January 2008. The garden is quite bland, though you can see the 'bones' and leftover grasses from last year. 
March 29, 2008. We are starting to green up with sedums emerging. Some daffodils are showing as well. Pink hyacinths surround the crabapple tree.
April 24, 2008. Sedums are large, and many other perennials are coming out of hibernation.
May 6, 2008. The irises, snow in summer and dianthus are all in full bloom. The 'Hicksii' yews and nandinas are putting on new growth.
May 18, 2008. Now the irises are pretty well past, but the roses are beginning to bloom. The daylilies and 'Chocolate' eupatorium are also prominent.
Late June/Early July 2008. Daylilies, sedum, and coneflowers are all in bloom. The garden is mature now. 
Mid July 2008. Now the 'Goldsturm' makes a brave appearance, the daylilies are passing, but the coneflowers are still going strong.
Mid August 2008. Now the Eupatorium purpureum, aka Joe Pye weed takes center stage, the sedum is in full bud, brown eyes and coneflowers till hanging on. We can just see the zebra grass in the back of the garden getting quite large. 
September 10, 2008. Here most flowers have gone by, the only noticeable remaining flowers are the sedum and a bit of the Joe Pye. The garden is still mature and full though.
October 9, 2008. Not much has changed in a month, but you can see the sedum has bronzed, and leaves are falling everywhere.
October 27, 2008. The garden is still pretty much the same, but the skeletons of the past flowers are taking more prominence in the garden. The nandina berries are turning red now.
November 6, 2008. More skeletons and more color in this picture. Here we have mature red berries of the nandina, and in the background you can see the vivid red of the white crepe myrtles; which are still quite small since they are newly planted. You can't really see the zebra grass blooming, but it bloomed beautifully this year.
December 3, 2008. The garden is finished for this calender year though we see plenty of skeletons from flowers gone past. Don't let the picture fool you! There is still life here just waiting for the warmth of spring to bring it all to life once again.I will try to do a "Yearly Series" each year. I like seeing the changes in the garden in a consolidated manner. I am not sure which garden I will do next year. Any suggestions from you all? Foundation? Greenhouse? Hydrangea? Center Front? Shrub Border? Picket Garden? Heuchera Garden? Woodland Garden? Crabapple Garden? I see it will be a hard choice! This garden was easy since it is the oldest garden and in such a prominent position in the landscape-I hope I figure it out for next year. Happy Gardening all year!
in the garden....
