Renovated Garden Beds in Riverdale

Another Toronto Shade Garden Makeover 

The garden makeover requests continue to pour in! Here's one I recently completed in the east Toronto neighbourhood of Riverdale. 

The client has a long and narrow backyard with four small garden beds which were ignored for many years so, not surprisingly, they were filled with weeds and other "undesirables". Here are some pictures of the to-be-renovated beds, before I dug out the lily of the valley, goutweed, and wild daylilies:

Riverdale New Backyard Garden Makeover Before 

Riverdale Toronto New Garden Makeover Before 

These two beds above face each other and are easily seen from the back deck.

Similarly, there are two small beds in the back corners facing each other as shown below:

Riverdale Toronto New Garden Makeover Before 

Riverdale Toronto New Garden Makeover Before 

Toronto Riverdale Backyard Garden Makeover Before 

Toronto Riverdale New Backyard Garden Makeover Before

Toronto Riverdale New Backyard Garden Makeover Before

I chose, with the client's input, a variety of native and non-native perennials and small shrubs while leaving the existing herbaceous peonies and P.G. hydrangea.

Here are some pictures of the beds after transplanting and mulching. Again, I'll start with the two front beds:

Riverdale New Backyard Garden Makeover After 

Riverdale Toronto New Garden Makeover After 

Riverdale Toronto New Garden Makeover After

Toronto Riverdale New Backyard Garden Makeover After

Toronto Riverdale New Backyard Garden Makeover After 

And finally the back beds:

Toronto Riverdale Backyard Garden Makeover After 

Riverdale Toronto New Garden Makeover After 

We're heading into another hot and humid summer in Toronto. I hope you're enjoying your gardens wherever you are!