MOON garden evolution An enchanting escape, by day and night
When visitors catch their first glimpse of Megan and Darin Larson-Wilkie’s Ro s e w o o d b a ck y a r d , they’re often taken aback. Flourishing Virginia creeper climbs up the lattice that envelops their spacious cedar pergola, raised beds overflow with vegetables and herbs, while tall native grasses, ornamental trees
and lush hanging baskets add colour and vertical interest. “I think partly because we are youngish and it’s not something you might expect from people our age,” says Megan, explaining why visitors are often surprised. They also don’t expect to see such an established garden in a newer neighbourhood like Rosewood, she adds.
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“But we just jumped right in, right away.” Darin bought the house a year before meeting Megan, and it was still a blank canvass when she moved in. They got to work in 2015, drawing on the knowledge they had acquired from taking several gardening courses at the University of Saskatchewan.
The couple knew where they wanted to situate the pergola and garden beds, which helped determine the flow of the south-facing yard. “They were our anchors for the rest of our design,” says Megan. The Making of a Moon Garden During the planning stage, they thought they’d primarily use the space in the
