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Falls Church Garden Club |
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Since 1950, in Falls Church, Virginia |
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Gardens on Tour |
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(Continued from previous page) I haven’t planted annuals in a few years. One year, I didn’t get to putting in my Impatiens until late, only to discover that the previous year’s crop had re-seeded itself—and the result was spectacular. Now, I don’t bother to replant. One less thing to do. The garden really is very low maintenance, as I have a sprinkler system and keep it well-mulched. I also have nighttime lighting, which I love. It opens the garden up for me at night, often the only time I am home to enjoy it! I have many garden ornaments here and there, and they all have a story.
2006 Tour Garden #2: ELIAS’ GARDEN, ARLINGTON |
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“Five years ago, the vegetation in our yard consisted mainly of invasive Asian honeysuckle and ivy along with a few native walnuts, oaks and hickory trees. A few evergreen hollies had been planted in back when the home was constructed about 25 years ago. They honeysuckle and ivy have been gradually giving way to a new shade garden on the east and southern side of our yard and a sunny garden on the west side. Our home and garden are located on a steep south facing slope. We have made extensive use of stone to build a stairway and retaining walls to provide for a small patio and planting beds. The garden consists of an interesting mixture of native and ornamental plants from the United States, Asia and Europe. Over 225 species and varieties, including more than 30 different ferns can be seen. It is almost a four season garden with plants in bloom at least 10 months of the year (longer in a mild winter). We have many varieties of azaleas, Asarums, Arisemas, Trilliums, Epimediums, Ophiopogans, maples, sedges, grasses, mosses and club mosses. Our many bulbs will have already bloomed and disappeared by mid-June. Numerous tree stumps dot the garden, some used as planters and others to give depth or serve as accent features. |
