http://www.thesheshed.com/blog daily 0.75 2021-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1551984838468-8OUJFPSPVAWW9NHPUBG0/Tools+cool+1.jpg Blog http://www.thesheshed.com/blog/2021/11/30/my-beautiful-wild monthly 0.5 2022-02-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1638370486832-9HTFNA81L2QXZ8XAAJJX/Photo+2020-09-07%2C+4+37+30+PM.jpg Blog - My Beautiful Wild https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1638370785386-TSCC75VE9Z5RPRD06INZ/_MG_9315.jpg Blog - My Beautiful Wild https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1638370897306-83C2G3AJDVDSXQP5KG4O/Photo+2021-08-29%2C+11+57+29+AM.jpg Blog - My Beautiful Wild https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1638370712133-0D1CEFKOQPO4B5D8GDH0/_MG_1276.jpg Blog - My Beautiful Wild https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1638370883293-EHX8ZQEU24HFUF08C4TG/_MG_9272.jpg Blog - My Beautiful Wild https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1638370582227-7Z3CIQJGYZU3E6AXBC49/_MG_0075.jpg Blog - My Beautiful Wild https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1638370631335-VNFY6ME4XMP18070FEVO/_MG_9480.jpg Blog - My Beautiful Wild https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1638370582436-NXHLP794K4Q2QJUTABK5/_MG_0091.jpg Blog - My Beautiful Wild https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1638370780185-5A1LLISIZAJDJXF8I3U0/_MG_9487.jpg Blog - My Beautiful Wild https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1638370559337-P0BM188AVOIZCL6JSMVH/_MG_0648.jpg Blog - My Beautiful Wild https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1638370691784-LHW2A0O4KFYHJHINI85Y/Photo+2021-07-23%2C+4+46+18+PM.jpg Blog - My Beautiful Wild https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1638370744444-YTW68BT3FSPDZQXYQ4F7/_MG_9237.jpg Blog - My Beautiful Wild https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1638370763413-S6YARNGRZ9I4VPJF8EYF/_MG_0592.jpg Blog - My Beautiful Wild https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/e00d9358-ad74-423f-bdda-bdaeecca5087/_MG_0577.jpg Blog - My Beautiful Wild - Make it stand out Jules assembles a bee hive at the back of the garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/7118a035-4148-4a04-8382-86ae6912a996/Caper+and+wildlife.jpg Blog - My Beautiful Wild - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. http://www.thesheshed.com/blog/2021/5/20/nursery-shop-like-a-boss monthly 0.5 2021-11-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1621534346632-WUNXWODCHQ2PJCZ1OATR/IMG_7831.jpeg Blog - Nursery Shop Like a Boss - Make it stand out Amy, Jules and Emily rock a cart of rhododendrons and standard hydrangeas in this pre-covid picture! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1621541024853-LOJ2AUDAWLVAGZDTK47N/20200626_142527.jpg Blog - Nursery Shop Like a Boss - Make it stand out Shop like Jules! Every nursery visit is an opportunity to think about how your garden can positively impact nature and support pollinators. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1621543159778-I75H1H3CG9CYO6J2GNBH/2019-08-26+02.31.11+1.jpg Blog - Nursery Shop Like a Boss - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. http://www.thesheshed.com/blog/2021/3/31/a-garden-for-all-seasons-1 monthly 0.5 2021-04-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1617225658343-Q52FH5CNGCWNCIZRN90U/Spring+inspo+fb.jpg Blog - A Garden for All Seasons http://www.thesheshed.com/blog/2020/12/1/seeing-2020 monthly 0.5 2020-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1606953956179-AWU692EBUN6RRSRYYWUD/IMG_6308.JPG Blog - Seeing 20/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1606954241871-RO9T29ONZEUT3V7N7LT5/IMG_6297.JPG Blog - Seeing 20/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1606954030662-NHZNDTZP36VQLVUQLZYI/2019-07-02+08.12.01+1.jpg Blog - 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Introducing Pipolina Micro-Clover Before: Repeated summer drought and lack of maintenance has left this Kentucky blue grass lawn brown and patchy. We recommended a mixed turf seed mix of Pipolina micro-clover, fescue and perennial rye and rich garden soil in a spring over-seeding. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1583696640663-2W1HQE8COPCYADSRQ5LE/lawn+fall+2019+after+copy2.jpg Blog - Introducing Pipolina Micro-Clover After: In just one season, this client is enjoying the appearance of her lawn. It is thicker, greener and more resilient to drought and pests. http://www.thesheshed.com/blog/2019/3/6/our-landscape-design-process monthly 0.5 2019-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1551877216384-06120LN7ZZ8GWESG4FUD/Amy+and+Colleen+3.jpg Blog - Our Landscape Design Process http://www.thesheshed.com/blog/2017/6/30/june monthly 0.5 2019-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1498943046605-LSISOBANNUPH84IUX719/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Goutweed - A Gardener's Nemesis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1498943222800-LDHK3G1ZW5ONJ93UU0CJ/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Goutweed - A Gardener's Nemesis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1498943349842-1NC9B9EGX7QARHCEJTNE/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Goutweed - A Gardener's Nemesis Aegopodium podagraria. The solid green variety of goutweed is the most invasive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1498943713581-RDESBHGH4NNGEGHPK5V5/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Goutweed - A Gardener's Nemesis Variegated leaf goutweed can still be found for sale as an ornamental ground cover at flea markets. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1498943082371-CY2GBU6I8B50XDKV4DI0/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Goutweed - A Gardener's Nemesis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1498943141473-LD7971UA2JJLMVALUUEP/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Goutweed - A Gardener's Nemesis http://www.thesheshed.com/blog/2017/3/26/potager-gardens monthly 0.5 2020-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1494163364811-SJ85L12S85GHZACMOERL/image-asset.jpeg Blog - The Potager Garden Orange nasturtium, yellow tennis ball courgette and shiny green peppers provide beautiful color in the potager. