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Landscape Theme

Butterfly Garden

Cottage Garden

Cutting Garden

English Garden

Pollinator Garden

Shade Garden

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Small Space

Walkways

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Accent

Flowering Tree

Mass Planting

Screen/Privacy

Shade Tree

Small Tree

Specimen

Attracts

Bats

Bees

Butterflies

Frogs

Hummingbirds

Moths

Pollinators

Predatory Insects

Reptiles

Small Mammals

Songbirds

Specialized Bees

Resistance To Challenges

Pollution

Garden Treasures

Swing

Spring

Swing Garden age: 12 years Kathy Sill CC BY 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Ilex crenata 'Compacta' Compacta Holly Compact Japanese Holly Japanese Holly Ilex crenata 'Compacta'
Pinus taeda Bull Pine Loblolly Pine North Carolina Pine Growing in a stand
Description

Incorporating found objects into the garden can provide structure, art, or whimsy.  From an inviting bench swing that hangs from pillars repurposed from an old mansion to a plow, and a corn husker this garden is a treasure trove of interesting finds.

Swing

Spring

Swing Garden age: 12 years Kathy Sill CC BY 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Ilex crenata 'Compacta' Compacta Holly Compact Japanese Holly Japanese Holly Ilex crenata 'Compacta'
Pinus taeda Bull Pine Loblolly Pine North Carolina Pine Growing in a stand
Bench swing

Spring

Bench Swing Garden age: 12 years Kathy Sill CC BY 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Euonymus japonicus Box-Leaf Euonymus Dwarf Japanese Euonymus (Var. 'Microphyllus') Evergreen Euonymus Euonymus japonicus 'Microphyllus'
A red pop of color from an old corn husker.

Spring

A red pop of color from an old corn husker. Garden age: 12 years Kathy Sill CC BY 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Chamaecyparis obtusa Hinoki Cypress Hinoki Falsecypress Chamaecyparis obtusa
Cyrtomium falcatum Aspidium Falcatum Fern Holly Fish Tail Cyrtomium falcatum
Hosta Hosta Plantain Lily Hosta spp.
An old plow.

Spring

An old plow. Garden age: 12 years Kathy Sill CC BY 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Phlox paniculata 'David' 'David' Garden Phlox Garden Phlox Form
Polygonatum odoratum var. pluriflorum 'Variegatum' Angled Solomon's Seal Fragrant Solomon's Seal Japanese Solomon Seal Polygonatum odoratum ‘Variegatum’ in spring/summer
Good late fall color

Fall

Good late fall color Garden age: 12 years Kathy Sill CC BY 4.0
Late fall view

Fall

Late fall view Garden age: 12 years Kathy Sill CC BY 4.0
Swing

Spring

Swing Garden age: 12 years Kathy Sill CC BY 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Ilex crenata 'Compacta' Compacta Holly Compact Japanese Holly Japanese Holly Ilex crenata 'Compacta'
Pinus taeda Bull Pine Loblolly Pine North Carolina Pine Growing in a stand
Bench swing

Spring

Bench Swing Garden age: 12 years Kathy Sill CC BY 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Euonymus japonicus Box-Leaf Euonymus Dwarf Japanese Euonymus (Var. 'Microphyllus') Evergreen Euonymus Euonymus japonicus 'Microphyllus'
A red pop of color from an old corn husker.

Spring

A red pop of color from an old corn husker. Garden age: 12 years Kathy Sill CC BY 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Chamaecyparis obtusa Hinoki Cypress Hinoki Falsecypress Chamaecyparis obtusa
Cyrtomium falcatum Aspidium Falcatum Fern Holly Fish Tail Cyrtomium falcatum
Hosta Hosta Plantain Lily Hosta spp.
An old plow.

Spring

An old plow. Garden age: 12 years Kathy Sill CC BY 4.0
Plants in this photo:Plants in this photo
Phlox paniculata 'David' 'David' Garden Phlox Garden Phlox Form
Polygonatum odoratum var. pluriflorum 'Variegatum' Angled Solomon's Seal Fragrant Solomon's Seal Japanese Solomon Seal Polygonatum odoratum ‘Variegatum’ in spring/summer
Good late fall color

Fall

Good late fall color Garden age: 12 years Kathy Sill CC BY 4.0
Late fall view

Fall

Late fall view Garden age: 12 years Kathy Sill CC BY 4.0