Under An Ancient Oak, A New Garden Emerges
Surprised to hear from me? I haven't posted anything in a while so I'll apologize now and get that out of the way.
It's been a very strange 2020 so far due to COVID-19: I wasn't allowed to work by the provincial government until early May and my clients had a very difficult time finding plants in general at the garden centres. Still, after all of this, one of my iron laws of garden maintenance is in effect: weeds continue to grow and my clients would prefer going to the dentist than being in their gardens weeding. Job security, I guess.
Today's post goes over one of my early May garden makeovers in the High Park North area of Toronto. The clients, a busy young couple with children, requested a new front garden under a very large and mature oak tree. They didn't want to spend too much on plants so I suggested about 15 shade tolerant perennials under the oak's high canopy.
Here are some "before" and "after" pictures of the shade garden around the oak:
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| High Park North New Front Yard Makeover Before |
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| High Park North Toronto New Front Yard Makeover Before |
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| High Park North Spring Cleanup and Makeover Before |
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| Toronto High Park North New Front Yard Makeover Before |
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| Toronto High Park North New Front Yard Makeover Before |
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| High Park North Spring Cleanup and Makeover Before |
Afterwards...
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| High Park North New Front Yard Makeover After |
The front garden looks very sparse but the homeowners now can add spring bulbs and more perennials if they wish.
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| High Park North Toronto New Front Yard Makeover After |
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| High Park North Spring Cleanup and Makeover After |
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| Toronto High Park North New Front Yard Makeover After |
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| Toronto High Park North New Front Yard Makeover After |
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| High Park North Spring Cleanup and Makeover After |
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