CREATIONS BY DUGIE Norman "Dugie" Russell |
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| Yard & Garden |
| FROM A DREAM TO REALITY This garden and surrounding grounds were once a pitiful sight with hardly a blade of grass and no flowers. After years of back breaking work, Marie and I converted this dismal plot into an award winning dream scape. Upon entering this captivating plot, you are greeted with a schooner riding high on a sea of Zebra Grass. From here, your visions of grandeur open to a potting shed surrounded by a beautiful display of hosta and two Japanese Maples. A Green Japanese Maple is the center piece of the grounds. It too, is surrounded by an assortment of perennials and English Boxwood. You then descend a stone walkway to a path along the brook leading into a secluded hosta sanctuary called woodland. The temperature here is a relaxing ten to fifteen degrees cooler on a hot summer day. Upon leaving woodland you enter the vegetable garden. A small shed on your right holds tools, books and an array of garden helpers. A lean to is next, with bales of salt marsh hay and soft music, a relaxing place to sit and admire the garden on a sunny or rainy day. A vine of thornless blackberries reaches in every direction, shading the potting area for a comfortable place to work out of the sun. There are two compost bins. The rest of the garden is bordered by a seasonal display of perennials, changing colors from spring to fall. Stepping out of the garden there are sitting areas of cobblestone and brick separated by a collection of grasses. The main patio is surrounded by Hydrangeas with a table and umbrella for dining . Another cobble stone sitting area rests between six spruce trees offering a relaxing view of the yard and the woods beyond. Come, have a seat. Dugie & Marie Russell |
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