Rachel's Home Gardens

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Rachel's Gardens

Rustic Welcome from Rachel's Gardens!
Sit for a bit ...
Jack Tucker
... Jack or Tucker may join you!

Sunny Bunny welcomes you!
Sunny Bunny welcomes you ...

Rachel welcomes you to her home gardens!
... and so does Rachel!

In the beginning...

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2003	2003	2004
Before - Rachel working on path in March 2003	After - blooming in July '03	July 2004 New arbor built by Rachel

2003	2003	2004
More - March construction	After - July 2003 blooms	Side bed July 2004

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2006	2006	2006
Entry to new path by swing	View from swing	Log used for additional seating by swing
2006	2006	2006
Entry viewed from other direction	Spiderwort for early Spring color!	More Spring color from columbine.
2006	2006	2006
New additions to the butterfly garden. The orioles love them, too!	Spring peonies are a favorite	Peonies and dianthus add an early splash of color!
2006	2006	2006
Tucker likes to relax in the swing.	Hosta and Astible add texture to the area	Quiet spot in the garden. Wood arbor replaces old painted blue arbor.
2006	2006	2006
Tucker takes his turn at the pond.	Baltimore Oriole in the butterfly garden.	Scarecrow with the delphiniums!
2006	2006	2006
Tadpoles in our pond!	Lights on the hummingbird arch add sparkle in late fall.	Winter in the garden.
2006		2006
View of pond from bench.		Winter character.

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2005	2005	2005
View from new sitting area at Native Garden	New additions to front Native Garden	Native flowers continue to bloom and grow!
Winter at new sitting area at Native Garden	View from behind new sitting area at Native Garden	Rudbeckia added upfront
Native Blazing Star & Prairie Coreopsis	Spring peonies, dianthus, phlox & gerimander	Finished sitting area with back supports
Building the new sitting area	Peony and Iris	Tending shrub roses
Old prairie garden (R) and new sitting addition (L)	Bench was moved between gardens for sitting area	Adding height for cover
Heliopsis, Echinacea, Monarda & Queen of the Prairie	Everyone's gotta take a little break now & then!	Natural fence sets off Prairie Garden in the background
New support for green beans
[ more 2005 photos at bottom of page ]

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Entry Garden	Crabapple Island

	featuring dwarf Orange Crush Crabapple

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New England Style Gardens
Vegetable Garden	Extended gravel parking pad with New Arbor Entry	New Arbor Entry leads to side garden pathway
'Endless Summer' Hydrangea and 'David' Phlox edge the parking pad	Rustic barn wood bench provides charming relaxation	View of Native Prairie Garden in background
Autumn Clematis along fence line encases rustic birdhouse	Phlox, shastas and daylilies mingle along garden edge	Garden bench in winter
Grapevine Arch Entry to the vegetable garden	Antique plow accents vegetable garden entry	View of Garden Arch and New Arbor Entry from side yard

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Privacy Berm

Native viburnums and amelanchier (left berm) will grow to 10'-20'	Rotting log gives natural appearance to edge of berm
Swing Shade Garden

'Blue Muffin' viburnums, ferns, hostas, astible & bleeding hearts	View of side gardens and new pergola from swing

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Mini Color Bed	Shed Accent

Pergola

The pergola adds a nice perspective in the winter, too!

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2003	2003	2003
384 Orleans Dr.	Front bed plantings	Driveway bed - phlox, yarrow, shastas, veronica, blue salvia, rose mallow, russian sage
	2004

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Flagstone path invites you around back	Side transition garden - shade to sun	Coming around deck
2004	2004	2004

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veronicas, shastas, coreopsis, daylilies, lilac border opposite end of deck	view from opposite end of deck	Back corner - burning bush, daylilies, asters, yarrow, shrub roses, gold flame spiraea, hostas, lambs ear & dianthus
2004	2004	2004
Look who's peeking over the deck!
	2005

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2003	2003	2003
Rustic arbor leads to pond & shady retreat	Gentle waterfall at Koi pond offers peaceful relaxation	Custom bench by Rachel
2004	2004	2004
Border plants have matured	New low maintenance bio-filter system was added this year	Bench cover added for protection from falling walnuts!
	Pond covered in fresh snow

View of the pond from bench - fall clematis on arbor
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2003	2003	2003
view of pond with shed in background	Shady retreat, picnic area & firepit with 2nd arbor entry	Entry to shady retreat with meadowrue, goatsbeard, wild indigo & climbing hydrangea
2003	2003	2003
Shady retreat - bring on the cards!	spring daffodils, hostas, ferns, astible, pulmonaria & cranesbill flourish in shade	2nd arbor entry into shade retreat and picnic area
2003	2003	2003
Hummingbird garden	training honeysuckle vine in hummingbird garden	Miniature Woodland Garden
2004	2004	2004
	View from the hummingbird garden bench

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(L to R) Native garden, New England garden, side garden, back deck & shed in background.

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2003	2003	2003
Mini woodland with turtlehead, goatsbeard, bachelor buttons, ferns, phlox, false sunflower, aster, purple coneflower, snakeroot, columbine	Illinois Native Prairie Garden purple coneflower, gayfeather, bee balm, queen of the prairie, fall asters, rudbeckia	Native Prairie Garden
2004
"Back view" of woodland garden

See how our Prairie's Grown!
Native Prairie Garden

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2004	2004	2004

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2003	2003	2003
Rustic fence (future vegetable garden)	Pond Bench in Winter	Rachel takes a break on the deck!
2004	2004	2004
Shasta Daisies & Phlox	Phlox & Shastas	Jack drinking at the pond
Phlox by the pond	Prairie grass & flowers	Nicky Blue Hydrangea
2005	2005	2005
Native Coreopsis	Golden Rod & Blazing Star	Our garden friends!
Tucker, the lookout cat!
	Spring peonies & irises	Prairie garden still going strong!

In Loving Memory of Midnight

Died Nov 2007

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Phone 815.248.2510
Fax 832.550.5710
Email rachel@rachelsgardens.com

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