Hello GPODers!
At the moment we’re within the backyard of Evelyn Sterenberg, who offers with some fairly distinctive situations. Positioned within the metropolis Lethbridge, Alberta, she is squarely within the Canadian prairie however nonetheless shut sufficient to the Rockies to have some loopy climate blow in from the mountains. Regardless of usually coping with excessive situations, Evelyn takes benefit of her city location to create a thriving backyard:
Fifteen years in the past we started engaged on the backyard at this home. We’re blessed with loads of sunshine, fertile soil and years of selfmade compost, however alternatively we take care of excessive warmth and chilly, hailstorms, excessive winds and drought. Our location throughout the metropolis is sheltered by bushes and buildings and we have now sufficient water.
Yarrow, ‘Johnson’s Blue’ geranium (Geranium ‘Johnson’s Blue’, Zones 4–8), thrift (Armeria maritima, Zones 4–8) and yellow sedum (Sedum rupestre ‘Angelina’, Zones 6–9).
A bundle of seed rewarded us with these lupins after the second yr.
Irises (I imagine this selection is ‘Edith Wolford’ [Iris ‘Edith Wolford’, Zones 3–9]) and lupins do effectively right here as a result of the prairie soil is considerably alkaline.
Ostrich ferns (Matteuccia struthiopteris, Zones 2–8) love their spot by an outdated chunk of driftwood.
Itoh peony, rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum, Zones 3–8), girl’s mantle (Alchemilla mollis, Zones 4–7) and wild lupin (Lupinus perennis, Zones 3–8).
Shady doorway planter incorporates pansies, impatiens and parsley.
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