Mid-Atlantic Gardening: My Maine "Vacation", 0 by rcn48

rcn48 wrote:
A closer look at that bench! I had posted a picture of it on one of the "Garden Objects" threads http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/p.php?pid=6629710. My daughter wanted to know what my plans were for it :) The slope along the edge here drops off so we built it up with the some of the dirt we dug out for the firepit and added some of the leftover stone dust as a pad for the bench. When the sun finally came out on Tuesday, my daughter got busy and sanded it and painted it white! It still needs a couple more coats of paint but I thought it looked lovely against the backdrop of the woods :) Planted three Taxus 'Margarita', which has bright gold tips and will form a nice deep green background for the bench. Hydrangea 'Quickfire' http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/133907/ is planted on the left with a variegated Lacebark Elm (Ulmus parviflora 'Frosty') behind it. Even though the Elm has the potential to get really tall, they'll keep it trimmed so it won't be more than 6'. On the right we planted a row of Hostas and more will be added in the future - we were running out of time! What you can't see in this photo is a Japanese Tree Lilac (Syringa reticulata 'Ivory Silk' http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/73483/) just to the right of the Hostas which will form a nice canopy when it matures and an Oakleaf Hydrangea further along the edge of the lawn which completes the border which ends with the Smoke Tree seen earlier.