Anne and Joe Spiegel's beautiful garden in New York State

[astragalus]

I'm really short of words !
What  an amazing achievement ! 
Many congrats to the gardeners for their hard work and the stunning result !

And you're right Anne, you couldn't have anyone better to picture your garden than Cliff !  Even with no buttercups there to be photographed ! 

The Phloxes are out of this world !

Luc, there actually are ranunculi but they weren't in bloom when Cliff was there. (Ranunculus pyrenaeus, Ranunculus ficaria - many named forms - don't gasp in horror - they are well-behaved in a    very dry garden, R. gramineus).  The only reason R.pyrenaeus does well is because it will go dormant. during drought and then pop up again in the spring as if nopthing had happened.  It is slowly increasing.

[astragalus]

Anne, great seeing Cliff's photos to see your garden in all its glory.  Which phloxes am I seeing that are creating those swathes of pink and white, are they subulata varieties?  I remember you're telling me some of the bright pink ones were Phlox borealis, one of my favs.

Phlox borealis,  P.multiflora, P.schneewitchen, P. bifida, P. Herbert, P. Betty, (the last two are Dick Redfield's crosses) and many P.subulata hybrids such as "brittonii Rosea", "Ellie B.", "Crackerjack" etc.  There have  been many seedlings and they're allowed to stay if I like the colors.  So it's become like a tapestry of many colors.  Most of the named varieties came as P. douglasii, but now I'm seeing them called P.subulata, so your guess is as good as mine.  These don't seem to go crazy like the P.subulata types I've seen - they're far more restrained and won't cover literally yards.  You're actually seeing many, many phloxes that have grown together.

[Lori S.]

I, too, am in awe of the incredible beauty of your garden, and property in general!  It's absolutely magnificent, Anne!

[Lesley Cox]

How utterly gorgeous! Much hard work to start with but what ongoing pleasure and reward to follow. And plants just LOVE all those rocks and crevices. If anything ever needed to be said in defence of rock gardening or crevice gardening, this wonderful place says it ALL. MAny thanks Anne and Joe, and to Cliif for the photographs.

[Lvandelft]

What a wonderful garden! Using natural rock in this way... cannot find words for it. Really speechless.
Cliff I really don't mind if you show the hundreds more shots.

[Maggi Young]

These photos are a joy! What a credit to Anne and Joe's hard work, Cliff.

I have to say, all that rock, set off with  the house being so beautifully built of stone too, looking for all the world like a Scottish granite or rubble-built home.... just makes it seem especially appealing!

 When time allows I would like to pull  Cliff's record of "Anne's Garden" out into a thread of its own..... with references back to the Crevice Garden thread  of course....

[Graham Catlow]

I think everyone else has said it all.
Looking forward to more photos.

Graham

[ranunculus]

Thanks once again folks ...

Some more from this very special garden ...

ANNE & JOE SPIEGEL'S BEAUTIFUL GARDEN

[Ragged Robin]

Fantastic flowerings in this magnificent rock garden setting...photo D is just perfect in the flow of plant with rock, like froth in a cove.  It must be a wonderful garden to view from all those different angles and heights, totally 3D even from the kitchen window 

[ranunculus]

Thanks again Robin et al ... last batch for today ...


MORE FROM ANNE SPIEGEL'S GLORIOUS GARDEN

[TheOnionMan]

Thanks again Robin et al ... last batch for today ...

MORE FROM ANNE SPIEGEL'S GLORIOUS GARDEN

Yowsa, I poked my eye on the first image! 

Anne, is the Iris.jpg photo showing Iris cristata 'Dick Redfield'?

[cohan]

really incredible anne! such a wonderful site-house and land are lovely--oh for such a wealth of rock and the energy to do so much with it! thanks  cliff for adding the garden shots to anne's narrative of the building work, great to see mature sections..

[astragalus]

Thanks again Robin et al ... last batch for today ...

MORE FROM ANNE SPIEGEL'S GLORIOUS GARDEN

Yowsa, I poked my eye on the first image! 

Anne, is the Iris.jpg photo showing Iris cristata 'Dick Redfield'?

I have that Iris somewhere - not sure if this is it but looks so from the picture.  I know the thorns of the centaurea look lethal but don't you think they're incredilby decorative as well?

[ranunculus]

ANNE & JOE SPIEGEL'S MAGNFICENT NEW YORK STATE GARDEN

A report and further images can be enjoyed at this link.


https://nargs.org/newsletter-berkshire-chapter-august-1    (pages 6-8)

Many thanks to Peter George, the Editor of the superb Newsletter of the Berkshire Chapter of the North American Rock Garden Society for permission to post this link on these pages.


Edit by Maggi when  fixing broken link :  and  there is also an article from forumist Trond Hoy "Norwegian Wood" !

[Maggi Young]

May I also add my sincere thanks to Peter for this kind permission ?
You will see that the good folks of the NARGS Berkshire chapter are fortunate indeed to have a newsletter of real quality to enjoy.