Today ’s photos are from long - clip GPOD reader and submitter Bonnie Pancoast ( see her gardensHERE ! ) Today she says,“When we moved into our home in November of 2004 the only garden beds were foundation plantings . The present gardens commence in 2005 with a lowly creation of a garden bottom adjacent to our drive and the road . Over the long time I ’ve remove poison ivy vines , raspberry canes , and an assortment of sess to create garden room . The beds were originally fill with both divided perennial brought from our old family and memory buy annuals .   I must admit I was not expect the proliferation of plant as annual reseed   and perennial jumped their beds . I have come to realize that because of their continued proliference I have been able to increase the area of the gardens without get to continually oversee established seam . Minimal weeding in spring is all that is ask , which leaves clip to bask the gardens!“As beautiful as always , Bonnie !    * * * Remember Bonnie ’s awing inner ear ? I ’m featuring it in my talk at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show next Wednesday !

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Violets and marsh marigolds jumped the woodland garden into this bed

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Echinacea plants transplanted to potting shed bed from self-seeded plants

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Impatiens self-seeded between ‘Golden Tiara’ hostas in lower garden adjacent to labyrinth

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Maddie sitting in a bed of self-seeded ‘Ice’ pansies

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Self-seeded larkspur in the flower bed adjacent to driveway and road

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Self-seeded celosia in front garden adjacent to road

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Self-seeded sunflowers by potting shed door

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Portulaca and alyssum in bed in front of home looking north

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Close-up of portulaca flower in rock garden in front of home

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Self-seeded alyssum and brass cranes

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Portulaca, alyssum in flower bed in front of home looking south

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Self-seeded impatiens in border garden adjacent to the labyrinth

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