Their home sits on a 20-foot rise, and the property is surrounded on three sides by water, a definite plus when it comes to scenery. The downside is that it is also windy, which—the Grammers learned the hard way—eliminates the possibility of growing tall flowers. “Sunflowers and foxgloves would get knocked over,” says Grammer. “The only perennials that withstood the wind were lupines, because in the Maritimes they grow wild in clusters and that protects them.”
Good thing Grammer wanted a long-term garden project rather than “instant gratification from annuals” as he puts it. He admits to dragging his wife into this venture. “She didn’t know where I was going with it. When she looked at the stark landscape before we started, all she could see was work. I saw opportunity.”
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