Hi GPODers! Imagine never having to pack up and leave the lake house after summer vacation is over. Today we’re in the garden of Peter and Geri Riendeau, who made that dream a reality. However, after finally settling into their retirement dream home they built on a beautiful lake in southern Maine, they were still hard at work. They spent nearly a decade creating the dream garden to match this slice of paradise.
The following are a few pics of our garden beds. We built our retirement dream home and permanently moved to Sanford Maine on Estes Lake in July 2016. Over the last 8 years we created garden beds from a clean slate after the build.
This is a peony that plays nice with the ninebark (Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Monlo’, Zones 3–7)that is in full bloom.In the foreground is a small evergreen that stays small in a round growing habit. The yellow loosestrife (Lysimachia punctata, Zones 4–8)is peaking up between it all.
A bright red climbing rose is still just beginning to climb over this arbor, but is already adding to the dreaminess of this garden.
And another rose is lending to the romantic feel of this garden in both looks and name. Rosa Moonlight Romantica® (Zones 5–9) has incredible, double blooms to die for and a sweet, citrusy fragrance that is almost as delectable as the blooms themselves.
Geri and Peter clearly love their climbers—and for good reason! This old, wooden fence has great character and is the perfect look for a New England, lake-side home, but it looks considerably more interesting with this huge, climbing hydrangea slowly taking it over.
All next to the perfect spot to sit, swing, and enjoy this garden!
A border after my own heart—plenty of beautiful blooms, but even more sensational foliage.
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Hey GPODers! Today we’re back in the flower-filled garden of Heidi Weirether. We first saw her garden a little earlier on in the summer (you check check out that post here: Heidi’s Colorful Garden in Fairfield County) and it’s incredible to see how much has changed in a month’s time! As with much of the northeast this year, Heidi is experiencing incredible hydrangea blooms—but that is just the tip of the floral iceberg in her sensational garden:
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There's perhaps no flower that's inspired more poetry, art, and prose than a rose. From formal rose gardens surrounded by boxwood hedges to cottage gardens overflowing with roses, foxglove, and native flowers, these layered blooms are held up as the star of the garden. They're carefully pruned into formal arrangements and allowed to climb and cascade over charming trellises.
Hey GPODers! Today we’re getting a summertime update from Lee Miller’s garden in Long Island (check out her first submission: Long Island Garden Tour). She sent over lots of photos and great information, so I’ll let her take it away:
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