Upscale Delta Delight
Upscale Delta Delight
This garden marries cottage style with modern style for easy upkeep and chic good looks. Tin shed, large deck, and crushed limestone replaces grass while galvanized tin shines. Sharron’s compost comes from all the coffee grinds, egg shells, and veggies from her restaurant, Stone Soup Cafe. She generously shares with neighbors.
Homeowners: Sharron + Rex Johnson Address: Philadelphia Street
Circa: 1910 Garden Age: 40 years
- Trees: Red Maples, dogwoods, Rose of Sharon, Crepe Mrytle, Serviceberry
- Shrubs: viburnum, nandina, holly, boxwoods, spice bush, forsythia, hydrangeas, flowering almond, japonica, roses
- Vines: honeysuckles, Carolina Jesmine, ivy, cypress vine, pepper vine, trumpet vine, vinca
- Perennials: hostas, 4o’clocks, peony, moneywort, goldenrod, ferns, sedums, shamrock, lenten roses, ajuga, tiger lilies, toad lilies, naked ladies, Mexican Nodding Bells,
Garden Philosophy : “Gardening should be free or pretty darn close”. Seeds and pass-a-long plants created our garden sanctuary.
Favorite Garden Tip: #10 crushed limestone makes a wonderful ground cover for busy lifestyles. It’s permeable, easy to walk on, and low maintenance.
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Sharron’s Magic Slime Recipe
Removes moss/slime from brick patios, fieldstone, and decks.
INGREDIENTS:
- 45# bag of Baking Soda (Can get at Sam’s Club)
- Water/hose
STEPS:
- Liberally sprinkle the baking soda over your brick walkway, deck, or flagstone path.
- Let sit for 2 days.
- Hose down with water and watch your moss, algae, or sidewalk slime melt away.
- I do my brick walkway 2x year: the beginning of spring and the beginning of fall.
If you’re short on time or energy, plan to do it 2 days before a good rainfall, and then let the rain wash it away.
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