A Peaceful Retreat, 20 Years in the Making

From sun to shade, a beautiful garden has evolved over the years

Today ’s photos get along from Dennis and Patty Taylor .

We have been garden in a quarter - Accho lot in Zone 5 in Bourbonnais , Illinois , since 1999 . We have been feature in the local garden lodge ’s garden tour double , in June 2004 and again in 2010 . At the beginning , it was mostly a full - sunshine garden , but it has become more shady as the Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree have matured . It is not a formal garden , and plants are allowed to move to their favourite location . Other than the pondless stream and the sprinkler scheme , we have done all the manual labor , which make it all the more enjoyable . Although it has been 20 twelvemonth in the making , it , like most garden , continue a work in progress . There are so many plants and so little distance . It is a peaceful retreat that we enjoy as much as the weather and the mosquitos grant , and we love sharing it with friends and neighbor .

Monarda(bee balm ) andHelianthus(perennial helianthus )

The flower of a button bush ( Cephalanthusoccidentalis , Zones 5–9 ) , a native shrub much have intercourse by butterflies .

Lillium‘Rose Lilly Thalita ’ . This double - flowered Oriental lily blooms with layer upon layer of fragrant pink petals .

Our first attempt at growing tropicalPlumeriain the container . Notice the huge , threefold bloom of the lily in the background signal .

A restful retirement with an orangeness azalea and witch hazelnut ( Hamamelis , Zones 5–9 ) to the rear .

Another seating field .

Anoakleaf hydrangea(Hydrangeaquercifolia , Zones 5–9 ) with violet foliage shamrock plant ( Oxalistriangularis , Zones 6–10 ) .

The hosta seam and a heritage river birch ( Betulanigra , Zones 4–9 ) .

A small hideaway for the gnomes with a pond and seating surface area . The reddish cedar ( Juniperusvirginiana , Zones 2–9 ) came complements of the raspberry .

Jackmani clematis ( Clematis‘Jackmanii ’ zone 4–11 ) .

Hydrangea ‘ Bluebird ’ ( Hydrangeaserrata‘Bluebird ’ , Zones 5–9 ) that has mostly blue but some pink efflorescence .

This last photo is from the pack of cards where most of the delectation submit place , which usually involves soothing euphony and a glass of wine .

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