Why Rabbit Ridge?

 When trying to come up with a blog name I decided to create a name for my large yard and gardens. Since part of our yard is up on a hill or ridge and I have this thing for rabbits(a collection of over 200 inside and out) I had to have rabbit as part of the name. We also are home to several wild cottontails that for the most part leave my garden alone, except for the apple trees this past winter. The rabbits share their estate with a couple of squirrels and many assorted songbirds. Welcome to Rabbit Ridge!

My husband's grass seeding project where we had our construction debris pile the past two summers

view from top of ridge overlooking backyard

west side of garage- roses will be blooming soon

Fusion impatiens,Wifi grass and Autumn fern

mini hostas-wintered in garage 

Jack in the Pulpit

dish fairy garden by back door with carpet of baby's breath, Princess pine, gold sedum and alpine  aster

William Baffin rose almost ready to bloom. Needs old dead canes removed .

Planter by back door

deer planter

Tinkerbelle lilac

Hillside garden will soon be full of color with roses, echinacea, poppy mallow, liatris, grasses and more

Java Red weigela

Hostas and Heucheras

Tributes to beloved pets

start of vegetable garden-two peonies at edge of garden

tomatoes and peppers

another view of hosta and heucheras-growing large this year with all the rain

garden by deck with lilies, daylilies and other perennials

Rosa Mundi rose, magnolias Ann and Jane(short one that died back a couple of years ago-had one bloom last year  but none this year,great leaves though so hope it will keep growing)

Look who's in the garden

I went out in the backyard tonight for some more photos. It was hot, humid and buggy-it feels like summer finally.