nicotiana sylvestris and borage in the front entry garden

This garden area up beside the front steps is all new this year.  Eventually, shrubs and perennials will dominate the garden, but for this year, I planted some large annuals (from seed) to fill the space while the shrubs and perennials are still small.  They're doing a great job, I'd say!  Too bad there is snow forecast for this week...

Above: nicotiana sylvestris behind love-lies-bleeding (another annual) and helenium 'Mardi Gras' (perennial).

Pretty soon the flowers will be gone but I'll be enjoying the memories all winter!  I am especially happy about my new view of the garden from inside the house:

and even though the nictotiana will be cut down after frost/snow, I'll be able to enjoy the view of the grasses all winter long. 

Garden views from inside the house are such an important consideration when designing a garden - especially in Calgary when we're typically look out from inside for at least half the year!  Here's what this view looked like last year before and after I took down 2 spruce trees from this area - what a difference!

To see how this garden looks at other times of the year, click here and scroll down.

 

Comments

[Patio Design]

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[Barry]

I really impressed with your front yard garden.