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Monday, September 04, 2006

Rosemont recapitulated

The Rosemont Garden (see initial posts way below) received an Honor Award from the Perennial Plant Association at the annual symposium in Montreal in July. Here is a link to photos of the garden.

Rosemont Garden

Sep 3, 2006 - 61 Photos

James Golden at 12:17 AM

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James Golden: Rosemont area, New Jersey, United States; When we moved to a mid-century house overlooking the woods in western New Jersey, I knew the garden would have to be naturalistic and informal to suit the style of the house and the place. My new garden on Federal Twist Road is an experiment. I call it a wet prairie, and maintain it like a prairie, with annual cutting and burning. The site would appear to be an inauspicious one for a garden, with heavy wet clay saturated much of the year. I cut down trees to create a clearing in the woods, and planted many native and prairie plants, all carefully selected for suitability to the difficult growing conditions. Many non-natives too, if they liked wet clay. Most of these plants are highly competitive, even aggressive, and I try to match them so they keep each other in control. Then I stand aside, and intervene only when necessary.

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Rosemont recapitulated

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