Steve’s Garden: Part II

August 4

Last time on Steve’s Garden: Part I we explored his front walk, front porch and back deck. Today we’ll take a look at his backyard, vegetable garden and perennial garden.

Behind the back porch railing is a variety of Jerusalem artichoke, a common plant on the East Coast. It has a sunflower-like daisy bloom and it’s leafs are designed to capture water.

Stepping off the porch your greeted by bronze fennel.

This planter serves as a seasonal flower tower expressing each season. It’s current state is fading, but Steve promises the fall design will include witch legs and will change with Thanksgiving, Christmas, January, spring and summer.

Along the back of the porch and house is the main vegetable garden with Swiss chard, beans, squash, radishes, carrots, onions, beets, peas, apples and sunflowers.

Butternut Squash

Crookneck Squash

These tomatoes tower above everything.

Romas

Brandywine

Early Girl

Tony's

Stupice

Sungold. Super sweet, just like candy.

Eggplant

Next to the main vegetable garden is the herb garden.

Rosemary

Oregano

Apple Mint

This columnar apple tree produces 50 to 100 Golden Delicious apples a season.

South African Mammoth Sunflowers

Shhhh, don’t startle this flock of rare birds. It’s not uncommon for this flock to migrate around the yard. What a fun idea!

Dracaena line the back of the yard. These plants are four years old and have a trunk to prove it.

The Early Garden contains broccoli, arugula, kale, cilantro, basil, sweet peppers and hot peppers.

Kale

Cilantro

Basil

Hot Pepper

Along the back of the property is a slanted bed that Steve uses to test perennials. Here he can see how they perform out of pots and share his findings with clients.

Carnation

Lavender and Grass

Echinacea

Honeysuckle with Berries

Agapanthus

Coreopsis

Gerbera Daisy

Delosperma

Thanks Steve for sharing your fun and beautiful garden and all your great knowledge! You can follow Steve's informative site Green Thumb Garden Coaching.