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Rainymountain's 2. Porch garden

Created on Tuesday, 07 Oct 08

This was the first garden I made immediately after I came to live here in 2003.

It runs below my entrance porch to a corner of the house, from west to east with the porch on the north side. It is 13’long x 4.5’ at its widest. The main path to the house runs along the west edge; a pebble path divides it from the Shady garden and leads into my main garden.

Trenched about a yard deep, removing pebbles and sand, the soil came from Steve and Celeste at Van der Meers (now no retail plant sales) where I bought all of the original plants at the same time.
There is bark mulch from the house to the drip line on two sides and bark mulch banked the front and path sides of the bed originally. A pebble drainaway from the corner dripline to the path divides off a relatively small corner of the bed containing Tradescantia and Allium moly. The water tap is on the east wall. At the head of the drainaway I keep a rainbucket as a lot of water comes off the roof. In winter there is usually a very heavy snowfall off both roofs as the roof ridge runs west-east, and a massive ice fall forms at the corner.

The bed gets good morning sun but is shaded by the maple from about mid-day on. In Spring it gets sun until mid-afternoon.

Organic Garden

Garden Type: Flower | Sun: Partial Sun | Soil: Combination

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  • Snowdrop Anemone Day 247

    Snowdrop Anemone

    Anemone sylvestris

    There were 2, one didn't survive. They came by mistake as I had ord...

    Planted in Mar 2008

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  • Saxifrage

    Saxifrage

    Saxifraga

    Two saxifrages in the Frontyard, I have this one down as 'Apple Blo...

    Planted in Apr 2007

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  • Stoksia 'Blue Danube'

    Stoksia 'Blue Danube'

    Stokesia leavis

    Genus of one species of erect perennial from conifer woods on moist...

    Planted in Apr 2007

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  • Clematis 'Niobe'

    Clematis 'Niobe'

    Clematis

    Planted on 13 Apr 07

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  • Kevin's Michaelmas daisies

    Kevin's Michaelmas daisies

    Aster

    Planted in Jul 2006

    • 1 journals
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  • Albanian Pink

    Albanian Pink

    Dianthus myrtinervius

    Kevin and I found this little diathus growing in the back lane, obv...

    Planted in Jun 2006

    • 1 journals
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  • Dwarf lavender

    Dwarf lavender

    Lavandula angustifolia

    Planted in May 2006

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  • Thrift

    Thrift

    Armeria maritima

    Planted in May 2006

    • 0 journals
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  • Sedum ellacombienum

    Sedum ellacombienum

    Sedum kamtschaticum subsp. ellacombianum

    Planted in Apr 2006

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  • Spotted Bellflower

    Spotted Bellflower

    Campanula punctata

    Spreads. Bought because I loved the spotted insides of the bells, p...

    Planted in Apr 2006

    • 1 journals
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  • Trumpet lily

    Trumpet lily

    Lilium regale

    True species lily orig. W China; blooms mid-season; well-drained so...

    Planted on 06 Oct 05

    • 1 journals
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  • Prairie crocus

    Prairie crocus

    Pulsatilla vulgaris

    Planted in Sep 2005

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  • Allium moly

    Allium moly

    Allium moly

    Planted in Sep 2005

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  • Aconites

    Aconites

    Eranthis hyemalis

    The first to bloom after the crocuses in Path. Planted 10 in 05 of ...

    Planted on 17 Sep 05

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  • Hemerocallis 'Minnie Pearl'

    Hemerocallis 'Minnie Pearl'

    Hemerocallis

    Fragrant peach-coloured blooms and yellow centres; June/July; full ...

    Planted in Jun 2005

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  • Variegated thyme

    Variegated thyme

    Thymus vulgaris

    Planted in May 2005

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  • Variegated Japanese Sedge

    Variegated Japanese Sedge

    Carex conica

    Planted in May 2005

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  • Lamium 'Pink Pewter'

    Lamium 'Pink Pewter'

    Lamium maculatum

    Planted in Apr 2005

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  • Tulip 'Princess Irene'

    Tulip 'Princess Irene'

    Tulipa

    Planted on 04 Oct 04

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  • Geranium 'Splish Splash'

    Geranium 'Splish Splash'

    Geranium

    Planted on 09 Jul 04

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  • Pinks

    Pinks

    Dianthus chinensis

    Various pinks have been planted in this bed, none of which have don...

    Planted in May 2004

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  • Japanese Painted Fern

    Japanese Painted Fern

    Athyrium niponicum var. pictum

    Planted in May 2004

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  • Alchemilla mollis

    Alchemilla mollis

    Alchemilla mollis

    Clump-forming perennial, moist humus-rich soil in sun or part shade...

    Planted on 14 Apr 04

    • 1 journals
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  • Rose 'Winnipeg Parks'

    Rose 'Winnipeg Parks'

    Rosa

    One of the Parkland Series named for City of Winnipeg Parks Dept. C...

    Planted on 14 Apr 04

    • 0 journals
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  • Dutch crocus

    Dutch crocus

    Crocus vernus

    Initial collection bought but some were moved from other parts of t...

    Planted in Sep 2003

    • 1 journals
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  • Hemerocallis 'Ruby Stella'

    Hemerocallis 'Ruby Stella'

    Hemerocallis

    Planted in Jul 2003

    • 0 journals
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  • Hemerocallis 'Stella Supreme'

    Hemerocallis 'Stella Supreme'

    Hemerocallis

    Lemon yellow

    Planted in Jul 2003

    • 1 journals
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  • Oriental lily 'Mr Rudd' aka the Stinky Lily

    Oriental lily 'Mr Rudd' aka the Stinky Lily

    Lilium

    Planted in Jul 2003

    • 0 journals
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  • Dwarf Iris 'Little Episode'

    Dwarf Iris 'Little Episode'

    iris pumila

    Dark purple with brown markings

    Planted in Jul 2003

    • 1 journals
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  • Tradescantia Andersoniana 'J. G. Wequelin'

    Tradescantia Andersoniana 'J. G. Wequelin'

    Tradescantia andersonia

    Also added a Tradescantia - Blue selection about 2006, which is a d...

    Planted in Jul 2003

    • 1 journals
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  • Tellima grandiflora 'Forest Frost'

    Tellima grandiflora 'Forest Frost'

    Tellima grandiflora

    Part shade to shade, 12-18"h, z4; leaves whitish with green edging,...

    • 1 journals
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