EDITH

Years ago I established a White Garden. Spring is the best time to enjoy this garden with its profuse ephemerals. The statuary water feature is placed in honor of my mother, Mary Edith Heritage. Edith is graced by maiden-hair fern, jack-in-the pulpits, miniature hosta, ostrich ferns, astilbe's, etc. The gate leading into the garden is an old door to a tobacco barn placed between two tall poplars. White coral bells grace the path at the entrance as well as foam flower, lily of the valley, japanese fern, hostas, creeping phlox, hellebores and other ephemerals.
A bench rests near Edith to provide rest for the traveler before strolling further into the forest along a welcoming path that meanders through the woods.
Framing the white garden are two trees that have been laced together to form an arch. The arch serves as a ''looking glass'' into the white garden; autumn clematis are currently being trained to climb both arms of the arch. Overhead rises a beautiful white dogwood. An unusual bush deep in the garden is a Helesia: Fairy Bells. The bush blooms white mid-spring with flower bells at the end of each new branch. Shrubs planted late spring include: Cinnamon clethera, Virginia sweetspire and Mapleleaf Viburnum, all of which bloom white! Now we will watch for the deer and see what they choose to nibble on.