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1494158165102-H8L4BGJZWK27RURAJ2JV/Scarlet+runner+beans+on+bamboo+tuteurs+are+regularly+visited+by+bees. Blog - The Potager Garden Scarlet runner beans climb high on bamboo tuteurs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1494160148246-DW9COC9YAKV18LHG6K92/image-asset.jpeg Blog - The Potager Garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1588866193652-2ZM78GCVGJYTQT11Q4EQ/Courgette+and+sungold+and+red+tomato+and+bean.jpg Blog - The Potager Garden Tennis ball courgette, sungold tomatoes, purple and green beans harvested from my garden…colorful in the ground and on the kitchen table. http://www.thesheshed.com/blog/2017/3/28/raised-bed-gardening monthly 0.5 2019-03-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1490711990261-OAHPHXIBDSUWCRSK2FTY/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Raised Bed Gardening My Bedford, Nova Scotia urban garden mixes it up: tomatoes from raised beds, cucumbers from containers and beans grown on a bamboo trellis in an in-ground garden bed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1490712137916-2H0DLNRB5TQO8T9YWI23/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Raised Bed Gardening Pretty, edible nasturtiums grow among tennis ball squash and bite sized peppers in a raised bed. http://www.thesheshed.com/blog/2016/10/24/ode-to-the-alliums monthly 0.5 2019-04-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1477923589564-XRUH2NWAVM8C2XUW18V4/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Meet the Allium Family Globemaster Allium https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1478351752396-VXXHZ6KBRQJ51522CYR2/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Meet the Allium Family https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1478351881123-CI7CT5NNGZ9R1KKCKXX5/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Meet the Allium Family http://www.thesheshed.com/blog/2016/9/16/what-is-a-she-shed monthly 0.5 2021-12-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1474332484241-6RHT2HPGJ4RSMJBPI3MJ/AA+Kylie+final+logo.jpg Blog - What is a She Shed? 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Given the effort put into the lawn, we looked deeper at the ground below the sod and determined that poor site preparation was the primary reason for failure. Turf grass needs just four things to flourish: sunlight, air, water and nutrients. Grass obtains three of these four essential elements from the soil. After this home was built and prior to landscaping, the site had not been cleared of rocks, stone and tree stumps. There was far less than the optimal soil depth of 4-6 inches of soil for the sod to grow healthy roots. In the middle of the yard, a large tree had been cut to the soil level. The 32 inch diameter surface was topped with a grass sod without any soil base for the roots to become established in. On the right side of the image, goutweed can be seen coming under the fence from the neighbors’ yard. Goutweed is an invasive species that left unattended will spread quickly, out-compete other plants and create a monoculture. It spreads underground using rhizomes, tracks the roots of other plants and comes to the surface where it uses sunlight to strengthen and produce white blooms that spread seeds and further enable it to spread. Found on Halifax’s invasive species list, goutweed is very difficult to control and it is one of the most common garden challenges we encounter on the Halifax peninsula. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1549146401298-OBS8P1DR1NV4GTQXL49M/IMG_5400.JPG Home - Before - Front Center Garden Once upon a time this was a nice garden bed… …but limited time and ability had reduced the homeowners capacity to care for it for a number of years. An overabundance of perennial spiderwort from multiple splitting and random maple saplings made it unattractive while crowding out pretty cone flower and a lovely magnolia shrub. The bed had not been edged or mulched for some time allowing grass to grow into it and weeds to outnumber ornamental nursery plants. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1553626248700-1UBCIS39B29SZYPOSUFM/IMG_5203.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1553629825911-ZC2BM8SBGDP6V3A5NUQJ/IMG_1353.jpeg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1553631572577-D6QHRDEI24XL8J5RHZOX/IMG_5500.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1551018118662-71UUGWZ04GZ3R348472R/IMG_1319.JPG Home - Before - Left Garden Our hearts skip a beat when we see mature gardens like this. We know that many years ago someone had a vision for a beautiful garden. But now….overgrown shrubs crowd a mossy path, huge variegated leaf and white bloom hosta beg to be split, weed filled beds have collapsing brick borders and no one has been able to access the shed for years. Call us crazy. We love to bring order and beauty to the ramshackle disorder of old gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1579705444332-481L3D8EGOAOHW5VKU5L/00100dPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20190814175243736_COVER.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1579702606143-UBYL57OTOXP58KGBMKYA/IMG_9602+%281%29.jpg Home - Front Garden - Before The front garden was planted some 20 years ago when the homeowners bought the property. Over time, the garden became overgrown and weedy…site preparation for this garden took two days and filled three commercial disposal containers! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1580236989813-JEZQU15L48MAFTB7QC5Z/2019-06-13+05.23.27+1.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1580307873350-QMM1J8QQFGJLRCYHHHQO/00100dPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20190828100957311_COVER.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1580322205625-BEFZL5CHH7J0JH2VLIHZ/IMG_5572.JPG Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1580324933562-299HWUO0AHWKGGD489ZB/2019-06-13%2B05.23.27%2B1.