READER PHOTOS! Ellen’s Garden in North Carolina

Today ’s photos are from Ellen Kirby in Winston - Salem , North Carolina .

My home garden is my respite from my independent body of work as a volunteer . I coordinate the local food bank garden , which cover three acres and where , so far this class , we have harvest over 8000 lbs . of produce . Our garden was featured as a garden of service inAmerican Grown , the new playscript by Michelle Obama .

These exposure are from my home garden in Winston - Salem , where I grow mainly flowers and a few vegetable , and have several perennial borders and a Pisces the Fishes pond . Winston - Salem is where I was born and raised . I then go to New York City to study and work and stay for 40 yr . When I retired from Brooklyn Botanic Garden in 2007 , where I directed the community of interests horticulture computer program , my hubby and I decided to descend back here . In Brooklyn I mastered the art of shade horticulture , but I yearn for the sun . I found it here , and a whole new palette of plants became my heat , though I do have one corner of the yard dedicate to my Brooklyn shade plants .

My favourite picture is the one of the cabbages and petunias . I lie with to mix in flowers and vegetables and am a big advocator for planting bloom to attract pollinators and good insects .

I am inspire by you , Ellen . Thanks so much for partake your life ’s work with us . * * * tally out Ellen ’s blogHERE , and the Winston - Salem Food Bank Garden ’s blogHERE . * * *

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