This garden borders the left side of the backyard. It buffers the fence that is shared with my sweet neighbors. I started to the work on this bed about 6 years ago when we planted a young flowering Pear tree (ornamental) and a young Purple Leaf Filbert (hazelnut) tree.

 Two years ago, in the fall, I began measuring and digging for a bed to include the 2 trees and allow for plants as well. Each spring and fall I have planted 2-4...

Gardening has been part of me from the start... from being my mother's helper to my first small (failed) garden at my first little townhouse to tending to my current home gardens for the past 9 years. Still, I consider myself to be a beginner. There is just so much to know about gardening that there's no way that I have even scratched the surface.

Of course, I have learned a bit along the way and I am excited to share my knowle...