Gardens at Bellsflower Farm

Over-the-top spring bloom!

Today we ’re inflict Ruth Ann Mummey ’s garden .

We moved to our farm , located outside the small town of Sergeantsville , New Jersey , in 1995 . We named it Bellsflower because we could take heed the Christian church bells in the garden . We have almost 100 Akko , where we have hay fields , pastures for our preferent Belted Galloway moo-cow , and a belittled wholesale glasshouse where my husband grows American holly and assorted shrubs for the trade .

The gardens evolved and grew with plant division and obsessive plant lust every clip I passed a garden heart and soul . Crape myrtles(Lagerstroemia , Zones 6–9 ) come first because I admired their beauty . Somehow they are still here and thriving in our Zone 6 location . Because there are so many beds , ground covers became a foundation to build with ; hence , moss phlox(Phlox subulata , Zones 3–9 ) covers a large area , welcoming the spring .

My passion is for anthesis perennials , hydrangea , hosta , heuchera , sedum , crape myrtles , blossom bulbs , and on and on . I just put down a catalog because we are in closing off , but plants can be deliver !

Flowering tree and shrubsare the epitome of spring and a great choice in a very large garden like this , as they fill a large area and are very low maintenance compared to perennials or annual .

A words of flowering cherry ( Prunus , geographical zone 5–8 ) stretches along the fence credit line , while other flowering shrubs carry on the show in other colour .

I wonder if these cow treasure just what a beautiful office they get to live in !

A sea of phlox delivers huge shock during thespring bloomand form an easy - to - aid - for carpet of green the rest of the year .

natural spring in this garden is just magical .

Other plant life , such asdaffodils , acquire up through the carpeting of phlox .

Here ’s further proof there is no such thing as too much phlox ! Even better , phlox isnativeto much of the eastern one-half of North America , so it is an ecologically favorable plant pick for this garden as well .

In a more formal part of the garden , a carving stands border by a neat hedge of boxwood ( Buxus , Zones 5–9 ) .

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