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1580596777200-53BU2BVIIZB4SF9YC8TH/IMG_1217.JPG Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1580674632620-149LF155NAEJB3T13ZYC/IMG_9574.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1580672300257-NEOJIEEW4Q0UK08AOACP/IMG_8556.JPG Home - Dining Area The designers at Hammock by Thornbloom recommended a lovely dining suite with brown table, wicker-look chairs and a soft blue-green umbrella that mirrored the glass railing enclosure. Floor to ceiling glass walls allowed for an expansive view of the terrace and skyline from inside the suite. Inside, Melanie Orr of Interiors by Melanie had used the same soft hue in the living area furnishings. We loved the consistent and subtle use of blue-green and neutral shades and recommended classic matte-white containers for the garden. Clean and bright, these planters offer flexibility for a range of four-season planting designs over time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1581014011850-CK2YFMPGKCKNKM31DLQ2/00100dPORTRAIT_00100_BURST20190827105859726_COVER.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1581016545359-09DEQGRWPB2NCWA55TSK/2019-07-15%2B10.18.52%2B1.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1581114645692-P3E4TUGPOE27NJ9NNPY9/2019-07-02%2B08.12.10%2B1.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1583413097349-CCN8TXF3PUVQ7PTH6IKF/2019+April+Blog+Rhodo+bloom.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1581017905566-BV7WEBVKEFP78UXDSG0J/IMG_3138+%281%29.JPG Home - Right Garden - Before The right side of the property had mature deciduous trees that while lovely, were casting heavy shade on the lawn making it patchy and hard to grow. Worse yet, invasive and fast-growing goutweed from neighboring properties had all but taken over the yard. The client wanted a hedge along the front of the property and dogwood shrubs had been chosen some years earlier. They were not the ideal choice for this location for a number of reasons; their mature size was too large which resulted in heavy pruning to keep the sidewalk passable. Over time, they had become misshapen and unattractive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1588881392080-N51QMZGCZZXR4HP1OEKP/image-asset.jpeg Home - Front Garden - Before This Andrew Cobb inspired home was built some 30 years ago. The new owner had the original drawings for the garden…a rare opportunity to see the original vision. After a review of the drawings and a walk about the garden, it was clear that much had changed. The woodland environment had grown. Taller trees created a more shady garden than existed 30 years earlier. Some plantings were missing and some shrubs were misshapen due to poor pruning over time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1580674223523-VIMM00GZOIXC6422Q2S0/IMG_1112+%281%29.JPG Home - Winter Garden Terrace The tropical plants were removed to make way for a winter theme that will dazzle dinner guests and warm hearts till spring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1589454644653-6Q5SQ0YGFH922047SBJR/IMG_0050.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1604496106029-JARAWBT92LK3ONNSGQU6/IMG_5280.JPG Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1604496279907-CC899KXW3V6ET0L87PYV/IMG_5280.JPG Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1580589121598-XTMDBAZA129LR97RQIVC/image-asset.jpeg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1622320190233-8GWGDZ7O3ZGC2KCN4DR0/IMG_2432.JPG Home Weathered cedar shingles, gables, climbing roses and wisteria cascading on a courtyard arbor are hallmarks of coastal charm…perfect for the traditional style of this Shore Drive home. Invasive goutweed on three neighboring properties had made its way into the lawn and the foundation garden bed along the front of the house. The extent of the goutweed was such that the existing plants and soil needed to be removed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1622416569793-58F1I74W3GOZZDQNCLB8/Photo%2B2021-04-06%252C%2B5%2B46%2B55%2BPM.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1627821746169-8DHV4VVFJMNI738AI10H/delphinium.jpeg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1627857167322-L9ZMGB2Y7A7XSTW17WRV/Delphimium2.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1634844681625-1W8R9MAJXN8XR8TGLL1D/_MG_9528.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1634833576141-4PUD1RQHU63VLMYGTNQ6/image-asset.jpeg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1636654677077-4GUBKZWBP9PSE0GFCO4S/_MG_0916.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1636665756620-SFSEH2BA8GVV5039MQU1/_MG_1535.jpg Home http://www.thesheshed.com/the-nitty-gritty-garden-guides daily 0.75 2021-11-08 http://www.thesheshed.com/the-nitty-gritty-garden-guides/2021/11/8/gardening-for-wildlife monthly 0.5 2021-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/ca8143d1-acf8-4087-8612-8bb75c9449a0/_MG_9315.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - Gardening for Wildlife - Make it stand out Within hours of it being placed in Colleen’s garden, a downy woodpecker had found this cedar post suet feeder. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/8fe70332-92a4-4a79-a3ec-8b78f7afce19/Photo+2021-08-29%2C+11+57+29+AM.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - Gardening for Wildlife - Make it stand out Echinecea or coneflower are beautiful perennials and one of Amy’s favorite to specify in garden designs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/5b744a5d-7682-41d1-8943-4b3bcdf949e2/Photo+2021-07-23%2C+4+46+18+PM.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - Gardening for Wildlife - Make it stand out Perennial speedwell is a favorite plant for bees. This variety of speedwell in Colleen’s garden has remarkable ten inch (or longer) blooms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/6237937c-d874-4048-80ca-69795041cf9f/_MG_0592.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - Gardening for Wildlife - Make it stand out A wildlife friendly garden provides food and habitat for native bees, the majority of which live in the ground or hollow stems. Honey bee keeping is another garden activity that is increasingly popular. In this photo, Jules assembles a bee hive from Country Fields in Fall River. Learn more about bee keeping at www.nsbeekeepers.ca. http://www.thesheshed.com/the-nitty-gritty-garden-guides/2021/11/2/m587vgfiln5kszw8mmnh9beto68pt8 monthly 0.5 2021-11-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/ef641a8e-4b87-4f16-b9ec-076a5a1ae863/_MG_0740.