By: Layanee DeMerchant
Garden overview : Long Border
The gardens here at Ledge and Gardens have evolved over the past thirty plus years. I know I am dating myself but then there is no disputing the truth of time. My husband and I built our home on ten acres of wooded land which really is over the river and through the woods along a gravel road. We are located in Zone 5b and nature has imposed some restrictions on our planting efforts. The main obstacle, which may be viewed favorably by some, is rock. New Englanders are very familiar with the stone walls built from the necessity of clearing land and we are equally familiar with the boulders of New England. Much of the rock here is still attached to...