Garden Tour - Karen Sapone

The Sapone garden is truly a "work in progress" but when is a garden ever completely finished? The garden has evolved as the Sapone children have grown.It all started as a small flower bed over the septic tank, and yes, things are greener there. Where a sandbox once stood, now an extensive perennial bed extends the full length of the property line. Look for baby's breath, foxglove, astilbes, day lilies, Asiatic, stargazer and other lilies in bloom. Among the flowering shrubs and vines throughout the smaller beds are several types of hydrangea, potentilla, spirea and weigela. Knock-out roses, my favorite, adorn the side fence along with boxwood, peonies, lavender and additional unusual daylilies.

At the rear of the property a vegetable garden hosts a variety of heirloom tomatoes as well as heirloom beans and cucumbers. Plants are considered heirloom varieties if they were cultivated prior to 1940. A Brandywine tomato dates back to 1885. These seeds have been passed down from generation to generation. Lettuce, peas, strawberries, peppers, squash and a variety of herbs also grow here.

Finally, annuals are interspersed among the perennials for lasting color and contrast.

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