Charlene’s Pennsylvania Garden

Gardening around a house that is over 200 years old

Today we ’re in the town of North East , Pennsylvania , visiting Charlene Kerr ’s garden .

We are settle on the south shore of Lake Erie , in northwesterly Pennsylvania ( even though the townsfolk is identify North East ! ) . The lake provides coolheaded springs and warmer falls , realize it ideal for grape vineyards and cerise and appleorchards , and our gardens . We began gardening when we purchased this home , which was set about in 1796 . In 2005 , we removed a 100 - year - old summation , put on a unexampled addition , restored the 200 - year - old portion of the home , then commence regenerate and sum up to the garden . We addednativeand singular plants with the assistant of Brett Maloney Landscaping .

Fringe tree(Chionanthusvirginicus , Zones 3–9 ) and an former spirea(Spirea prunifolia , geographical zone 5–8 ) accent the two - level deck that overlooks Lake Erie .

Candytuft(Iberis sempervirens , Zones 3–8 ) and shadow Korean lilac(Syringapubescens , Zones 4–7 ) flourish under an ancientapple treeand an old open fireplace . A pergola andpatiowere added for use with the fireplace .

The detached service department do as a storage shed , with a pot shed on the far side . It is flanked withRhododendron , hostas , deutzia(Deutziagracilis , Zones 5–8 ) , pachysandra(Pachysandraterminalis , Zones 5–9 ) , iris(Irishybrid , bearded group , Zones 3–9 ) , and a yellow wood tree(Cladrastiskentukea , Zones 4–8 ) .

tree diagram peonies(Paeoniahybrid , Zones 4–8 ) andAllium(ornamental onion , Zones 4–10 ) in front of the old chimney andpergola .

The west tree row buffer the neighboring home with a variety of hostas , sweet woodruff(Galium odoratum , zone 4–8 ) , ostrich fern(Matteuccia struthiopteris , Zones 3–7),Cotoneaster divaricatus(Zones 4–7 ) , doublefile viburnum(Viburnumplicatum , Zones 4–8 ) , weigela(Weigelaflorida , Zones 4–8 ) , and a weeping false cypress tree(Chamaecyparisnootkatensis , Zones 4–7 ) .

Crabapple trees(Malussp . , Zones 4–8 ) bloom in mid - May .

A ‘ Tricolor ’ beech tree ( Fagussylvatica ‘ Tricolor ’ , Zones 4–7 ) protects ‘ Johnson ’s Blue ’ geraniums(Geranium‘Johnson ’s Blue ’ , Zones 4–8 ) and daisies .

The first purple irises(Irishybrid , whiskery mathematical group , Zones 3–8 ) flower around the gentlewoman statue , along withhostas , the last of the daffodils , and paeony .

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