Sketches

Last week I began sketching what was in my head for the garden. My husband made a sketch of the plat to scale on some graph paper, we made copies, got out the colored pencils and started sketching.

I feel fairly confident in what I want in the front yard. I am going to start small. I would like to plant a tree in my parkway, I just have to check with my town if that is acceptable. I live on a T intersection, and have fears of someone driving into my house. Also, I would like to look out my front window and see a big pretty tree and some red autumn color to balance with the big yellow tree on the left side of the parkway.

Plants I think would be nice in the front foundation garden are Rattlesnake Master (awesome name), lots of purple cone flower, tall grasses on the left side, shorter grasses on the right, and tons of Prairie Smoke in the front. Maybe some Joe Pye weed, Black eyed Susans and the like. I love color and would like to have a serious color statement with the front yard.

I have also been considering a Japanese Maple. I love their size, autumn color and the weeping Japanese Maples are just so cool.

My husband wants his "prize winning rose bushes" next to the garage. I would also like a meditation garden. A place where I can practice martial arts and really relax and escape. Then we will have a big patch of turf in the back for rounds of badminton and for our toddler to play.