Given by Mary Frances Tate, APLD

For the Garden Club of the Sandhills on February 9, 2011

Helen Von Salzen, Recording Secretary

• Know the ultimate size of the plant you select.
• Give each shrub or perennial enough room to grow.D
• Don’t overplant.
• Have fun in your garden!
• Keep it simple.
• Add a little humor.
• Use stones but partially bury them.
• Old Pool Needs a New Look…add a small water feature
• Water Course (“Try to mimic nature.”)
• Do make an entrance.
• Do let the color of plants echo that of the furniture.
• Is the path too narrow or just right?
• Path around a home adds mystery.
• Add a stone border to planting bed (“This will hold the mulch.”)
• Flag stone “mowing edge” will prevent damage to wall or flower beds
• New design and new plants create welcome at side door.
• Do use an arbor for a focal point.Do add a bench under a tree.
• Garden Rooms
• Don’t be afraid to prune.
• Speaking of pruning (“Just let them grow.”)
• Do add a trellis over a door.
• Sometimes you have to start over.
• New design and new perspective.
• Do use natural growth habits.
• Do know how big they’ll grow.
• Do use perennial plants.
• What about a tree form? (“Overgrown plants can be reshaped into decorative form.”)