Designing Woman
I've been creating. Our new neighbors are having a Memorial Day barbecue and instead of bringing a side dish, I'm bringing garden designs. They've admired the work I've done on my own garden and have asked for input on decorating their own, so I thought I'd take them this potted plant arrangement as a housewarming gift.
My own garden is developing rather well. I've added a hanging basket on a shepherd's hook and a palm tree for height behind my lounge chair. The fountain is still a work in progress since I still have one more water plant to add to it as well as the decorative edging of rocks I plan to mine from a friend's quarry. The patio is now a nice place to sit and enjoy the sound of running water as I duck our dive-bombing hummingbirds.
As no garden is completely maintenance-free, I have to spend a little time in it watering, dead-heading the flowers and pruning, but it seldom requires more than 15-20 minutes. My last home had a half acre of lawn and gardens and there was always hours of work to do. I think this patio garden is more to my liking.
My own garden is developing rather well. I've added a hanging basket on a shepherd's hook and a palm tree for height behind my lounge chair. The fountain is still a work in progress since I still have one more water plant to add to it as well as the decorative edging of rocks I plan to mine from a friend's quarry. The patio is now a nice place to sit and enjoy the sound of running water as I duck our dive-bombing hummingbirds.
As no garden is completely maintenance-free, I have to spend a little time in it watering, dead-heading the flowers and pruning, but it seldom requires more than 15-20 minutes. My last home had a half acre of lawn and gardens and there was always hours of work to do. I think this patio garden is more to my liking.
posted by Jackie | 5:49 PM
1 Comments:
I agree, no garden is maintenance-free but nothing is better than having a perfect garden... though you have to put work into it. Do you have a patio where your garden is? I always wanted a home where I would have a patio & while sitting here, I can look at my garden. It'll be the perfect way to start off a morning with a cup of coffee. I saw something similar to the description I made on Bought & Sold that airs on HGTV every Sunday at 10pm. Have you heard of or seen that show? Because there are so many houses that are shown on every episode, you get to see what kinda of style you want for your backyard. If you haven't seen it yet, check it out here: http://web.hgtv.com/webhgtv/images/pac/59889/start_at_home.html?section=boughtsold,panel=videos
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