Lilies, zinnias and hostas, striking the balance between practical and beautiful.
Beautiful Gardens
Maggie and Mike Connell Durham Bridge, New Brunswick
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Story and photos by Shauna Dobbie
aggie’s garden explodes with life. Containers at ground and above ground can barely contain the leafy vegetables and eye-smarting colours of zinnias and lilies. Raised vegetable beds have painted signs telling you what’s growing. The country property with a timber house overlooks a valley on one side and has shelters for chickens and turkeys. If Maggie had her way, there would be a shelter for a milk cow, too, but husband Mike disagrees. He is Maggie’s resident engineer, who brings her visions to life. localgardener.net
Hand-painted sign tells you this box has peppers growing. Issue 2
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