Lately we’ve been sharing updates on the various garden rooms at Willow Greens Farm—White Garden, Arrival Court, Beech Walk, Croquet Lawn, and so on—and I thought, maybe you’d like to see how all these pieces fit together.
This was really helpful. I hadn't realised that your barn and kitchen garden were so far from the house, nor had I understood how close to the gravel road the back of the house and the white garden were. Planting a copse by the main road now makes sense, as does the new fence behind the white garden.
I'm glad it's helpful in terms of visualizing what's where. The distance from house to barn is about 80yds (73m). It doesn't seem far away until you get out there and realize you've forgotten something (ha).
p.s. Just did some research into Rubus phoenicolasius (which was reported as having some pretty interesting anti-carcinogenic properties) and Japanese Stiltgrass (which first came to the U.S., and southern Ontario as packing material around Japanese goods).
I've been trying to learn what I can about the most common invasives in our area, mostly by subscribing to the mailing list for Blue Ridge PRISM, a local organization focused on invasive species management. Their website includes a nice library of fact sheets, and they also send emails when the timing and conditions are right to deal with a particular plant.
This was really helpful. I hadn't realised that your barn and kitchen garden were so far from the house, nor had I understood how close to the gravel road the back of the house and the white garden were. Planting a copse by the main road now makes sense, as does the new fence behind the white garden.
I'm glad it's helpful in terms of visualizing what's where. The distance from house to barn is about 80yds (73m). It doesn't seem far away until you get out there and realize you've forgotten something (ha).
p.s. Just did some research into Rubus phoenicolasius (which was reported as having some pretty interesting anti-carcinogenic properties) and Japanese Stiltgrass (which first came to the U.S., and southern Ontario as packing material around Japanese goods).
I've been trying to learn what I can about the most common invasives in our area, mostly by subscribing to the mailing list for Blue Ridge PRISM, a local organization focused on invasive species management. Their website includes a nice library of fact sheets, and they also send emails when the timing and conditions are right to deal with a particular plant.
https://blueridgeprism.org/factsheets/