From Wild to Wonderful

A mature garden full of beauty

Today we ’re shoot the breeze Karen Holmen ’s garden in White Bear Lake , Minnesota .

I ’ve been out taking pictures of my garden over the last few hebdomad . It always takes a bit longer for matter to bloom with all the shade we have , and some plants still have n’t bloom yet . But with all the rainfall we have had this spring and summer , the garden is appear as lush as ever . Over the last 30 + years , plants thrive , give way , multiply , get split and moved around , and occasionally new perennial , shrubs , hardscapes , and yard art get impart . The various garden expanse have been a lot of merriment to make over the years . It is amazing to bet back at old pic that remind us of how wooded and wild the yard once was and what it has morphed into !

A pink daylily

One of the many paths to take when strolling through the garden . Lots of hosta , ladies mantle(Alchemilla mollis , Zones 3–8 ) , and hydrangeas along the way .

We made a telephone number of benches out of some honest-to-god sequoia decking . appear like someone is seat on my bench . 🙂

A view of the lower garden with astilbe , day lily , wild geranium , bee balm , phlox , heuchera , impatiens , a “ never - blooming hydrangea , ” and some snapdragons .

A garden visitor on a day lily

This is a conclusion - up of the entrance to the far backyard . Bee balm , hosta , potted impatiens , rocket genus Ligularia , and a struggling clematis greet those entering .

As we leave the house through the front door , this modest garden with a view of the pool in the background always greets us .

One of the fledgling Cooper ’s hawks I spotted in the M recently . His sib had just catch a mouse , and this one seemed to be saying , “ Let me have some too ! ”

We have had this angel for years . She is starting to show her long time , but she continues to sign us with her mien .

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