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - Nourishing to Your Body, Soul and the Planet: Grow an Edible Garden the Healthy Way - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/b215570a-b4a2-4434-a63b-fcb695e681db/_MG_0035+copy.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - Nourishing to Your Body, Soul and the Planet: Grow an Edible Garden the Healthy Way - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/6cd44694-6230-4bab-8505-329f56214235/_MG_0750-Edit.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - Nourishing to Your Body, Soul and the Planet: Grow an Edible Garden the Healthy Way - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/cad66b82-9644-4d3f-af6a-8fba6e0225e5/_MG_0839.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - Nourishing to Your Body, Soul and the Planet: Grow an Edible Garden the Healthy Way - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/eb35e751-98ab-4c93-9aa5-49fd5fe45270/_MG_0883.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - Nourishing to Your Body, Soul and the Planet: Grow an Edible Garden the Healthy Way - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. http://www.thesheshed.com/the-nitty-gritty-garden-guides/2021/10/22/whats-in-bloom-late-summer-and-fall monthly 0.5 2021-10-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/3e63e0f6-893f-4579-8935-1b1627b87ce6/_MG_0082.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - What's in Bloom - Late Summer and Fall - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/e0ecac38-0ce3-4b32-a470-2ad30cb91a6f/_MG_9275.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - What's in Bloom - Late Summer and Fall - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/bd254004-cbb0-433d-a84c-1aef962a164a/_MG_9322.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - What's in Bloom - Late Summer and Fall - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/529e4194-17d7-40a6-b46d-cac1dd5671dc/Photo+2021-08-21%2C+2+41+13+PM.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - What's in Bloom - Late Summer and Fall - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/bfd41733-f222-4ab2-8baa-d63e92a3d219/_MG_9174.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - What's in Bloom - Late Summer and Fall - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. http://www.thesheshed.com/the-nitty-gritty-garden-guides/2021/8/3/modern-cottage-garden-style monthly 0.5 2021-08-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1628090481774-BY1CXJLW7SM5MJKSBHBY/Echinops+with+orange+and+yellow+blooms.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - Modern Cottage Garden Style - Make it stand out A simple garden design that packs a punch using just three colors and bloom shapes. Add year-round structure with evergreens like boxwood, rhododendron or evergreen azalea. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1628088347782-M91WJQQ1JETGUO8OCCPY/IMG_4131.JPG The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - Modern Cottage Garden Style - Make it stand out This Dartmouth cottage-style garden includes pink echinacea, purple Russian sage, white rugosa rose, purple creeping thyme and colorful rhododendrons. Most of the maintenance comes from large mature deciduous trees dropping leaves in fall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1628214974656-OGQAJMBCO2XTBCD0ZNOC/Photo+2021-04-06%2C+5+46+55+PM+%281%29.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - Modern Cottage Garden Style - Make it stand out Crocus meadow was completed in fall of 2020. After the blooms die back, the lawn simply gets mowed and the foliage becomes mulch. Some 3600 crocus bulbs were planted. It was dark when we finished up for the day…our client says it was well worth the effort. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1628095996644-VMGZUSP8S6SDMIOGPIIE/Photo+2021-08-03%2C+10+32+38+AM.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - Modern Cottage Garden Style - Make it stand out This Tantallon cottage garden includes crushed granite paths to connect the back patio door with the waterfront and both sides of the house. The granite is repeated in boulders placed in the garden and naturally occuring along the water for a cohesive, natural appearance. Under the mulch, 14 soaker hoses were installed. The homeowner can attach the garden hose to the end and hand water as needed for larger elements. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1628090884298-0MDA78V54BYMHSHJQPNQ/IMG_3404.JPG The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - Modern Cottage Garden Style - Make it stand out In this coastal retreat garden we extend the naturalized area along the waterfront using foxglove and native plants. Like the existing lupine, the foxglove can self-seed freely making this garden blend seamlessly and beautifully in this natural setting. http://www.thesheshed.com/the-nitty-gritty-garden-guides/2021/8/2/whats-in-bloom-mid-summer monthly 0.5 2021-08-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1627925654794-QQ793B9OTUHX2D0US102/Photo+2021-07-31%2C+12+29+56+PM.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - What's in Bloom - Mid Summer - Make it stand out Eryngium yuccifolium. Commonly known as rattlesnake master, this herbaceous perennial gets an abundance of 1” diameter heads that resemble thistles. I love, love this plant dried in my house. - sun, 4-5’x2-3’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1628001429692-A0SCE125KDGRBN1C0LNZ/Blue%2BJackpot%2BSea%2BHolly.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - What's in Bloom - Mid Summer - Make it stand out Eryngium bourgatii. Also known as Mediteranium sea holly, the silvery blue bracts and coneflower heads make this a vivid, distinctive garden plant. I’m planting two in my garden this year and plan to dry them for indoor use. - sun, 18-24”x15” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1628000454676-AZZ4J00L2PAXSL172MJH/Rugosa+Roses+-+pink.