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We\u2019re heading to the Mid-Atlantic coast today to visit a new garden\u2014brand new to Garden Photo of the Day<\/em> and a relatively new creation on freshly developed property. These beautiful beds were cultivated by\u00a0Teresa Eutsler in Worcester County, Maryland after moving from an extensive garden they tended for over 30 years. Looking to reduce the time she spent working in her new garden, Teresa aimed to create a low-maintenance landscape, but her passion for plants had other plans. She now has a stunning garden that is easy to care for, but she has too much fun experimenting in to stay out of for long.<\/p>\n Hi there. My name is Teresa Eutsler and I garden on the eastern shore in Worcester County, Maryland, zone 7b. My garden is about 15 miles from the Atlantic coast. I\u2019ve been gardening over 40 years. My husband and I moved and built this home on a wide open piece of farmland in 2017 so this is a fairly young garden. There was nothing here at all and since I\u2019m 65 and had left a garden I had worked on for over 30 years that was quite extensive I was determined to keep it simple! Easier said than done!\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Even though I\u2019m getting older and am trying to make things a little easier one thing I\u2019ve learned is that a garden is never really done because when you love your garden you are always trying new combinations or making room for a new plant or changing something you don\u2019t like! That\u2019s what a gardener does! Thank you for letting me share a small part of my garden with you!<\/em><\/p>\n <\/a>The skies have been generous so the little limelight\u2019s are enjoying the moisture and I\u2019ve been very happy with Milena Fleur dahlia<\/em> (<\/em>Dahlia<\/a> \u2018Milena Fleur\u2019<\/em>, Zones 9\u201311 or as an annual)<\/em>. It has returned for me despite a very cold winter and is a beautiful color with the Hameln grass (<\/em>Pennisetum<\/a> alopecuroides \u2018Hameln\u2019, Zones 5\u20139) as it\u2019s neighbor and the Tuscarora crepe myrtle (<\/em>Lagerstroemia<\/a> indica \u2018Tuscarora\u2019, Zones 6\u20139) behind along with the Casa Blanca lilies (<\/em>Lilium<\/a> \u2018Casa Blanca\u2019, Zones 5\u20138) in the background.<\/em><\/p>\n Thank you so much for sharing your gorgeous designs with us, Teresa! I can only imagine how beautiful your previous gardens were if you\u2019ve been able to create these stunning scenes in such a short amount of time.<\/p>\n Follow the directions below to submit photos via email, or send me a DM on Instagram: @agirlherdogandtheroad<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Have photos to share? We\u2019d love to see your garden, a particular collection of plants you love, or a wonderful garden you had the chance to visit!<\/p>\n To submit, send 5\u201310 photos to\u00a0[email\u00a0protected]<\/span><\/a>\u00a0along with some information about the plants in the pictures and where you took the photos. We\u2019d love to hear where you are located, how long you\u2019ve been gardening, successes you are proud of, failures you learned from, hopes for the future, favorite plants, or funny stories from your garden.<\/p>\n Have a mobile phone? Tag your photos on\u00a0Facebook,<\/a>\u00a0Instagram,<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0with #FineGardening!<\/p>\n![\"garden](\"https:\/\/images.finegardening.com\/app\/uploads\/2025\/08\/21143038\/GPOD-Eutsler-1-garden-seating-area.jpg\")
<\/a>A wider view shows the open farmland that the garden sits on. Just as small gardens are a challenge to plan, it can be equally difficult to build gardens that don\u2019t look out of place in a large, open space. But building beds with a slight curve, like Teresa has here, is an effective way of making them feel more like more natural elements in the landscape.<\/p>\n<\/a>The dry river rock bed carries the water from our roof away from the house and when it rains really hard makes a beautiful little river running through it. The bed next to it is dry and pretty exposed so the Hameln grass, alliums<\/a>, Autumn Joy sedum (<\/em>Hylotelephium \u2018Herbstfreude\u2019, Zones 3\u20139), gaura<\/a>, tall ageratum<\/a> and self seeded verbena (<\/em>Verbena<\/a> bonariensis, Zones 7\u201310) don\u2019t mind and are easy maintenance.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/a>In the background are Emerald Green arborvitae (<\/em>Thuja<\/a> occidentalis \u2018Smaragd\u2019, Zones 4\u20138) , Little Lime hydrangea (<\/em>Hydrangea paniculata<\/a> \u2018Jane\u2019, Zones 3\u20139) and burgundy leafed dwarf weigela<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/a>Lastly, a closer look at those successful Milena Fleur dahlia along with one of the Little Lime panicle hydrangeas absolutely covered in perfect blooms. It\u2019s clear that Teresa has a special touch with plants if this is what she is able to create on \u201ceasy\u201d mode.<\/p>\nWe want to see YOUR garden!<\/strong><\/h2>\n