outdoors
IN
THE
GAR
DEN
WILD WELCOME After outlining the beds with
fieldstone,
left
, the Trumans transformed a
boring landscape into a boisterous border full
of summer-blooming perennials,
above.
“Wherever
mv children
travel in life,
they will
take their
country home
and garden
with them in
comforting
memories.”
APRIL TRUMAN
In k e e p in g w ith th e e c o -frie n d ly
c h a ra c te r o f th e g a rd e n , th e T ru m a n s
la n d s c a p e d w ith m a te ria ls th e y fo u n d on
th e p ro p e rty —fie ld sto n e to o u tlin e th e
b e d s a n d tre e lim b s to b u ild a n a rb o r. A fte r k illin g
th e g ra ss a n d s p re a d in g m u lc h , th e ric h g ro u n d w a s
re a d y fo r p lan tin g .
S iftin g th ro u g h m a g a z in e s a n d ta lk in g to fello w
g a rd e n e rs , A pril c o m p ile d a list o f p la n ts th a t a re
d e e r-re s is ta n t, c a n th riv e w ith o u t fe rtiliz e r o r
su p p le m e n ta l w a te r, a n d , o f c o u rse , w ill a ttra c t lo ts o f
b u tte rflie s. P e re n n ia ls su c h as R u ssia n sage,
c o n eflo w er, a n d b lac k -e y e d S u san m e t A p ril’s c rite ria .
A s is o fte n tru e o f b u tte rfly fav o rites, m o st o f th e
p la n ts in A p ril’s g a rd e n b lo o m in m id su m m e r. T h e
s im u lta n e o u s e x p lo sio n o f c o lo r c re a te s a b e a c o n to
b u tte rflie s th a t flock to th e g a rd e n . O n w a rm
a fte rn o o n s, th e T ru m a n b oys, n e ts in h a n d , a re clo se
b e h in d , c h a s in g m e m o rie s th a t w ill la st a lifetim e.
GOTCHA COVERED
Jeff, with help from
Jackson,spreads
mulch in the garden
beds prior to planting.
DIGGIN’ IT
Lucas, holding a carrot,
discovers that the
garden can feed more
than just butterflies.
CYCLE OF LIFE
Jackson enjoys the
scenic route through
the garden.
ARBOR DAY
Jeff used branches
from trees he cut down
on the property to
build a rustic arbor.
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