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Thank you, Kevin, for sharing your beautiful garden with us! Your site is remarkably similar to mine in southwestern NH, and I have used many of the plants you have, and hope to continue the evolution to your results. I, too, enjoy painting on a "blank" canvas!I do have a question: you mention "liotrope"; do you have a photo, or is it known by another name? I cannot find it online.Mary
I am trying to plan a woodland shade garden on my own. I would love to see your layout! Is that possible? Or wide angle photos? I am an experienced gardener but I have never actually done the design of my gardens myself. Any advice of help would be welcome.
I am impressed and inspired, but what do you do about the mosquitos? In my Charlotte, NC area, the heat and humidity can be met by moving sloooooooowwwllyyy. The Mosquitos are another matter. I have a couple of small ponds that are bug free, courtesy of the fish, and a couple of birdbaths that I dump and refill. The cursed bugs may be coming from the rain gutters, but I suspect they are nesting in the teaspoon of of water caught in the canna leaves, or the ginger. It's what drove our forefathers and foremothers to finance the mosquito sprayer trucks that probably drenched is all in DDT, and didn't really slow the bugs that much.
What a beautiful garden, Kevin. Thanks for sharing the photos and all your great tips.
Oh Kevin, your garden is sooo beautiful. I too am a shade/secret Gardener. My garden is in the inner city and very small so I do not have the wonderful space you have but over the years I have created a space where none was before. I am so inspired by what you have done and I thank you for sharing. I frequent my local small family owned nursery and hear it calling me this moment, as soon as I get off work I am going.....one of my favorite purchases is a rope chair suspended from a plum tree. I got it at Target a coupla years ago and have been very happy with the quality. My water feature is small, a largeish ornate planter installed with an aquarium pump. But on seeing your wonderful pond I think I may have to rethink an inground feature so I can have fish etc. Keep up the wonderful garden work and thank you so much for sharing. Tina Street, Sacramento California.
caramia447 - Thanks for writing. My shade garden is in the Hudson Valley, NY region (zone 5-b). The garden is not fenced, and believe me, deer are frequent visitors. However, the only plants they have nibbled are the soft-leaved hostas (such as the common white-striped-green variety). They seem not to care for the really large, coarse-leaved hostas, such as 'Blue Angel,' nor do they favor 'Wide Brim' or 'Paul's Glory.' So go with these if you want hostas in your garden, or focus, as I have, on such plants as astilbe, lamium, crested iris, brunnera ('Jack Frost' is stunning), liotrope, primula japonica, and oodles and oodles of ferns. All these have been deer-proof for me.
I take it you are fenced for deer? What's the area of your lovely shade garden? I have an untamed piece of property where I would like to do something similar, but that's where the deer hang out...no rhodies or hostas for me.
The Gardens at Smith Corners - Well, the only way to discuss hostas and hellebores is over a glass of wine! Glad you like the pond -- I love to take "nothing" and turn it into "something." KLJ
I'll take that cocktail, Kevin, as long as it's wine! Love your ideas on shade gardens. Let's get together and trade ideas on hostas and hellebores to swap... The inclusion of a gurgling pond is inspired. :-)
My Woodland Garden
Four years ago, my woodland garden was not a garden at all. It was a jungle of wild sumac, aggressive vines, and thorny brambles. You couldn’t pass through the area without the aid of a machete and a can of bug spray.
In this slide show, I’ll show you how clearings were made, how paths were constructed to create a sense of mystery in the garden, and how the addition of a gurgling pond, comfortable seating, and colorful woodland plants (with suggestions for specific varieties) all contribute to making this former eyesore a wonderful and shady retreat. (And if you promise not to tell anyone, I’ll even show you my “Secret Garden,” which is hidden within the woodland one.)
Kevin Lee Jacobs blogs at A Garden for the House. He was introduced to gardening when he was no taller than a delphinium. Today, his home in upstate New York features formal rose gardens outdoors and lavish window gardens indoors.
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