The Courtyard

 

 

I’m posting these photos as part of a conversation with the writer of the blog  “Cottage Garden Living.”

This is the courtyard where I live:

This  photo was taken about four years ago . Since then ,I have been planting perennials in all the bare brown places you see.

 

first, I transplanted Hostas into the center of the garden. But that area gets full sun, and by July the Hostas were burned up.  So I moved them to the shadier corners and planted full sun perennials in their place.  Waiting to see how it looks this year.

Some plantings along the sides:

Anise Hyssop

Hollyhocks, Bee Balm, Blanket Flowers

Hosta, Peony, begonia, Alyssium, Veronica

Gladioli, Obedient Plants, Crocosima

 

Sunflowers, Dianthus, Balloon Flower, Hosta, Iris, Cardinal Flower

 

You get the idea.  I am excited to see it everyday, as the plants I planted last Spring and Summer emerge.