Well, I thought that I had finished the new flower bed. I guess I was wrong. There is one undeniable truth about gardening, you will always find a way to improve upon a good thing. I decided to add river rock as borders by digging a trench along the perimeter of the bed and laying [...]

Well, I finished the new bed with the overturned pot. It looks really good….I may add seed to it and monitor the existing perrennials and see how they turn out. We filled in the older shade beds with three varieties of fern and a few sweet woodruffs. I am going to make a new shade [...]

My entire body aches. Every last inch of it. Carisa and I worked like battered mules this past weekend. I’m almost too tired to type this entry, it’s that bad…..ouch!
Luckily, we have something to show for our pain. I got to use my new honda mini-tiller and I LOVE it! It was so easy to [...]

Ok, so I had to work this past Saturday, but I made sure that we made up for lost time on Sunday when temps hit 70 degrees. Whew! Since my last journal entry, we managed to construct the new wooden bench…..it’s absolutely gorgeous, by the way…..ahem….moving along…..we redesigned our diamond shaped bed by digging up [...]

I have embarked on a full scale attack on the results of old man winter. The yard is strewn with debris, leaves, trash. It’s a royal mess….but no real surprise. This time of year, I like to spend a few weeks, before the onslaught of Spring, cleaning out the yard and preparing it for more [...]

Wow! I guess this post is a little overdue, eh? Ok, let’s play catch up. Since my last entry, I have managed to get so much done. I refuse to let something like cold weather get in the way of my stated goals. lol
I have been spending time improving my [...]

It is just early winter and my mind is racing trying to plan activities that will result in making mine a more beautiful garden. I have made a few decisions about changes that need to be made and it will require more labor than inspiration. I would like to rework my existing beds so that [...]

I ran across this picture from this past summer and I marvel at how things have changed in my garden already. Beauty in the garden, as in life, is so fleeting.
And as with all things, we tend to miss things most when they are gone. By fall, we’ve forgotten about the beautiful harmonies [...]

Another thing is that I want to do is to incorporate more statuary into the garden. I think it makes an attractive statement and provides dimensional elements to the garden. This greek goddess is one of several that I plan to place in strategic areas of the landscape.
However, I do not want it to [...]

Ok, back to the problem at hand. My Yard! Here’s another view of the property right after I bought it. This is the left, front side of the property. I had major drainage problems on this side of the yard. Water from the gutters were diverted to this area which resulted in [...]