Sheila’s Vermont Garden

A romantic, cottage-style garden

Today we ’re visiting Sheila Abair ’s garden .

Hello , I garden in northern Vermont , Zones 3–4 . gardener have always been in my kinsperson . I grew up visiting the small , quaint gardens of auntie and uncle in my native Scotland .

I lovepaths . This is the stone path precede into the garden . It is flanked byblue false indigo(Baptisia australis , Zones 3–9 ) , with a globe arborvitae(Thujaoccidentalis , Zones 4–8 ) andhydrangea(Hydrangea paniculata , Zones 3–8 ) in the background .

pea plant crushed rock paths wind retiring beds establish with some morphological evergreens . In the foreground are cheery pitch-black - eyed Susans(Rudbeckiahirta , Zones 3–9 ) andturtlehead(Chelone obliqua , Zones 3–9 ) almost quick to blossom . In the background is a rife bottle screw hazel(Corylusavellana‘Contorta ’ , Zones 4–8 ) , which show off in wintertime with fantastic twist branch in unclouded view . A plash of phlox(Phloxpaniculata , Zones 4–8 ) can also be discover . Farther back and adding more structure is a Japanese maple(Acerpalmatum , Zones 4–9 ) beside a birch tree(Betulasp . ) .

A grass path is flanked with a row of arborvitae and threadleaf cypress(Chamaecyparispisifera‘Filifera Aurea ’ , Zones 4–8 ) , with a slight color supply by some mallow(Malva sylvestris , Zone 4–8 ) . The hint of bluing is a disordered pot I could not bear to throw away .

The shade garden is one of my pet parts of the garden . It is filled with hostas , ferns , Solomon ’s seals(Polygonatumspecies ) andPulmonaria .

This flower seam features contrasting leafage from ‘ Stella d’Oro’daylilies(Hemerocallis‘Stella d’Oro ’ , Zones 3–9 ) , threadleaf cypress , phlox , coneflowers(Echinaceapurpurea , Zones 3–9 ) , and black - eyed Susans .

Stretching out over the pond is a giant hosta , with a hydrangea behind it .

Zinnias(Zinnia elegans , annual ) in threeraised bedsin the cutting garden surround a birdbath . The path visible in the screen background leads to the pocket-sized stream at the bottom of the garden .

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