A recent garden rescue in North York, Toronto
Maybe "rescue" is too dramatic but this small front yard garden bed definitely needed a "rehab"! It was completely infested with garlic mustard and Siberian squill with some decrepit old tulips here and there.
Here's a before picture:
Here's a before picture:
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| Before picture of the garden bed infested with garlic mustard and Siberian squill, with a few tulips thrown in! |
The client wanted a fresh start with very low maintenance requirements. Here's the after picture showing the new plantings which should fill in over 2-3 years.
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| After picture of the new low maintenance garden in full sun with a lavender border, a "Limelight" Pee Gee hydrangea standard, "Autumn Joy" sedum and "Hens and Chicks" Sempervivum |
By Paul Jung, owner of Paul Jung Gardening Services Inc. of Toronto