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - What's in Bloom - Mid Summer - Make it stand out Rugosa rose. I have a love-hate relationship with the rugosa rose hedge in my yard. I love their bright pink blooms and large red rosehips…and they remind me of my grandmother’s garden in Apple River, Nova Scotia. It’s a mature, rugged hedge that is easy to care for. I don’t mind pruning to keep it sized to my smaller yard, but it sends out annoying runners. My grandmother had the perfect place for them: full sun and room to spread out. I can still smell them. - sun to part shade, 4-8’x4-6 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1627929970292-IVUU1W6L2OTN9DNOT7I3/Bee+on+Veronica.JPG The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - What's in Bloom - Mid Summer - Make it stand out Speedwell. Also known as Veronica, this plant has been in my garden so long I forget the variety. Bees devour it like a cob of corn each July. The dessicated tops dry well. This plant is about 4.5’ tall! There are many heights and varieties in white, pink and purple. - sizes vary, blooms best with 6+ hours of sun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1628001143501-A8RP5IPINGGC06OLKQ3N/echinops.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - What's in Bloom - Mid Summer - Make it stand out Echinops ritro ‘Veitch’s Blue’ is one of my favorite perennials. Look at that bloom! Check out that color! They don’t dry well after they open, so either cut and dry them early or just enjoy them in the garden…simply stunning! - 3.5’x1.5’, full to part sun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1628004165783-9TYOCK1JMYOGGIFQYXE8/Photo+2021-08-03%2C+11+46+54+AM.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - What's in Bloom - Mid Summer - Make it stand out Allium ‘Mont Blanc’. Remember these white blooms from our What’s in Bloom - Early Summer guide in June? I left them standing in the garden to dry out in July - they look great and I still enjoy seeing them outside but will soon cut them down for indoor floral arrangements. - sun, 3-4'x1’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1628003334092-JWSAL7Y78YCW7W8PTF6S/Endless+Summer.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - What's in Bloom - Mid Summer - Make it stand out Hydrangea ‘Endless Summer’. A gift from a niece on Mother’s Day many years ago, this is the best selling hydrangea in the world. It grows on both the prior years branches as well as new growth. When I see it, I remember my thoughtful niece who gave it to me after her mom (my sister) passed away. Like my sister and my niece, it is beautiful, resilient and memorable. - part sun/shade, 3-4’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1628003899368-OB1RYNMOZZYHFGQ9KWEN/catmint.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - What's in Bloom - Mid Summer - Make it stand out Nepeta racemosa ‘Walker’s Low’ is an award winning variety of catmint. It is hardy, deer and rabbit resistant, and it will rebloom if spent blooms are removed. We prefer the Low over the Junior variety for its upright, tidy habit. - 2-3’x2-3’, full to part sun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1627925493181-Z6R8C0SGDGKBWVP4DIVR/Photo+2021-07-31%2C+12+29+01+PM.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - What's in Bloom - Mid Summer - Make it stand out Echinacea purpurea 'PowWow Wild Berry’. A SHE SHED favorite because of its long lasting saturated color and branching habit that packs oodles of blooms per plant. Blackened center cones hold seeds eaten by birds in fall. - 2’x2’, full to part sun https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1628000929802-I8IIS1TW6RT5DE7KW35D/IMG_4893.JPG The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - What's in Bloom - Mid Summer - Make it stand out Crocosmia ‘Lucifer’ is a beautiful flower for the cutting garden and it’s irresistible to hummingbirds. It’s a zone 6 plant that is the hardiest of the cultivars although we still site it in sheltered gardens. It is a vibrant warm red with a fascinating bloom structure. - 3-3.5’ x 1.5’, best in sun in a protected area https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1628028600838-HWDC7617EV56N8E7DYS7/Wedding+Gown+-+Lefevre.jpeg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - What's in Bloom - Mid Summer - Make it stand out Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Wedding Gown’. This dwarf, lacecap hydrangea with double white blooms brightens shady areas of the garden. In this client’s garden, it’s placed in part sun. I have two placed in shade under the canopy of a pollarded willow…the one in more sun performs better than the one in heavy shade. This hydrangea can be used flexibly; it’s refined enough for a bridal bouquet and stunning in a cottage garden. - part sun/shade, 2.5x3-4’ http://www.thesheshed.com/the-nitty-gritty-garden-guides/2021/6/30/whats-in-bloom-early-summer monthly 0.5 2021-08-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1627919240421-19UBGB11D0PBDINXHTYC/2020-06-21+15.05.18.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - What's in Bloom - Early Summer - Make it stand out Irish Moss ‘Sagina subulata’ is a vibrant green, low maintenance ground cover. Scotch Moss ‘Arenaria verna’ is a lime green variety. Planted here in a patchwork, they line a path into my garden. Much loved by Caper as a place to rest, they are regrettably not tolerant of foot or paw traffic and generally seem to perform better in sun. In the right spot, they are fabulous with masses of tiny blooms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1627920850008-ZIAON36FP9M6DF6045L8/Photo+2021-06-15%2C+4+39+48+PM.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - What's in Bloom - Early Summer - Make it stand out Iris sibirica ‘Caesar’s Brother’. Planted in 2020, these Siberian iris are simply stunning in my garden. Siberian iris has tall foliage that moves in the wind and the gorgeous saturated shade of purple and sculpted bloom makes them a favorite garden plant. Siberian iris bloom in June, after tall bearded iris but before Japanese varieties. