Member profile for jerdeasy

Gardening since 1968
  • Name: Jerry Deasy
  • Location: Chicago, IL
  • Gardening experience: I'm a serious hobbyist
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This is my 4th year of working this garden.  With the early warm weather in Chicago, I split a lot of hostas and day lillies while they were just emerging and plan to thin out the shasta daisies, painters palette, asters and several other plants that can take over if left to their own efforts.  

I like to combine my artistic abilities with my plant knowledge in setting up my garden. I rearrange the plants according to their needs having 55 standing containers and 22 hanging ones in a backyard setting . I have limited funds so I do a lot of improvising. I like the idea of levels and having plants displayed from ground level to eye level or above. I build support structures as needed and use electrical conduit pipes as a basis element along with plastic or metal mesh. I like to water my plants daily and have been amazed ar how large ordinary annuals will get with daily care. I overwinter a lot of plants on a cool windowed back room with a southeast exposure
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Jerry's garden Chicago, IL

mix of annuals, perennials in ground and in containers in and around a backyard patio/lawn/sidewalk/garage in Chicago. I have 9 varieties of elephant ear this summer plus many varieties of cannas.  I love coleus and zinnias and have been having luck with begonias. » more
  • Last updated: September 20, 2011
  • Garden type: back yard

Jerry'sGarden EOS 20110920 Chicago, IL

This is the 3rd summer that I have had this garden and although it takes a while to get things in place and growing, I am very happy with this year's results.  Almost 75 containers from four inch pots to 5 gallon black nursery pots to free standing plastic and... » more
  • Last updated: September 20, 2011
  • Garden type: back yard

Jerry's garden 2012 Chicago, IL

I have been working this backyard for the past 4 years including this one.  Every year I try to add something new in terms of plant display, plant supports, containers, flower boxes.  I plan to add a trellis over the garage door that will also cover the short... » more
  • Last updated: June 18, 2012
  • Garden type: back yard

End of Summer 2012 garden Chicago, IL

This is the 4th summer that I have worked my garden.  Once again the strange Chicago weather was hard to anticipate.  The hottest month in Chicago history followed by several weeks of record cold and then what seemed like every variation of hot, dry, wet, you... » more
  • Last updated: January 17, 2013
  • Garden type: back yard

A Garden for All Seasons Sharon, MA

by PasqualeM
My garden is both formal and informal and gives one a very relaxed comfortable feeling. Maintaining the garden for all seasons (spring-summer-fall-winter) is labor intensive, but worth the enjoyment and pleasure I get...

Jerry's garden Chicago, IL

by jerdeasy
mix of annuals, perennials in ground and in containers in and around a backyard patio/lawn/sidewalk/garage in Chicago. I have 9 varieties of elephant ear this summer plus many varieties of cannas.  I love coleus and...

Jerry's garden Chicago, IL

by jerdeasy
mix of annuals, perennials in ground and in containers in and around a backyard patio/lawn/sidewalk/garage in Chicago. I have 9 varieties of elephant ear this summer plus many varieties of cannas.  I love coleus and...

Ramos' Disorganized Garden Floresville, TX

by Clenram
The success of our gardening has been great, with some disappointments due to the learning curve. We are learning what we can do when we have 4 months of temperatures over 100 and no rain. Our soil is all sand! We...

Chiz Gardens Monroe, MI

by Liz
Our old farmhouse sits on an acre and a half of gardens with an old barn as its background. The house has many window boxes with a variety of flowers. There is a large pond with a waterfall designed by my husband. The...

YourGardenShow Busy Bee San Francisco, CA

by The-Busy-Bee
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    • Gracefulwoman replied over 1 year ago
    		Your garden is so vibrant! I really like the idea of having so many in pots. You can easily rearrange to your heart's content! Do you have any flowers/plants in the front of the house or are they all in the back?