Herb Garden Raised Beds - April 2013 |
Last fall the raised beds were built and installed then Master Gardeners filled the beds with horse manure donated by the 4-H riding center and top soil.
Barbara Petrucci has plans for the Fragrance garden that include a Zéphirine Drouhin climbing rose on a wrought iron obelisk surrounded by lavender and lemon thyme edging. In the back of the garden, Jean Schlecht is planning a separate bed with a variety of mints.
Yarrow 'Paprika'/Craft & Woad (blue dye)/Dye |
Two gardens straddling the center bed will be a Dye garden with plants used to dye materials and a Craft garden featuring plants with flowers and foliage used for craft projects. I am overseeing these two gardens and will post a separate post on this blog about those plants.
Hops |
Passion Flower Vine |
Many plants are from the previous herb garden, cared for by Karen Brown and held over for our use. Some plants are being shared from other demo and Master Gardeners’ own gardens.
In addition, the garden will be home to a bluebird house and two wood slat benches rescued from the barn and refurbished.
Come by in a few weeks, sit awhile. Relax, enjoy the s-l-o-w process of the beds taking shape.
What did you use to treat the wood for the beds? I love the deep color! I can't wait to see the pictures you post as it grows up! Great Job!
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DeleteThanks for your comments. We also have other demo gardens at our Franklin Farm location- perennial, drought-tolerant, pollinator, native plants.
The stain we used was a semi-transparent wood stain (exterior)Spice Cabinet. It cleans up with water. We will use it on the wooden obelisks as soon as we get a patch of warm weather all in a row!
Carol Kagan
You can see all the S-W colors at http://www.sherwin-williams.com/home-builders/color/find-and-explore-colors/stain-colors/exterior-stains/deckscapes_exterior_waterborne_semitransparent_deck_stain/
"Spice Cabinet" - how appropriate. Intentional, or serendipitous? Either way, cool.
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