I saw this Forsythia which has just been planted, in front of my favorite wall, just up the street. The person who lives there is a gardener and has spent a lot of time working on this one foot deep garden between the curb and the concrete wall. Originally the wall was plain concrete, then he painted it white, then he put a white painted lattice in front of the wall. That looked fine at first, but then the lattice warped and pulled away from the wall. So he took the lattice down, and left the now two year old painted concrete, which looks beautiful in my eyes, because the white paint has been gradually stained some off white and gray colors from weathering. It looks European, I think. It is subtle and looks really old. So the other day he planted a whole bunch of Forsythia plants. I love this for the yellow of the Forsythia, and the curving dark shapes of the other plants that are already in the garden. Please click on the image to see it in a larger size - it is much more interesting when you can see more details.
How tall is this concrete wall? It looks like it is holding the earth back from the street. Wondering if the yard is surrounded by concrete wall or if the home is elevated. The forsythia and other plantings are very creative and pretty.
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I love the pop of yellow from the Forsythia. betsey
ReplyDeleteI love all the detail and the colors in this photo. Trace
ReplyDeleteThank you all for your nice comments. The concrete wall is about 4 feet high and does, in fact, hold back the earth, The house is up on the elevated land. Other houses on that short segment of this street are also up above this street.
ReplyDeleteThank you all for your nice comments. The concrete wall is about 4 feet high and does, in fact, hold back the earth, The house is up on the elevated land. Other houses on that short segment of this street are also up above this street.
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