Common Ground Nursery put on another wonderful tour this year. It was enjoyable to spend time in these mouth-watering gardens and see the creativity that both the designers and homeowners put into their spaces. Some of the highlights included:
- Vertical landscaping towers. I loved the succulents but you could also plant with strawberries
- Art and water features. What a great idea to repurpose an old box spring that acts as both a trellis and an eclectic art piece
- Raised planter beds made from materials such as wood, stone and urbanite
- Edibles surrounding pathways provide an element of surprise along the hardscape
- Rainwater harvesting barrels to irrigate the edible bounty
- Pergolas and arbors that support peas, runner beans and tomatoes
- Safe and effective ways to keep birds from pecking at your fruit
To see all the pictures from the tour, click here.
I absolutely love the rain-catchment barrels. Very classy. I also really like the water feature, I’ve seen several of these and love them all because you can pick your container. By the way is it on the same property as the rain catchment barrel and is it tied into them? 🙂
Hi Earl,
I agree, a closed loop rainwater harvesting system that feeds into a pondless water feature would be super cool! It’s a great idea for our readers to consider but in this case, photos were taken from two different sites.
Great comment!!!