My Ledge and Gardens - An introduction

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 the ground in ridges and humps in the form of ledge. I have learned not to fight these rock outcroppings.
Ledge Ledge
The lesson was learned over time as many are.

The gardens began as the children (2) grew and as many gardeners know, there is always room for one more plant, one more garden, one more opportunity to create a new scene. My garden is far from perfect but my goal here is to share the experience of creating and enjoying working in the garden and also to share the information on plants and plant favorites.

There are several mixed perennial borders here at L & G, a fishpond, and a small vegetable garden.

Fishpond

My husband is in charge of all equipment related projects. He prefers a farm tractor for cultivating the earth while I am happy with my trusty broadfork. Broadfork His largest crop and planting contribution is corn. We do maintain a small vegetable garden and have just added an asparagus bed which currently is in need of weeding. That never ends does it? I call him the EM for Equipment Manager.

I am often accompanied by the ‘Project Manager’, Tucker
Tucker Tucker
and the newest family member, Assistant to the Project Manager, Cooper.

Mini-Cooper
Tucker is a 12 year old lab and he tolerates the gardens simply because he thrives on being outside with a frisbee or ball at the ready. Cooper, also a yellow lab, was born on 5-20-2010, is here to learn from Tucker. So far he has exhibited some digging tendencies which need to be curbed.