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1627913321674-8U5KT2W9KJPNELZMD6UQ/2020-06-19+07.23.34.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - What's in Bloom - Early Summer - Make it stand out Azalea x ‘Girard’s Pleasant White’. These shrubs were planted in May, 2020. They bloomed brightly last spring - I was amazed by how abundantly they blossom. This is there second year and they didn’t bloom as much but they have put on lots of new growth. We love this shrub for its glossy evergreen fine texture and white blooms that brighten shadier gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1627919161623-MHQXC6X2P4IIN5G9ZD37/2020-06-19+07.20.02.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - What's in Bloom - Early Summer - Make it stand out Cotoneaster. A thick planting of mature cotoneaster stablizes a bank at the back of my property before cascading over a large old stone wall. I don’t know the variety…but suspect it is ‘Dammeri’. Masses of tiny white blooms in spring and bright red berries in fall that last into winter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1627920346288-EQB1A7V1LCWKPEJU8THT/Photo+2021-06-05%2C+6+31+12+PM.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - What's in Bloom - Early Summer - Make it stand out Armeria maritima ‘Bloodstone’. Commonly known as Sea Thrift, this hardy little plant is semi-evergreen. Bloodstone is the most vibrant of options, but it is also available in pink and white varieties. Planted in 2020, these plants will fill in at 12” to frame the edge of my garden path. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1627913370583-5AR35GVNAN8KGE20879Q/Photo+2021-06-17%2C+7+10+06+PM.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - What's in Bloom - Early Summer - Make it stand out Mock Orange ‘Snowbelle’. We plant a number of mock orange varieties although this is my personal favorite. Fragrant with stunning clusters of white blooms, it has a sunny spot in my garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1627919340593-B1CCPDZKV4NPQSPK4J0F/Photo+2021-06-10%2C+6+25+56+PM.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - What's in Bloom - Early Summer - Make it stand out Dappled Willow ‘Salix Hakuro Nishiki’. On June 10, these dappled willow catkins were a soft white…four days later they turned blush bridal pink. A gift from my parents about 8 years ago, its mature 10’x10’ size is large for my garden. It brings me wonderful memories of my parents and their beloved farm…so I happily pollard and prune it each year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1627922851246-S1GN5B58ENAS65JTJ63F/2020-06-19+07.21.20.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - What's in Bloom - Early Summer - Make it stand out Weigela florida ‘Variegata’. While we don’t often plant weigela, I love this variety not just for it’s soft rose colored blooms but equally for its creamy-white variegated foliage. Variegated foliage - while not a bloom - is useful in designing gardens with contrast and color. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1627921897156-V8QMRDK3VLW5P70ZWV8C/Photo+2021-06-27%2C+5+49+17+PM.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - What's in Bloom - Early Summer - Make it stand out Trollius chinesis ‘Golden Queen’. Resembling double buttercups (it is of the buttercup family), this award winning perennial attracts butterflies and hummingbirds in June. If you aren’t a fan orrange in the garden, Trollius europaeus is a vibrant, sunny yellow variety. Both are showy plants, soaring to about 3 feet in the garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1627921331105-E6YUH80GANYV53JAI7C5/Photo+2021-06-06%2C+11+57+03+AM.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - What's in Bloom - Early Summer - Make it stand out Cytisus x praecox ‘Hollandia’. A nod to my Scottish heritage, this lovely, zone 6b Scotch broom has a fine texture and graceful arching habit. My sheltered Bedford garden is a location where we like to test less commonly seen varieties such as this. It was planted about 4 years ago, began to bloom in 2020 and was impressive this year. Drought tolerant, it needs full sun and a 4’x4’ space to fill. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1627924040314-K7O7INICPGE3LGOALYCB/Photo+2021-06-14%2C+7+01+55+PM.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - What's in Bloom - Early Summer - Make it stand out Dappled Willow ‘Salix Hakuro Nishiki’. On June 14, the dappled willow catkins turned blush bridal pink. Love this color…and the variegated foliage of this lovely shrub. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1627913550742-NW835YRP0P0XP6UQOWOF/Photo+2021-06-10%2C+6+10+01+PM.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - What's in Bloom - Early Summer - Make it stand out Allium ‘Mont Blanc’. I love allium and these stunning blooms tower over a small sculptural boxwood garden for repeated color and shape. This garden bed was planted in 2020 against a backdrop of mature holly and juniper. http://www.thesheshed.com/the-nitty-gritty-garden-guides/2021/5/27/whats-in-bloom-late-spring monthly 0.5 2021-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1622136217532-2V214HEVK4YCHXGGZD8S/Ramapo+Rhodo.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - What's in Bloom - Late Spring - Make it stand out Rhododendron x ‘Ramapo’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1622148031198-ZXGD9P85HNQHOCX95QP1/Vinca+Alba2.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - What's in Bloom - Late Spring - Make it stand out Vinca minor ‘Alba’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1622135224220-M7EFVHTUCY4VYFQ01398/Rhododendron_PercyWiseman_300x300.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - What's in Bloom - Late Spring - Make it stand out Rhododendron 'Percy Wiseman"‘ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1622142313845-S5HFM5ZCF1N7FCXANR44/tinkerbell+lilac2.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - What's in Bloom - Late Spring - Make it stand out Syringa x “‘Bailbelle’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1622142848094-CDIB2PCU1OTOJ8Z44LN2/A+Geum.