Pictures of slope garden

I've talked about the slope garden that I put in. I thought i would post a few pictures of how its coming

A view of the slope

Another view of the slope

Hopefully all these white signs will be flowers

Bird house for rent

I have always loved photography. These are just some flower pictures

Flowers are natures smiles

I wish I could do this for a living

With flowers, come butterflies

Another one....

I hope you enjoyed the pictures. I post some when I have flowers.
Chuck

Very nice Chuck. How does the slope hold up in a heavy rain?? Please post more photos as it fills in.

Nice job Chuck! I even like the tombstone effect of the plants-to-be.
Good pictures too!

dogwalker - liked your slope garden. I'm interested to see how it holds up in the rain also. I'm putting in a garden at the top of a slope and using andora junipers at the top edge to help with erosion. But planting on the slope would also give me more room. Low growing plants that don't need to much care would work on my slope as it would be hard for me to take care of them without killing myself. What did you plant on your slope? Eleanor

great pics Chuck!!! Isn't photography fun?

Looks great! May have to get some pointers from you when I am ready to start mine. ;-)

Anita,

Digital photos are especially nice.

You can shoot the same subject more than once

That's what I love about it!! I can shoot to my hearts content - delete what I don't like, print what I do and just save the rest!

Until you get a nicely framed photo

How does the slope hold up during a heavy rain?
Good question. I think the key to moisture control and erosion is the mulch. I used a pine bark mulch. More because of the cost then for anything else. The mulch is about 1 1/2" to 2" deep. I watered it on a regular basis when I first put it on to get it "settled down." The weight of the wet mulch helps to kind of meld it together. I built little basins around the plants and the mulch acts like a dike and holds the water so it can seep into the root system of each plant.
During heavy rain there hasn't been too much wash of the mulch. And what there is can be easyly raked back in place. The nice thing that I have found is that even when the top of the mulch looks bone dry, the soil is nice and moist and cool.
I would recommend a well shreded mulch over one that has chips because of the compaction factor.
Good luck with your slopes and thanks for the encouragement.
Chuck

Digital is so cheap too. I have collected over a thousand photos in the last year.

I can record every nice flower combination that I see.

Now all I have to do is create a filing system to keep track of them.

Whats planted on the slope?
Well when everything is in bloom there will be....
White Heath (Heather)
Columbine
Honeysuckle
Sweet William
Yellow Yarrow
Salvia (Purple & White)
Dianthus (First Love)

Lily.....
Centerfold
Dizzy
Muscadet
Tango Honey Bee
15 un-named mixed

Day Lily....
Lime Frost
Stella-De-Oro
Strawberry Candy
Cranberry Baby
Shady Lady
All Fired Up
Fooled Me
Red Ribbons

It is pretty full. But anyone who growa DL knows that.......
THERE IS ALWAYS ROOM FOR ONE MORE!

Chuck

Hay Dale,
WOW! I hope my place looks half as good as yours. How long has this garden been growing?
Also I agree with you about the digital photos, there so easy to work with. Here where I show my age, I still enjoyed the film days. The smell of developer and stop bath.
Chuck

Beautiful slope Chuck! Nice choice of plants. I'll be looking forward to pics as it grows in.

Ah yes. The smell of developer. Have you ever used Superthrive? I think it smells just like developer.

Harper

very pretty Dale - I love the Angelonia. I tried growing it from seed this year [wintersow], but it's very slow to grow.

Anita,

Angelonia loves heat and humidity, it is widely used here. For us it is a short lived perennial. It is easy from cuttings, but, at $1.20 a pot i just pull and replace it.

Dogwalker,

I make gardens for a living, I don't have one myself. All my photos are of places that are at least 6 months old. I don't have any 'before' pictures.

I would send a photo of a garden on a slope, but, Florida is flat as a pancake.

Yes, three inches is considered a major slope in FL.

I get dizzy on the freeway bridges sometimes! Have to keep my eyes forward, don't look over the edge!

Very nice Dale!

Not my work, I just photograph plants, designs etc that I see that I like, and I hope it will help other gardeners expand their horizons.

I wish I had thought up this color combo>