I’m in the process of designing a 150’ wide garden on the back border of my property. The centerpiece is a giant purple smoke bush that’s growing well beyond its normal height. On either side I planted 40 peony tubers, 2 rows of 10 on each side. All are different in a variety of colors. They’re in their 3rd year so most have at least 3 flowers.
The back L corner is where I’ve been throwing cuttings for decades. I had it all crunched down earlier this year and pushed dead branches into the thicket. The remaining soil is very rich but the surface drops down lower than the rest of the flat garden. I’ve been using large, long and straight tree trunks laying flat to divide the property line and keep weeds at bay. I decided to try a sunken garden for that corner using a nice black wrought iron 2 door gate I got at Homegoods and have the garden surface drop down a couple feet with a squared off log perimeter. A wire fence will be needed around the back of the logs to keep the critters and deer out. Not a fan of mixing veggies and flowers together, so hiding the veggies would be a good option, with the exception of herbs planted on either side of the gate in front of the logs. This is my summer garden project.