Guest post by Diane in MN

AN OLD-STANDBY GARDEN TOUR

We live in a not quite rural area because, with multiple Great Danes, we wanted more land than a quarter of an acre in a subdivision.  We have almost three acres, but probably about half of it remains scruffy second-growth woods enhanced by a swamp.  The fenced area behind the house doesn't really count as garden; it's all lawn—or as much lawn as I can get, given shade, hillsides, and Great Danes.

That leaves me with front and side borders and beds, which are more...