Today we’re visiting Deborah McQuiston’s garden and sharing some photos she took in the beginning of October.

I live in northeastern Pennsylvania, in the Pocono Mountains, Zone 5b.

Our house was built in 2012, so I started with nothing: half an acre, nothing in the middle, surrounded by more than 200 deciduous trees. Challenges are the ever present deer, our short growing season in Zone 5, and gardening on a slope in the rear of the house.

It’s still a work in progress: hardscaping is done by landscaping professionals, but all 400+ perennials and shrubs have been planted by this 60-something!

Read Making a Garden in the Woods – FineGardening via FineGardening

The New Shade Garden: Creating a Lush Oasis in the Age of Climate Chang

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An interesting link found among my daily reading

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  1. 10 Plants Gardenista Readers Will Never Grow Again via Gardenista
  2. r/gardening – Hugelkultur in progress via reddit
  3. Elements of a Japanese Garden via FineGardening
  4. How To Create And Maintain Trails In Your Woods via Cold Climate Gardening
  5. Historical Garden Books – 71 in a series – Making a garden to bloom this year by Grace Tabor (1912)