Eloise S. Zone 5's Page

Here i am again like most looking at all my flower gardens wishing it was still summer. The heavy frost have taken a toll on all my flowers . Although, we had a weird cool wet summer my gardens did their best. The roses were beautiful.. My newest project "English Garden" turned out to be beautiful.. I need to add lastest pictures. I did not have alot of time to tend to my flowers towards the end of summer due to caring for my parents and unexpected travelling. When i did come home, i was able to… Continue

Here we are in mid July and we are having Spring like weather!!! Very strange. Nights are cool (50's) and there are other areas in the country where it is stiffiling. Although, some of my flowers are doing well with all the rain we have had, some plants are not doing so well. We have had an alot of rain storms and winds every few days. Due to the rain, my hay fields have yet to be cut. Fields are saturated. We should already have had two cuttings! Even my veggie don't look too good. We need less… Continue

Progress has been made to my english garden.. Two of my baby roses bloomed. Also added some plants to fill in. I think as it get established it will get better.

This is a work in progress. I put in larger plants. I will plant flower seeds for other flowers.. Will keep you posted!!!

Week ending 20th:
Had to remove ferns. I believe deer stepped all over them . I replaced with celabration Phlox. Also sowed some seeds in can't wait till they… Continue

For as long as I remember, I always wanted a english garden. As a result of removing one of our large trees, I now have an opportunity to put one in. So a few weeks ago, I spent many hours looking at various English Garden ideas and designs. I know many of them are square and very larg… Continue