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We’re getting an replace from an attractive backyard in Walla Walla, Washington that we’ve seen a few occasions earlier than. Lizzi Gualtieri has shared a number of pictures of her gorgeous yard that prioritizes fabulous foliage and drought-tolerant plantings, however with loads of floral curiosity within the combine (You’ll be able to take a look at these submissions right here: Lizzi’s Walla Walla Backyard and Walla Walla Yard Two Years Later). Nonetheless, as a substitute of one other take a look at her fabulous yard oasis, at the moment we’re transferring to the entrance of her property and getting an important overview of the undertaking that turned a clean and naked house right into a thoughtfully-crafted vegetable backyard with ample alternative for bountiful harvests regardless of a restricted footprint.
Hello! You talked about a bit in the past about desirous to see veggie gardens from different areas across the nation. Because it’s virtually indoor seed beginning time, I needed to share the veggie backyard we created in an unused portion of our entrance yard right here in Walla Walla, Washington. They are saying we’re zone 7a however at the moment it’s extra like 6! Once we moved right here in 2019, our aim was to create a raised mattress backyard zone with room for espaliered apple timber, a fig tree, raspberries, herb backyard and compost bins and we needed it to look good as a result of it’s within the entrance yard. We designed and constructed the house ourselves over the course of a yr (COVID! we had numerous time on our palms) The one portion we employed out was the leveling and the retaining wall. I assumed it might be enjoyable to point out progress pictures moderately than simply the completed undertaking.
For those who’d wish to see extra pictures of my backyard tasks, I’ve simply began an Instagram account: @mywallawallagarden
The method pictures are from 2021-2022 after we began by clearing some diseased timber and overgrown shrubs out of the west aspect yard. We saved the present raspberries and so they lived in pots for a yr.
We had the world leveled and a retaining wall put in and transformed sprinklers to drip irrigation.
We put in 6” metal edging throughout and this view is trying from our entrance stroll into the long run backyard.
That is picture of the completed arbor which is able to ultimately be coated with clematis and roses. We used 1/2” threaded rod as our climbing help poles.
The everlasting raspberry mattress has helps related in type to the arbor and likewise makes use of the 1/2” threaded rod as horizontal helps. This shot was taken earlier than we put in all the gravel.
Right here’s a view of the completed nook espalier. The ‘Celeste’ selection fig tree (Ficus carica ‘Celeste’, Zones 6–8) is planted simply past.
Right here’s one other view displaying the raised beds and one of many compost bins. The beds are 4’ x 8’ with a large prime to take a seat, stand or kneel on. The house between is sufficient to get a wheelbarrow via.
The subsequent few pictures are from this summer season displaying how the backyard has developed. Our apple timber are nonetheless too younger to start out bearing, though I’m hoping for apples subsequent yr. We planted a ‘Belle de Boskop’ (Malus domestica ‘Belle de Boskoop’, Zones 4–9) and a ‘Liberty’ (M. ‘Liberty’, Zones 5–8). The low hedge across the outdoors of timber is germander (Teucrium chamaedrys, Zones 5–9) which is a straightforward care pollinator magnet! On the within we planted saffron bulbs (Crocus sativus, Zones 5–8) that we harvested late fall.
That is trying north from the again of the backyard with a culinary sage within the foreground. There’s corn, kale, fava beans and snow peas planted alongside the home with peppers, tomatoes, garlic, cucumbers, squash, beans and cantaloupe. Arugula freely seeds between the compost bins and we’ve got marigolds to draw useful bugs.
And at last the view trying south with the pig fence arches within the foreground. The arches permit for a lot extra to develop on this comparatively small house. We develop extra that we are able to eat or protect, sharing with pals and neighbors apart from the garlic, you’ll be able to by no means have an excessive amount of garlic!
Thanks a lot for this unbelievable backyard undertaking with us, Lizzi! It’s superb the probabilities you have been in a position to envision for this house, and much more spectacular that you just have been in a position to make these potentialities a stunning actuality. I hope this yr brings one other nice harvest, and that we get extra pictures out of your fabulous gardens.
Bear in mind which you could see extra pictures from Lizzi’s backyard proper now by trying out her Instagram: @mywallawallagarden. And in the event you’re focused on showcasing your veggie backyard like she did, share your pictures with the weblog! Observe the instructions under to submit your backyard through e-mail, or ship me a DM on Instagram: @agirlherdogandtheroad.
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