Friday, October 5, 2012

Rockwall Fall Color from Opposite Direction

I have had a couple of emails asking just where this fall color garden is.  Some of you think it's a new area, but it's just my old rockwall garden that I have spent the past three years trying to change into a shrub/grass/tree garden.  It has been a big pain to remove all the perennials and I will probably spend the rest of my life trying to get rid of all of them. 

These views looking toward the area I showed you in the last post, may help you remember which garden this is:

 
slightly further back giving you a view of the mossy rocks that I love:
 I like the yellow color of the hostas in autumn.  I am leaving hostas here as they will grow in shade.


15 feet further back:
 I think the dead wild fern foliage looks good with the fall colors.
 


the very end of this 100-foot garden looking toward arbor 3:
Both ends of the rockwall garden are flanked with large maple trees.

As you can see, there is not much planted on this end.  I put the Alberta Spruce's in a few years ago. 
This end is shady due to the two large pine trees. I will need to research  shrubs/grasses that will grow in shady areas.  Right now I am still trying to get rid of the gazillion perennials I had here.  It all takes time!  I would welcome ideas for shrubs that will grow in a mostly shady area.

Yesterday I planted the dwarf fountain grass 'hameln' at the opposite end of this garden. 

The few seed heads that are left, make a nice foreground to the burning bush. I can't wait until next year to see how it looks when it's a bit larger.

8 comments:

  1. Oh I think the fountain grass looks great in front of the burning bush! Great eye!

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  2. love your fall colors Zoey....

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  3. The fountain grass looks very nice in front of the burning bush. I love the maple trees too.

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  4. Really like these photos. Love the rocks, make sure you don't let them be hidden by something. Love what you are doing here but you are right it will take a while with it being that big. I'd leave the Hosta and Ferns also. They always compliment everything.
    Cher Sunray Gardens

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  5. It still all looks so wonderful, Zoey, and all your hard work is paying off:) I love the ferns when they turn brown like that...in one of the pictures I had posted a few days ago, it shows a lot of that brown fern, just gorgeous.

    Have a great weekend my friend! xoxo

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  6. Yes...autumn is setting in. Your gardens are looking great.
    I'm thankful for the cooler temps. I have the work you are doing to get accomplished soon.

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  7. Those red leaves are so striking in your garden Zoey. Just beautiful!

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  8. "I think the dead wild fern foliage looks good with the fall colors."

    Absolutely!

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