Front and Backyard Gardens Spring Cleanup in Toronto's Cabbagetown Neighbourhood
It's mid-May and spring is in full force here in Toronto. What's also in full force are the spring cleanups I've been completing non-stop (it seems) since the beginning of the month.
My latest post takes us close to where I live in downtown Toronto to the area known as Cabbagetown.
This front garden is typical for Cabbagetown: small yet full of plants. Given the postage stamp-sized areas surrounded by mature trees, there's no point growing turf for most of these downtown Toronto gardens.
This particular garden was not cleaned of leaves last fall so there are many matted leaves and germinated maple seedlings to contend with now.
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| Front Garden Cleanup Cabbagetown Before |
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| Cabbagetown Toronto Spring Front Garden Cleanup Before |
Yes, there's a provincial election at the moment. Normally, I place such signs elsewhere, take my picture, and put it back but I forgot here.
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| Toronto Spring Front Yard Garden Cleanup Cabbagetown Before |
Above is the view from the top stoop outside the front door, looking down.
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| Toronto Spring Front Garden Cleanup Cabbagetown Before |
After the cleanup...
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| Toronto Spring Front Garden Cleanup Cabbagetown After |
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| Cabbagetown Toronto Spring Front Garden Cleanup After |
That's a soaker hose, by the way, snaking through the area. The green weeping Japanese maple and Hinoki Cypress fit in so well with this small space.
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| Toronto Spring Front Yard Garden Cleanup Cabbagetown After |
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| Toronto Spring Front Garden Cleanup Cabbagetown After |
Nice to see the flagstone path after all the leaves and ivy stems were cleared away.
Now in the backyard:
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| Cabbagetown Toronto Spring Backyard Garden Cleanup Before |
Again, no "fall cleanup" occurred last autumn so many leaves "over-wintered" throughout the garden beds and on top of the pavers. The garden is only about 20 feet across and maybe 50 feet long but the space is made to full use with the flagstone pavers, pea gravel path and two large garden beds, in full sun.
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| Cabbagetown Toronto Spring Garden Cleanup Before |
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| Toronto Spring Garden Cleanup Cabbagetown Before |
This is the central bed is composed of the three globe boxwoods and perennials like herbaceous peonies and clematis against the wood lattice wall.
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| Toronto Spring Backyard Garden Cleanup Cabbagetown Before |
Afterwards...
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| Cabbagetown Toronto Spring Backyard Garden Cleanup After |
This is my version of a selfie. That's my shadow in the lower left corner, holding the camera up.
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| Cabbagetown Toronto Spring Garden Cleanup After |
The sitting area under the structure now is clean and inviting.
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| Toronto Spring Garden Cleanup Cabbagetown After |
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| Toronto Spring Backyard Garden Cleanup Cabbagetown After |
One lone Siberian Bugloss (Brunnera macrophylla) seeks a couple of other partners.
I'm taking a break over the Canadian holiday Victoria Day weekend starting tomorrow so no gardening for me for at least 2 days in a row. But back into the chaos in a mere few days and, of course, more cleanups coming your way!
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