PHS June 2020 Garden Evenings - Jill and Rob's garden

This year, the club was planning a series of open garden evening tours during Mondays in June/July. 

We thought it was a great way to celebrate the 95th anniversary of the society, showcase our member's gardens and share our love of gardening with others. While all those things are still true, the COVID restrictions have forced us to move the open garden evenings to virtual garden evenings.

Jill and Rob's country garden is the first in a series of tours we will blog about this summer.

They built their home 25 years ago in a tranquil wooded lot along the banks of the Mississippi River. During construction of the house, they excavated  many large limestone boulders, which later became the bones of their perennial and rock gardens.

Here is a short video of the garden:

And here are some still photos of the borders and rockeries.

Sedums and junipers along the limestone outcroppings

One of Jill's beautiful irises

Perennials/Herb Garden with rockery in background

Jill's mother's fox statue protecting the garden

Jens Munk explorer roses

Wild Hosta Bed

Lupins and Ornamental Grasses

Jelly Grapes