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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Talk focuses on indicators, types of memory loss ... Volunteers to give Mt. Ashland a little loving care Wednesday ... Guest Opinion: Not just some oily dirt ... Talk focuses on indicators, types of memory loss ... Volunteers to give Mt. Ashland a little loving care Wednesday ... Guest Opinion: Not just some oily dirt ... ASHLAND GARDEN CLUB GARDEN OF THE MONTH Ashland Garden of the Month: Garden designed to provide color spring through fall Comment By Carol Walker Ashland Garden Club DailyTidings.com By Carol Walker Ashland Garden Club Posted Jun. 29, 2015 at 7:26 PM By Carol Walker Ashland Garden Club Posted Jun. 29, 2015 at 7:26 PM » Social News The lovingly tended Victorian house at 386 B St. at the corner of Third Street is now surrounded by colorful gardens. After purchasing the 1886 house in 2011, the current homeowners replanted the front in 2013 with design and labor by Banyan Tree Landscape and the back in 2014 with partial design and labor by Sage Hill Landscape. But the gardeners who live there are having fun developing the gardens themselves. The gorgeous colors in the front and side, including an extra wide planting strip between the sidewalk and Third Street, were chosen to blend with paint colors of the house: blues, pinks, purples and whites. They were also chosen to provide color throughout the early spring through late fall, with heather blooming first, then lobelia, then phlox, and finally germander and thyme. Dwarf daphne, lavender, and Santa Barbara daisy add to the colorful display in season. They have also added trees: peely-bark maple, crepe myrtle, Japanese maple, redbud, magnolia, and dogwood — a few of which are still struggling to get thoroughly established. All of the plantings outside the fence are drought-tolerant and deer-resistant. There are recirculating water features in front and back, statues of Buddha and Mary, metal sculpture cranes, and other eye-catching elements throughout the garden. Older, larger trees on the property include box elder, walnut, and cedar. They have added olive trees at the side and back. Near their guest cottage, there is a gorgeous smoke tree (cotinus “Golden Spirit”) in a huge pot with oregano that spills over the side later in the season. In the side-back area executed by Sage Hill Landscaping, they have added arborvitae to increase privacy and also passion vine, pomegranate, Phormium atropurpureum, Stipa tenuissima, hops, Agastache “Firebird,” Salvia “Hot Lips.” The Ashland Garden Club has been selecting Gardens of the Month from April through September since 2000. Nominations are gratefully received at [email protected]. Check out the club’s website at ashlandorgardenclub.wordpress.com or come to the meetings at 12:30 p.m. on the first Monday of the month, October through May, at the Community Center on Winburn Way. By Carol Walker Ashland Garden Club DailyTidings.com By Carol Walker Ashland Garden Club Posted Jun. 29, 2015 at 7:26 PM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Southern Oregon Directory Featured Businesses Loading... Business Name address Location, ST | website.com Find Southern Oregon Attractions Bars Restaurants Beauty Salons Entertainment Doctors Medical Specialists Contractors Education Lawn Services Lawyers Shopping Travel Tanning Used Cars Wedding Services ▼ Add your business here + Events Calendar Connect with DailyTidings.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Alerts Email alerts RSS feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Propel Marketing Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Mobile Site Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2015 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Local Media Group Publications Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. DailyTidings.com | P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501