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What would you do ?

What would you do ?

I’m a proud new owner of a 3000m2 (0,741 acre) in the middle of France, near Tours. And I post this by curiosity to know what yall would start with, I have a plan but I may completely change it in the future since I know very little thing on the subject. This was an old conventional cereal field with tractors etc, it was not used in at least 5 years so plants grow and die naturally since. Soil il pretty clay ish. Also the west neighbor field il a still used conventionnal cereal field with glyphosate sprayings so I was guessing plantng a vegetal hedge this side 😁

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The pond and the rest of the fantastical things I saw at Marcia Donahue’s

The pond and the rest of the fantastical things I saw at Marcia Donahue's

If Monday and Wednesday’s posts were the layers of a cake, then today’s post is the frosting. Or maybe the other posts were the salad and dinner courses and this is the desert? Whatever you want to call it today’s post is more garden eye candy from sculptor Marcia Donahue’s Berkeley garden as I saw it late last March…

There is a large raised pond in the middle of the back garden and I find it endlessly fascinating for all the ways Marcia plants in and around it.

Pottery shards as mulch is a good look.

I think this staghorn planting must have really imprinted on my subconscious as  did a very similar mount with the plant I brought back from this trip, a gift from Tracy. I’d forgotten all about seeing this until I started to edit my photos. I was rather surprised…

Going through and editing down my photos it took me a moment to realize those are the base of severed palm fronds. At first I thought they were metal.

Canarina canariensis

Being in the Bay Area Marcia can grow Phlebodium out doors year round.

Cypripedium formosanum in full bloom for our visit.

Coniogramme emeiensis ‘Golden Zebra’ or like.

Along with various totems (Marcia’s work) this part of the garden featured multiple bowl plantings up on a plinth, it’s a look I love.

Okay this was a bit jarring to my eyes. Mahonia x media ‘marvel’ seems a little familiar to be growing here. I say that not out of dislike (I have three and love them), but because among all the bromeliads, begonias and jungle cactus it was surprising to see.

Another Phlebodium…

The pond from the opposite side.

I have a piece of this plant! At least I think it’s from this plant. got it from Marcia and he passed it on to  who divided it and passed it on to me.

Am I repeating myself? A little. I’m sharing the same subjects from different angles, I want you to feel like you’re there in the garden!

Walking back, retracing my steps…

And now I’m back at the gate that leads to the parking garden I shared on Monday. I hope you enjoyed this deep dive into Marcia Donahue’s remarkable garden as much as I did!

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Advice on Reliving a Streambed

Advice on Reliving a Streambed

My local town used to be [500-1000](tel:500-1000) years ago a large delta of streams and creeks every 2 meters used to be a creek. I just realized i have some remnants of creeks in my garden that could’ve flowed 100 years ago, small depressions, very high ground water intensity and it has high moisture and other proof. i wanted to relive it only to realize its like 2-3m underground but i wanna built it on surface but then i am not reliving it. Is there some easy way to push the buried stream remnants on surface so i can relive it to seasonal stream (we have a small natural pond nearby so its good). I’m planning to do these in other streams around my home because they have erosion marks too.

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Anticipation

Anticipation

This is exciting! I have wanted an orange ginger lily for as long as I can remember. I tried growing it in Alabama and never got a bloom. I do have a white ginger (Hedychium spicatum) that has had a few blooms. A few years ago, someone told me that ‘Tara’ is the only one that will reliably bloom here. I don’t know if that it true but I finally got one this year (thank you Dancing Oaks!). Planted in April next to our South foundation and given ample water, I can hardly believe it, but it looks like a bloom is imminent – in its first year!
I’m holding my breath…

Text and photos by Phillip Oliver, Dirt Therapy

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