Kate’s garden in New Jersey, Day 1: The Shrub Garden

Happy Thanksgiving , everyone ! I desire you ’re all up too soon , order the Republic of Turkey into the oven .

Today ’s picture are from Kate Humes . Kate says,“I live in Mays Landing , New Jersey , and my property is about three acres in a heavily wooded area not far from Atlantic City . My husband and I moved into our new firm about 20 years ago . My married man pass away before long after and I have been going it alone since .

“ The house was skirt by stripped dirt , ca-ca an open canvas for planting . The downside is that the surface soil was remove , leave me with about an opened Akka of gross clay . I ’m a unregenerate Irish woman and a little number of Henry Clay was not belong to stop me from take my own Garden of Eden .

“ I have lots of wildlife , especially deer and voles . A 100 - substructure - farsighted hedge of Canadian hemlocks that I grew from seedling separates my side thousand from the driveway . I have a bush garden , a serenity garden , adeck garden , and a bungalow garden enclosed by a white pale fence . ”

Wow , Kate ! You did this all yourself ? awing and beautiful ! * * * * * * * Today ’s photos show Kate ’s shrub garden . Tomorrow we ’ll see her bungalow garden . persist tune ! * * * * * * *

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