Desiging a garden from a yard/lot. The transformation.

1. Metamorphosis of a yard into a
garden in fifteen years, design,
preparation (walks and beds),
garden types - learning, incorporation,
failures, re-learning to develop a modified
Mediterranean type garden.
Don Privett - Chief Plantsman
and Principal Gardener

2. I started work on then a lot in 1998?, it
was weeds, some grass and lots of loose
rocks. I slowly learned design as I made
beds, filled in low areas, remade beds
and improved the soil with peat moss,
leaves and composted chipped tree
cuttings. Slowly added plants, walks and
beds.
Year after year a garden emerged, here is
that story in pictures.

3. The start of landscape design

4. The start of landscape design,
the northeast.

5. Along the east
side early.

6. East side rock garden bed and walk early.

7. East side in 2000

8. Early 1997?, middle east side.

9. In 2011

10. Rock bed early
Rock bed very early

11. East front early.
Today

12. Iris and
Loropetalum
2011?

13. Backside picture 12, red rose and nandina.

14. Suprise lilies.

15. Calycahntus floridus
Carolina allspice
Strawberry shrub

16. First layout of arc bed, looking
north.

17. Front curb planted
with annuals.

18. Front east to west 1997?

19. Front today

20. East front early.

21. Back to the east-early.

23. Back looking west, note the very small
cy press at top.

25. SOUTHEAST
FIRST
GARDEN
BED.

26. BACK SOUTHEAST EARLY.

27. BACK LOOKING EAST

28. Southeast side early

29. Southwest corner - 2007

30. Back looking east. 2006

31. The back facing west.
Then

32. Hibiscus 2013

33. Today
First planting

34. EASTSIDE T0 SOUTH

35. The front facing east 1997. Today
2009

36. Along the east side.
The Tors -large rocks
exposed by chemical
weathering of granite.
About 1997.
2004

37. 2012 mid summer

38. East side.

39. Purple Agastache

40. Part 1. ends here.
PLEASE SEE See Part 2.
Thanks DRP at my Garden
The Tors Along The Catawba.
Located In The Piedmont, South
Carolina. Zone 8/9