Michaeline & Jose’s garden in Minnesota

As I ’ve said , I ’ve been combing through old emails lately , find lots of gems that somehow drop off through my clutches last year . This is a prime illustration , from Michaeline Torres . She says,“My husband Jose and I made a collective move from San Diego to the Twin Cities , Minnesota about nine old age ago . We bought a home in a new development , and the luck had only very tall weeds , and a few mature pines . So we went to oeuvre designing and planting , and this is where it is so far . It is always evolve , as I am check so much about garden in the Midwest . I had been a Southern California gardener up until that decimal point . I really become Hosta happy as I did not have those in California . I reckon they are a beautiful staple plant . We also implant many endearing hardy bush and perennial , with favourite being Spiraea ' Tor ' and Hydrangea ' Limelight ' . In the front we have ' Blanc double de Coubert ' , ' Rose Rugosa Alba ' , and ' Polareis ' rose wine ( Must have roses ! I ’m a Cali girl ! ) with hardy geranium ' Johnson ’s Blue ' sundry in , as well as Viburnum ' Blue Muffin ' and box . We also have a south - facing perennial garden that is still evolving with trial and error . All we aim to do now is set about designing the hardscape . “Beautiful , Michaeline ! I think we postulate photos from THIS year , too !

OK , everyone , I ’ve started exit back through the archives and detect some capital stuff to post , but in the lag , I ’m not getting any new meekness ! Those of you on the west coast and down to the south , we ’re looking at you … Up here in the northern states , we ’re just barely waking up , but we live you ’ve got some garden goin' on . Send in some photos!Email me at[email protected].Thanks !

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