Hidden Garden

Jeanne Oliver has an interesting post today musing about creating a hidden garden inside an old burned out brick house. (go read it!)

Dennis and I did just that on a smaller scale when we created a garden inside an old foundation on our farmstead. I always wonder what the building held so many years ago. Perhaps it was a little milk house or a home for chickens or pigs! Here is the garden in late May full of hostas, bleeding heart, tulips and ferns:

Now that it is August, the foundation is almost hidden by the flora and fauna. The sweet gargoyle sits watch. We bought that as a an anniversary gift to ourselves many years ago. My dearest designed and built the deck with the wire cables so we could always see the garden.

And since this is about the garden here is another view I took this overcast and dank morning. (Yes, these are taken from the roof) The daylilies are past their peak but still strong while the phlox and hirta rudebekia are taking center stage.

And this is why I LOVE DAYLILIES!! There were over 20 blooms on this plant when I snapped the photo of "Ruby Spider."

Comments

[Linda Warlyn]

Oh, to be back at that little table by the front window or up on your deck again looking out and over your incredible gardens! The photos are stunning, but lucky me...I saw all that beauty up close and for real...xox

[Mary]

Hi Lisa, what a great idea using the old foundation for your garden! All your pictures look beautiful!
Mary

[Debbi]

oh my what a stunning garden! Yes I was wondering too how you took those pics until I read on a bit. Wish I could grow daylillies that look as lovely as yours....

[Linda]

Love your garden idea - it looks so nice at all the diffeent times of the year - I like daylilies too - do you know some that do well ith only 2-3 hours of moning sun?? Love, Lina

[lulu and family]

found your link from jeanne. BEAUTIFUL. love what you did what that piece of history!