Gardening in Sugar Hill

In September a client asked me to make her a garden. There had a been a garden there once before and she wanted it revitalized. I told her that I'd never done anything like this before (hand excavation to the max!) and had no idea how long it would take. The next couple of pictures is what I had to start with:

Overgrown was an understatement. So, I got out my spade, and began. Eradicating the golden rod and the fern from the selected garden area was the most challenging part. After everything got turned, it began to look like a real garden! Below you can see my progress in stages:

This is "Garden #1"There were existing plants in both gardens for me to work with and around.

Here, I move onto "Garden #2"

What progress! All of this took be approximately four days to complete and I will still need to go back for a little touch up. This is where the fun part begins. I've recently got the soil test results back and will not need to amend the soil dramatically per the recommendation. Now I will be making a design for the following spring. So far it looks like I will be installing black plastic edging around all the perimeters and the design is still evolving. I've been in contact with several local nurseries and have been doing research in landscape design genres, native species to New Hampshire, and hardy varieties of perennials that will thrive in Northern New Hampshire. I'll have finished pictures up come spring!

Thanks for visiting the blog!

Autumn Beds

I am currently taking appointments to cut beds back, plant bulbs, transplant, and do all those other things that our beautiful gardens need before the cold weather sets in.

I'm currently designing a landscape to be planted next spring. If you would like to have a landscape designed or help with new garden ideas, don't hesitate to contact me!

Happy Gardening!