Garden #8 - The Far Acre Garden

EXOTIC GARDENING FARM & WILDLIFE HABITAT

WELCOME TO THE
FAR ACRE GARDEN

The Far Acre Garden occupies the last acre added to the property, with room for vegetables, fruit, native plants, flowers and an evolving hillside landscape. It is one of the broadest garden spaces here and gives me room to keep planting, testing and changing things.

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GARDEN #8

The Far Acre Garden

Vegetables, native plants, fruit, flowers and a hillside that keeps evolving.

The far acre garden consists of the last acre of land we bought. There is a large vegetable garden, a native plant garden, apple trees, roses, peonies and “the hill” that I am currently landscaping with plants such as phlox, bee balm, yarrow, hydrangea and hosta. I have the space up there to also grow numerous trees, shrubs, ornamental grasses and bamboo – and I’m doing just that. Much of the ground is covered in moss under the large maple trees and I find that attractive and soothing. There are places to sit up there right next to the large pasture area. Figuring out what will grow up there isn’t always easy since the plants need to be fairly drought tolerant once they are established, but landscaping this area is certainly fun.

Far Acre Garden Highlights

Freshly prepared garden bed for exotic plants, ready for planting in a lush outdoor setting. — Another view of the large vegetable garden. The area in front of the vegetable garden, right at the front of the photo, contains 13 roses and some strawberry plants.

Ready for exotic garden planting with prepared soil and landscape setup. — This is another view of the large vegetable garden. The tall plants are Hawaiian giger.

Lush green trees and clear blue sky above a freshly tilled garden bed for exotic plants. — This is the large vegetable garden. You can see the row of young cannas, an orange tree, and edible bananas.

Uneven garden path with soil and leaf debris, surrounded by lush greenery and mature trees. — This is the long view of the hill. I still have a lot of room to plant.

Carletta wild ginger in native garden bed. — This area of the hill was very shady, so I planted hosta, daylilies, tulips and peonies.

Lavender and rosemary plants growing on a sloped garden bed with mulch, showcasing exotic gardening plants. — These plants are actually growing on a hill. The hill was too steep to mow with a riding lawn mower, so we decided to landscape it. At the top of the hill is tall purple phlox. The next several rows are various colors of bee balm. The bottom three rows consist of various colors of yarrow. In between the rows are tulips and daffodils.

Lush herb and flower garden with flowering peonies and tall corn stalks in a green backyard. — This garden is home to a mix of various colored peonies, lilies, two pink buddelia and two Clematis 'Sapphire Indigo.' The clematis blooms continually and has a dark purple flower. It grows to a height of 36" and is best used as a ground cover.

Pink and yellow peony flowering plant in exotic garden setting. — I grew this pink and white striped peony from seed. I really like the way it looks.

Pink exotic peony flower in a lush garden setting. — I love this coral colored peony.

Lush exotic garden bed with tropical plants and vibrant greenery in an outdoor setting. — This shot shows most of the native plant garden, although three of the corners are chopped off. I added tulips and daffodils along with a few crocus for early spring color. Other plants in this garden include hollow joe-pye weed (Eupatorium fistulosum), New York Ironweed (Veronica noveboracensis), Broomsedge grass (Andropogon virginicus), Big Bluestem grass (Andropogon geradii), Ruby Spice Summersweet (Clethera alnifolia 'Ruby Spice'), Amsonia, Purple Love grass (Eragrostis spectabilis), Dwarf Crested Iris, Smooth Penstemon (Penstemon digitalis), Cutleaf Coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata), Tussock Sedge (Junica tussock), Geranium 'Blue Rush,' Heucherella ‘Buttered Rum,’ Leucanthemum ‘Freak!,’ Heuchera 'Dolce Blackberry Ice,' and Heucherella x Rosalie.

Lush exotic ornamental plants in a garden bed with dark mulch and vibrant greenery. — This is another photo of the native plant garden. The rocks in the birdbath allow small insects and butterflies to get water without drowning. There are numerous plants in this photo including ornamental grass, amsonia, heuchera, perennial geranium, tulips, daffodils and daisies. In the background you see a variegated lilac and a row of peonies.

Diverse ornamental plants and flowers in a lush garden bed for exotic gardening enthusiasts. — This is yet another shot of the native plant garden. There is smooth penstemon, crested iris, amsonia, ornamental grass, tulips, daffodils, heuchera, perennial geranium and daisies in this photo.

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WELCOME TO THEFAR ACRE GARDEN

The Far Acre Garden

Far Acre Garden Highlights

WELCOME TO THE
FAR ACRE GARDEN