Normally, I totally dig unusual planters but I have mixed feelings about this one. It kind of reminds me of a car parked on one’s lawn if you know what I mean. What do you think – pretty cool or an eyesore?
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Garden of the Day
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And a nice dog too. I particularly like these stone walls that get filled with flowers. I love catching folks in action as they are planting. It never ceases to amaze me how folks take such pride in their gardens big and small. A perfect way to build community and neighborliness. And what a uniter. It’s nice to see something that so many people from all different backgrounds love. I see old folks gardening, new folks gardening, white folks, black folks, latino folks… I have found the great uniter and it is not a Bush rather it is a simple garden.
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This photo certainly doesn’t do justice to how cool this garden is. I was able talk with owners Craig and Roy who explained to me that the banana trees in the pictures are over 30 years old. And last year they bore bananas for the first time which I thought was super cool. Apparently every fall you cut all the leaves off and uproot the trunks and place them in a cool spot (basement) for the winter. I think that’s wicked cool that they’ve been able to survive for over 30 years. Anyway, these guys were super nice and even showed me their back yard garden. It is a shade garden where they placed lots of recycled items. You can see some photos after the jump. The walkway was salvaged from one neighbor and the columns in the last picture were salvaged from another neighbor. Pretty sweet. So thanks again to Craig and Roy for being kind enough to explain their gardens to me, and patient enough to answer the questions of a total stranger. If I can find the place again, I’ll go back in late June to take some more photos when the garden fills out.
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I like it but I’m wondering if it might be filled in a little more with even more plants/flowers. The rose bush in the back is in full effect.
From a listserv:
Saturday, May 17, 10:00 to 11:30 a.m.
Creating and Maintaining a Beautiful Sustainable Garden, presented
by D.C. Urban Gardeners and the Historical Society of Washington,
D.C.
Master Gardener and local gardening coach Susan Harris shows how to
create a beautiful garden scheme
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Is it possible to have multiple color roses coming off of one bush?
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I like the variety of colors used.
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Not exactly a full fledged garden but I support the old school wheelbarrow planter.
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I’m digging the zen motif.
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I’ve never seen one of these that has a level at sidewalk level. Looks good though.