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The garden through the year: monthly comparison photos

Last winter I obsessed over the garden. I scoured seed catalogs, bought graph paper to design flower beds, stood at the back door staring at the bare hill and tried to visualize what it would look like with plants on it.

Now that everything is dead and gardening season is over, I wanted to take a look at the gardens’ transformation through the months.

Back garden

2 back garden in Feb marked beds copy
Back hill, marked for flower beds. February 2018
3 back hill forsythia in bloom copy mar18
Forsythia in bloom, March 18, 2018
3 back garden in Mar 25 snow copy
Back hill, March 25, 2018
4 back hill Apr 21 copy
Back hill after transplanting plants from front garden. April 21, 2018
5 back hill May 21 copy
Moved more plants from out front. May 21, 2018
6 back hill June 17 copy
Bought some plants, others filling in, seedlings starting to grow. June 17, 2018
7 Jul back hill
Flowers blooming, weeds proliferating. July 2018
9 Sep 1 back hill garden
As filled in as it’s going to get. Late August, 2018
9 sep 8 back hill
Peak. Some things starting to fade. Early September, 2018.
10 Oct back garden
Time to clear out spent stems. October, 2018.
11 Nov back garden
I need to rake leaves for compost. November, 2018.

Front bed

2 front garden in February copy
February. So sad.
5 front garden with chair May 21 copy
Moved some plants, sowed some seeds. Bought new perennials. May 2018.
7 Jul front bed w chair
Starting to flower, including seeds I sowed. July 2018.
8 front lobe_0116 copy Aug
Wrong angle, but the only August shot I have.
9 Sep 1 front w chair
Early September.
10 Oct front garden
October 2018
11 Nov front garden
November 😭

Now I can study these photos all winter to see where I want to change things. I’ve already got a seed catalog stashed away for a snowy day.

Andrea Badgley

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4 responses to “The garden through the year: monthly comparison photos”

  1. The transformation through the seasons is amazing ! A proof of the power of the nature with the help of a good gardener. You deserve kudos !

  2. What a great job you did, not only with the planning and execution but the photographic diary will be a tremendous aid as you plan for an even better show next year! Hats off to you!