My woodland garden is quite rustic with branches laid across and through beds to keep the big dog(s) from running through the beds. It has helped keep them to the paths. The little dogs not so much so. The beds also are outlined with branches or small logs. This section of garden is beginning its second year so I am hoping it will fill-in more. Once the hostas are up I will have a better idea what other plants to incorporate. It will never be tightly landscaped, but more of an organized wild area with ornamentals and my favorite natives.
these are noids that I got at a plant sale last year

snow angel and marmalade.

What are you growing?

Beautiful Jewell. Can't wait to see some color on mine!

Mine are just starting to color up. Looks like some are goners. Jewell, your "snow Angel' is beautiful.

I am afraid of 'goners' this year too, Julia.

After this winter things are not looking very good , hoping some start showing signs of life soon now that things are warming up a bit.

Well I have some goners and some shiners!!!!

First, no hope.
I have had thes a couple of time and they just die during winter so I'm done with these 2.

Havana Mint Julep

Then the shiners with a beautiful spring flush!
Sweet Tea and Gunsmoke!!! These 2 have been very dependable.
Frost one the cuties is going strong
Georgia Plum
Galaxy

Then the recovery of some


Golden Zebra always on the verge of death.
Cherrie Jubilee
Paris, love the blooms on this one so hope it recovers

a container bouncing back to life

Julia your recovery ones look better then any on my property right now. Your others look great , what nice color. Havana and Mint Julep were ones that could not handle the heat of summer here , they went downhill as soon as it hit the 90's the year I had them.

Mint Julep is such a pretty one but I have tried 3 times with that one. Buying it from 3 different sources and 3 different locations in my yard, goners every time.
Seems to like the greenhouse. Havana just tried 2 times and I'm moving on. None of those city series did to well for me.

Julia - your recovery ones look better than some of mine as well. I did notice yesterday when I was out walking around the back yard, that my tiarellas seem to be putting forth growth right now.

Time will tell for all of us.

Julia, yours are gorgeous. Sorry some were lost, but those that survived are outstanding.

They are still small but putting on a great show. My dogs seem to be walking in that garden for some reason.

Finally had a chance to spend some time in the gardens, not a pretty sight. It appears that none of my Heucherella survived the winter . Also lost many Heuchera , Hellebore and Tiarella. Also many of the ones that survived were frost heaved, now I have to hope they survive the replanting. I have to hope that the sun garden does better.

How disheartening but give them a bit of time. Some of mine have looked dead but came back as the days warmed.

Most of the ones I am referring to seem to rotted away, just really nothing to come back.

So sorry!

Bob - so sorry. That really stinks. How many plants do you think were affected?

I noticed there seemed to be quite a bit of heaving this past winter as well. I thought because we were not in the freezing thawing cycles that there would have been less heaving.

How are yours looking Carolyn?

Julia - some look great and are trying to color up. Some don't look so good - I don't think they have all made it, but I do know there are some that need to be replanted because of heaving. I would have done that this past weekend, but had family in town for the weekend. It is always good to see my brother and his family.