Cait's Garden

I make no secret of the fact that I am a gardener due to my mom’s influence (and genes). This photo shows just the tiniest corner of her patio, but already a few great design ideas are present. She’s got season-long bloomers like Carefree Delight roses and Rozanne Cranesbill, mixed with the bright pop of Coreopsis and Lychnis, mixed with fabulous annuals (in the pot and on the trellis). She threw in a new shrub this year, the bright Golden Pillar Barberry (in the corner), which will grow to be 4 feet tall and only about 16 inches wide. This demonstrates a great new trend of mixing shrubs in with perennials. And let’s not forget the adorable baby bunny cement statue to add whimsy. Way to go, Mom!