our Christmas tree years ago .

Sweet woodruff(Galium odoratum , zone 4–8 ) , buttercups(Ranunculus),and bishop ’s weed(Aegopodium podagraria‘Variegatum ’ , Zones 4–9 ) duke it out around somehostas . The bishop ’s weed was here to start with , and I ca n’t get rid of it . It can look sweet in shade , but it is a bully . The kingcup are almost as bad , but look at those shiny flowers !

These wonderful irises are a 30 - year legacy from the previous nurseryman , although I have moved them .

This is the first trellis my hubby Jeff build for the garden . A Virginia creeper(Parthenocissus quinquefolia , Zones 3–9 ) reluctantly climb the remaining side , and a later on - appear clematis graces the right side . Behind ‘ Fat Albert ’ right of the treillage is a native chokecherry(Prunusvirginana , Zones 2–7 ) blooming .

Not so much arock gardenas a boulder garden , this arena was covered with the evergreen shrubs seen in the backcloth . I dug those all out ( not fun ) , and I ’m still try out with what will rise in the boney short land . There are even two long - suffering Blanc de Coubert rose on their own roots ; I proffer them lots of compost and extra water for their fragrant flower . The stone trough on the right in the picture has a mosaic of low - growing dauntless succulent and a happy unpaid worker aquilege .

These flashy poppies(Papaverorientale , Zones 3–7 ) collide with the pink soapwort(Saponaria , Zones 3–8 ) , but they ’ve both proven themselves among the unforgiving bowlder , so they remain .

Pasque flowers(Pulsatillavulgaris , Zones 4–8 ) , one of my most - loved plants every spring . This photo is from another time of year , but they are dependably the same every class wedged in between bowlder !

Snake ’s head fritillary(Fritillariameleagris , Zones 4–8 ) by the back trellis seems like a jester in the lily family ! I was surprised when they slow started showing up as seedlings from year to year .

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