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - What's in Bloom - Late Spring - Make it stand out Geum coccineum https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1622148201781-8P86H8E0OFEU7O5N4OKK/euphorbia+cushion+spurge+AMy.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - What's in Bloom - Late Spring - Make it stand out Euphorbia Polychroma https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1622134944242-0CFGZIB35XS7XWWXVLUZ/Forsythia.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - What's in Bloom - Late Spring - Make it stand out Forsythia ‘Courtasol’ Gold Tide https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1622134902288-HJUKLVOYZOMNZONY7A9J/Quince%2C+Texas+Scarlet.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - What's in Bloom - Late Spring - Make it stand out Chaenomeles x superba ‘Texas Scarlet’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1622136566734-PIKFBAA05OXRYVFUUY17/Olga+Mezzit+Rhododendron.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - What's in Bloom - Late Spring - Make it stand out Rhododendron ‘Olga Mezitt’ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1622139545659-EO60X7FUTQ69JYIRWVWJ/Vinca+Bowles.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - What's in Bloom - Late Spring - Make it stand out Vinca minor ‘Bowles Purple’ http://www.thesheshed.com/the-nitty-gritty-garden-guides/2021/3/30/whats-in-bloom-early-spring monthly 0.5 2021-05-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1617197867463-KT6WVIZQ7ONFW4Q4V3F0/File_000.jpeg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - What's in Bloom - Early Spring https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1617113638989-9SZ3GXDLZZI5JZZ3K5HU/0001-18641234911.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - What's in Bloom - Early Spring A mass tulip planting is a sight to behold! Here, deep purple and red petals contrast with soft pink and highlighter yellow for a vibrant spring planting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1617113571319-IK1SUI4HRY9QYPX7AUIZ/0001-18640402907.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - What's in Bloom - Early Spring Narcissus poeticus and its hybrids produce elegant, beautiful and fragrant flowers with glistening white petals, tiny red-rimmed yellow cups and green eyes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1617113316511-17QN6FVJ5PCBKH1N7ECC/0001-18638291577.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - What's in Bloom - Early Spring Snowdrop “Galanthus nivalis”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1617113736539-ZXY7RNZV969ZPNHNVDU6/0001-18639892947.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - What's in Bloom - Early Spring Classic crocus blooms in purple, white and yellow. We like mixed plantings that include Crocus vernus “Pickwick” with silver-lilac flowers and darker stripes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1617198189517-RAKQUPGWWYOTNWRBGMYO/Heath+Pink.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - What's in Bloom - Early Spring http://www.thesheshed.com/the-nitty-gritty-garden-guides/2021/2/19/aqdr4qb5mewkpueogf8tir2tfu1e30 monthly 0.5 2021-03-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1614004445737-P0HJ4QWC9X5Q5R9PP9B0/IMG_1337.JPG The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - Ideas to Improve Curb Appeal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1614004464002-NXAZ5B6DTAI9XFUL49TS/IMG_1335.JPG The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - Ideas to Improve Curb Appeal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1614004492140-HRVLZYK1IV06T3TDTHM2/IMG_1351.JPG The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - Ideas to Improve Curb Appeal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1614002612933-JPRORMEYWPUPNR0T5RY3/IMG_1350.JPG The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - Ideas to Improve Curb Appeal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1614002571516-6F360ZIZSQMHGD2RL7XJ/IMG_5574.JPG The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - Ideas to Improve Curb Appeal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1614002715981-OJSX1IDPXPY5J9TU38O4/IMG_1331.JPG The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - Ideas to Improve Curb Appeal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1613746169381-UWG5J52L3UVK4GQ4JMP9/IMG_1364.JPG The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - Ideas to Improve Curb Appeal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1613746187663-PI3T1VCCC2SC0MMPHH8Y/IMG_1319.JPG The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - Ideas to Improve Curb Appeal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1613746502956-9W68W0LR62HS4VNWDP4H/IMG_5573.JPG The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - Ideas to Improve Curb Appeal http://www.thesheshed.com/the-nitty-gritty-garden-guides/2021/2/2/gravel-in-garden-designs monthly 0.5 2021-02-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1612891547901-67HAMD5VU9EBQMOZXUN9/IMG_20190801_091151.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - Landscaping with Gravel A gravel base is installed on commercial grade landscape fabric and then tamped with a compactor. A hand tamper is used for smaller areas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1612284365699-SHFNY1MF597U52103E5X/IMG_8485.JPG The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - Landscaping with Gravel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1612819359595-D7ZBT6T2VNCCLGXOB6HC/IMG_4169.JPG The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - Landscaping with Gravel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1612893050449-ZK83FMBPOQLZ1ZD5LHYA/0001-16622518204.png The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - Landscaping with Gravel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1612284321840-X59XKVT4WSVTLEEKFB2W/Before%2B-%2BRight%2Bgarden.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - Landscaping with Gravel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1612821379231-LFP5BQJNVZI11T3FM21W/IMG_4768.