Downsizing but Still Gardening

Making the most of a small garden

receive to Sid and Jackie Pogue ’s garden in Edmond , Oklahoma .

With age , Jackie and Sid Pogue downsized in 2020 and are now learn the joys of accessibility and careful plant selection . This new chapter of their garden history , which they call “ Less Is Fine but Make It Count , ” means build a Treasury obligations of Oklahoma - sturdy dearie in smaller spaces . “ We ca n’t have all the plants we ’ve enjoy over the years , ” they say , “ but our end is to make a young First Lord of the Treasury of front-runner as we garden on . ”

A reliable performing artist in shade containers , Dragon Wing begonias(Begoniahybrid , Zones 9–11 or as an yearly ) are a favored , so we began with one for welcome at our front doorway and one at the terrace door .

Siberian iris(Irishybrid , Zone 2–9 ) , left by former householder , thrives between a brick fencing and a concrete private road in full sun . Of naturally , it ’s staying !

After a condemnable October ice storm bestow down a lacebark elm(Ulmus parvifolia , Zones 4–9 ) , the spot was perfect forhibiscus(hardyHibiscushybrid , Zones 5–9 ) to roll in the hay the summer Sunday . Meanwhile , coleus(Plectranthusscutellarioides , annual),Hosta(Zones 3–9 ) , and boxwoods(Buxus , Zones 5–9 ) sum up full - season color above creeping Jenny(Lysimachianummularia , Zones 3–10 ) along the theater front .

Beyond our small patch ofFescuelawn in the back , shine hydrangeas(Hydrangea arborescens , Zones 3–8),liriope(Liriope genus Muscari , Zones 5–10 ) , andJapanese maples(Acer palmatum , Zones 5–9 ) enjoy the spectre .

Our bald cypress(Taxodiumdistichum , Zones 4–9 ) is underplanted with hellebores(Helleborushybrid , Zones 5–9),Hosta , elephant ’s ear(Colocasiaesculenta , Zones 7–11 or as a tender bulb ) , andaspidistra(Aspidistra elatior , Zones 7–11 ) .

A hydrangea(Hydrangea macrophylla , Zones 5–9 ) and smoke of elephant ’s ear and ferns edge the grill .

A downstairs running of flagstone became approachable as a suspect container garden after Sid installed a handrail kit .

Even a sidewalk edge can become a garden outer space , here withSwiss chard(Beta vulgaris , annual ) and various herbs .

Along the front porch , John Fanick phlox(Phloxpaniculata‘John Fanick ’ , Zones 4–8 ) rises above inheritedartemisia(Artimisia schmidtiana , Zones 4–8 ) .

Crape myrtles(Lagerstroemia , Zones 7–10),rudbeckia(Rudbeckia hirta , Zones 3–7 ) , Bubblegum petunias(Petuniahybrid , ‘ Vista Bubblegum ’ ) , and tropical milkweed(Asclepiascurassavica , Zones 8–11 or as an yearly ) revel in the sunshine along the cause .

Senna alata , or candle bush ( Zones 9–11 or as annual ) , link up the sun worship and feeds pollinators .

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