Tuesday, August 02, 2005

My Little Asian Garden






The west end of our house is coming along nicely. This fall I began a makeover of the area, working with the existing elements of a small fish pond, beautiful Japanese maples and crepe myrtles, and underplanting these with shade loving azaleas, ferns, Lenten rose and hostas. In the couple of areas with sunlight, I planted Florida anise (for a look like rhododendrons, but tolerant of the Memphis heat) and some fantastic Bengal Tiger calla lillies. The Thai Buddha statue (on clearance rack at Target for $14!) added the perfect touch. This should only get better as it all matures and I continue to add little bits here and there.

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