A new front garden in the York area of Toronto
Wendy and Connie desperately needed some colour (besides the green from the weeds) in their front garden and asked me to help. This small raised bed faces east and gets full sun until about early afternoon when the house blocks out the sun. It's completely choked with creeping bellflower (Campanula rapunculoides) with one very dead globe cedar rounding out the picture on the right. The existing "Emerald 'n Gold" euonymus on the left was not to be moved, unfortunately!
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| York front yard before renovation by Paul Jung Gardening Services |
Digging out the finger-thick roots of the bellflower was tedious but necessary to weed the bed without herbicides. I added composted cow manure to amend the mediocre (at best) existing soil.
New plants include sun-loving perennials like "David" summer phlox, "Autumn Joy" sedum, "Moonbeam" Threadleaf coreopsis and "Jacob Cline" beebalm. I re-purposed/recycled a languishing "Crimson Queen" Japanese maple. After watering, a 2-3" layer of cedar mulch was applied to reduce watering and weeding.
We should see good results in 2-3 years as the perennials establish themselves with regular watering and weeding.
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| York front yard after renovation by Paul Jung Gardening Services in Toronto |
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| York front yard before by Paul Jung Gardening Services Toronto |
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| York front yard after by Paul Jung Gardening Services Toronto |
(Update on July 6, 2014: Wendy sent me the photo below about two months after the new installation. The beebalm, coreopsis and phlox are doing well. All the perennials will really shine in 2-3 years after they get established. Sure beats looking at a bed full of creeping bellflower!)
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| Credit: Wendy C. from Toronto |
York front garden cleanup and renovation: weeding and new perennials
Wendy and Connie desperately needed some colour (besides the green from the weeds) in their front garden and asked me to help. This small raised bed faces east and gets full sun until about early afternoon when the house blocks out the sun. It's completely choked with creeping bellflower (Campanula rapunculoides) with one very dead globe cedar rounding out the picture on the right. The existing "Emerald 'n Gold" euonymus on the left was not to be moved, unfortunately!
6/02/2011 10:00:00 AM
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