Born to Garden

A love of gardening learned from family

Today we ’re chit-chat with Elaine Esposito .

My sexual love for gardening started over 60 yr ago when my grandpa , who lived next threshold , had every variety show of flower on his very lowly lot . He mature poppy , rose , iris , strawflowers , and so many perennials that I now I have in my gardens . My gardens start up diminished but grew larger every year as I experimented with what I could grow to coexist with the many animals who loved them as much as me . I also want to enjoy the flowers with the changing weather condition , as I live in Zone 5 . The secret to my gardens is to implant what I love . I shop local garden center and mix the plant , mostly perennials , without a formal plan . My gardens are my passion , my focus relief , and my love of nature .

A swallowtail butterfly loves Elaine ’s garden as much as she does .

A bed overflow with perennial guides you toward the b .

Clouds of purpleSiberian irises(Irissiberica , Zones 3–8 ) bloom in early summertime and have beautiful , grasslike leaf the rest of the time of year .

The dingy - and - white blooms on this bewhiskered fleur-de-lis ( Irishybrid , bewhiskered group , Zones 3–8 ) suggest that it could be the form ‘ Batik ’ or another similar cultivar .

I love the unassailable contrast colouration in the petal of this stunning bearded iris .

Birdhousesscattered through the garden ensure that feathered visitors palpate at home base .

A gardenia ( Gardeniahybrid , Zones 7–10 ) unfurls its intensely fragrant white flowers .

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