By Kim Charles
Mary Quigley and her married man have built one outstanding forest property in the mountains of North Carolina .
" My husband and I have lived in the mountains of western North Carolina for 17 twelvemonth , where we have 150 ( mostly wooded ) acres with 3 ponds , a horse cavalry farm , and 2 watercourse pass through it . We have savour let so much space to learn to garden and experience fortunate to steward such a beautiful spot . Visitors always annotate on how passive our place is . It is fill with large boulders and rhododendron . After years of dreaming and planning , last twelvemonth we build a walled garden and found a formal gnarl . There is still much to do to design and plant the outer beds and surrounding areas , but we are learning so much and enjoying the challenge . This year I started send a day-to-day photograph on Instagram of something on our property , trying to keep track of when plant flower , as well as learning to look more closely at the domain around me . Check it out @mountain_stills on Instagram . "
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Leftover bedding plants I potted up
Native rhododendrons in full bloom–mid June
Our shady pond in front of the house
The thyme walk in May
The view across the cutting garden to the enclosed vegetable garden and tool barn
This north-facing rock wall self-seeded with lamium and ferns
David Austin roses. The red is ‘Tess of the Dubervilles’. Pink are ‘Mayflower’, ‘Sceptor’d Isle’ and an unknown variety.
Houseplants' home in winter
Houseplants' home in summer
Annuals near the front porch
