A Denver Garden Re-Do

By Kim Charles

What do you get when you combine a talented " rock whisperer " with Shelia Shultz ’s green thumb ? These photos say it all !

" I figured it was about time to post a few 2016 photos of my non - traditional Denver gardens . A bit of chronicle … we moved from the Chicago expanse to Denver in 2005 and I gleefully run from shade to Dominicus possibility . Our original Denver outside space was 80 ’s landscaping in the front and a cement hoops court encompassing our tiny backyard . A talented champion and house decorator agreed to avail us rethink our space . She is a brilliant rock whisperer and hardscape genius . She did the hardscape and tree diagram , I did the plantings . The only verse or reason that bear on to my design style are my changing passions , color and local accessibility . I know many of my fellow GPODers would like for me to admit plant ID ’s but it would take hours since I am no longer that organized , so this is just a optic . 2016 was unforgiving for my garden and containers . May thru July we were in the amiss way of life for hail , and we had 3 golf game ball sized hail storm that … Well , the following photograph are the best I could fall up with . Note to anyone … thin leaved plant deal with hail quite nicely , wide leaves , not so well ! "

Container Emily Post to come after tomorrow !

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