A Cottage Garden | Tips on Gardening | Notes - 2003-2005
The first glimmer was long ago pictures of some New Zealand cottage gardens. Then the gardens at City of Hope Hospital near LA. And Mitta Angel's front garden and riding around with David when he was learning to drive - in Old East Dallas, especially Hollywood Heights, seeing
gardens in front of homes - cottage gardens. Photo: back garden 4/03 - iberis, nicotiana returning, blue columbine (from Don Lambert), oxalis, iris (from Mary Gorman), trandescantia way in the back, star jasmine on fence, lemon grass in jar. Through the gate are gerbera daisies, Confederate violets (blooming over for the year), faintly seen red & yellow columbine, and very large hollyhocks. Now (4/05), the back fence is pretty much covered in roses: Lady Banks, Graham Thomas, Climbing America, New Dawn, & Zepherine Drouhin on this side & Climbing Peace, Climbing America, & Lady Banks on the alley side. And there is an arbor over the gate; Felicia growing over it from one side & jasmine from the other. It should be obvious, but in case not, this site is art/is about art, performance art, to be exact. It also speaks to mental health. Take it from a nurse practitioner: Gardening is good for you - and so is reading seed catalogs! Photo: front garden 4/03 - thyme, oxalis, feverfew, minature rose, woodland phlox, yarrow, iris.
Some of What's Growing Here
Flowers - From 2003-2007, too many to list, though I get satisfaction in making & having lists. In front - iris (several kinds & colors), violets, digitalis, cosmos, day lilies, lilies, scabiosa, trandescantia, lilies, obedient flower, garden phlox, woodland phlox, oxalis, daisies, daffodils, columbine, clematis, gerbera daisies, yarrow. star jasmine, trumpet vine. In back - iris, day lilies, trandescantia, garden phlox, oxalis, violets (Confederate & wood), nicotiana, snowflake, iberis, columbine, jasmine, gerbera daisies, star jasmine, trumpet vine. Photo below: Front garden 5/06
Herbs - Mint x 2, sage, rosemary x 2, thyme x 3, oregano x 2, lavender, lemon balm, St. John's wort, summer savory, basil (lots), cilantro, garlic, mullein, feverfew, salad burnet, scented geranium, marjoram, catnip, sweet myrtle, tarragon, artemesia, allium, lemon grass.
Roses - In front, mostly old garden roses - American Beauty, Old Blush, Maggie, Katy Road Pink, Buff Beauty, Marie Pavié, Hermosa, Don Juan, New Dawn, Zepherine Drouhin, Duchess de Brabant, Mrs. Joseph Schwartz, Belinda's Dream, Perle d' Oro. In back, mostly hybrid teas for cutting - Chrysler Imperial (dark red, great scent), Peace, First Prize, Tiffany, Sweet Surrender, Fragrant Cloud, Gene Boerner, Climbing America, Graham Thomas. Old garden roses in the back are Zepherine Drouhin, Felicia (fragrant pale clear pink clusters - one of my favorites), Gruss an Aachen, Marie Pavié, Lady Banks. 
A few tips on growing
Photo: Buddy at the garden in the evening
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