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - Landscaping with Gravel Pea gravel, river rock and granite boulders add interest to this garden landscape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1612890673125-T52MGQ6UGSUMJSXLF37J/0001-16622684481.png The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - Landscaping with Gravel Cotoneaster softens the edge of this crushed gravel path. http://www.thesheshed.com/the-nitty-gritty-garden-guides/2020/5/6/two-concerns-during-hurricane-season monthly 0.5 2020-09-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1600791072613-B2VTX3STH9NCE7XUF2WO/twisty+baby+locust+and+lighting.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - Top Two Concerns During Hurricane Season Colleen’s twisty baby locust tree leafing out in June 2020. Note the tree is staked after being uprooted during Dorian in 2019. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1600791247793-GYXVBZXNTFOM5UPL53K1/twisty+baby+locust+close+up.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - Top Two Concerns During Hurricane Season Curly, lush foliage makes the twisty baby locust a stunning specimen tree in the ornamental garden. http://www.thesheshed.com/the-nitty-gritty-garden-guides/2020/5/6/smart-spring-garden-cleanup monthly 0.5 2020-05-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1588949833478-41HEDL4HI16IFVSLYESK/Monarch+Catipillars+Pupa+008.JPG The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - Smart Early Spring Garden Cleanup This pupae or chrysalis has been left alone…and soon, an adult Monarch butterfly will emerge. Photo credit: Halifax gardener and horticulturalist Margaret Bailly. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1588791883982-ZVERIZ5FAS5SHPF05SQ7/Veronica+and+Bee.JPG The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - Smart Early Spring Garden Cleanup A bee gathers pollen on Veronica in Colleen’s garden. http://www.thesheshed.com/the-nitty-gritty-garden-guides/2020/4/20/easy-grow-pollinator-perennials monthly 0.5 2020-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1587469114303-57GREBZSUSE4H5E4SY9M/new-england-aster-flower.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - Easy Grow Pollinator Perennials Photo Credit: Linnaea Mallette; www.needpix.com https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1587419681797-53OSY26W9ZXRC2TJMBUR/Black+Jack+Rudebeckia.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - Easy Grow Pollinator Perennials Amy's favorite black-eyed Susan is Rudbeckia tribola ‘Blackjack Gold’. These long lasting miniature flowers have dark black button centers for lovely contrast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1587421557196-ZH21O5DFOC7E7M6ME61N/Veronica+and+Bee.JPG The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - Easy Grow Pollinator Perennials Bees remove the flowers from Colleen’s Veronica each year. These towering 4-5 foot plants are topped by flowering spikes which are are completely bare within days of blooming. Colleen harvests the dried plants in fall for indoor flower arrangements. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1587413729308-IX9FS2HIN6Y5T79BEEBY/Nitty%2BGritty%2BGuide%2BTurtle%2Bhead%2Band%2Bbee.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - Easy Grow Pollinator Perennials Chelone lynoii ‘Hot Lips’ turtlehead in Colleen’s garden…bees love crawling inside to gather pollen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1587469275733-2IV19I9APX2X53OOWIVT/20190815_100907.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - Easy Grow Pollinator Perennials Asclepia incarnate blooms in Margaret Baillys’ Halifax garden. Photo Credit: Margaret Bailly; BFA, Environmental Horticulturalist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1587469547684-GE0172V2K6A60IVSHD69/IMG_1471.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - Easy Grow Pollinator Perennials Allium ‘Millenium’ blooms catch the breeze and cast a playful shadow on a rock feature in a Halifax garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1587471298342-GRZSFRICXMQC4A7TIDUQ/IMG_5367.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - Easy Grow Pollinator Perennials A new planting of ‘Denim and Lace’ Russian sage paired with PowWow coneflower, porcupine grass and bright golden barberry shrubs in a downtown Halifax garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1587425800771-ISH8WSWRMBAAZ83ZC7WR/coneflower.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - Easy Grow Pollinator Perennials Echinacea purpurea ‘PowWow Wild Berry’. http://www.thesheshed.com/the-nitty-gritty-garden-guides/2020/3/8/blooming-evergreens-for-shade-gardens monthly 0.5 2020-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1584633059055-H8JKKCAQT1IK5B2QFINU/IMG_0889.JPG The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - Blooming Evergreens for Shade Gardens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1584630042659-XZMX0A5OYI5X80AH1A3U/IMG_20190624_110635.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - Blooming Evergreens for Shade Gardens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1583698155564-PUHFYNBFBRO54IQ7N63U/2019-07-15%2B10.16.58%2B1.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - Blooming Evergreens for Shade Gardens https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1584631825450-0LB2H61SDUNOWI0R138S/percy+wiseman.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - Blooming Evergreens for Shade Gardens http://www.thesheshed.com/the-nitty-gritty-garden-guides/2019/5/20/how-to-water-and-care-for-your-new-garden monthly 0.5 2019-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1560730554220-EEY868ALF9NSMTKFX6SN/drops-of-water-water-nature-liquid-40784.jpeg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - How to water and care for your new garden http://www.thesheshed.com/the-nitty-gritty-garden-guides/2019/4/17/right-plant-right-place monthly 0.5 2019-04-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56155cd5e4b0196e3cca8885/1555679299318-I8OZYB80XIYP5D3RG9PP/Lilac+Sensation.jpg The Nitty Gritty Garden Guides - Right Plant. 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