Good Morning All and Happy Monday! The Sun is shining…for the third day in a row- YES! Can you tell I have been missing it?:) Oh, and icing on the cake? My gardenia has continued blooming! It.smells.divine.
SO! Now that the weather is cooperating and we tackled the yard clean-up yesterday, I have been thinking about whether I have time for a garden project this season. Landscaping is something that I have yet to embrace, and beyond lawn maintenance and a few beautiful trees I was gifted for Mother’s Day, I have never had a plan per se. I have always loved the look of “layered landscaping” (is that a real thing?) so I figured I would start with Pinterest to see what I could find that represents the look I am trying to achieve. I always fall for plants that grow best in the South, so picking things for Zone 4-5 has been challenging in the past. Thankfully there is a hardy variety of my beloved boxwood, which I just put into planters today, so I definitely want to implement them into whatever layered look I choose.
I am planning on including some plants that stay green year round with others that are more showy in Spring/Summer. This combo of evergreens, hydrangeas and pachysandra provides a gorgeous backyard backdrop:
![hydrangeas](https://www.saralangley.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/6e20e636a345605db5dab6442f831590.jpg)
and I love this layering of hydrangeas, boxwood and impatiens:
![VIA](https://www.saralangley.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/bab8375ed789241154ef4a6f38129aa4.jpg)
and this pic has been one of my longtime favs because the hedge provides a beautiful backing for the mature trees:
![VIA](https://www.saralangley.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/7f521049ad75e69181f25f428b50f361-1.jpg)
and here are some gorgeous symmetrical rows:
![VIA](https://www.saralangley.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/986ce0f4ca2b60382629119157b36878.jpg)
and a literal take on “layers”….that stone is fab-u-lous!:
![VIA](https://www.saralangley.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/20f6b54b2cf7ab3b79632bdd38578567.jpg)
And because it is Monday:
![VIA](https://www.saralangley.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/f1b7be3b3cfe7ccdbbd788d1389630d0.jpg)
Have a great day!
Best,
Kelly
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