I’ve about knocked myself out this year revamping our gardens and grounds. It has been a lot of work, and I’m not finished yet, but it’s also been a lot of fun, and it’s turned out to be a wonderful creative outlet.
“The Old Garden” is my main garden spot, though I’m not sure why I call it this anymore, except that this was the first garden I added to this place years ago, and it’s this spot that I’m still working on yet. I think I may have found someone interested in two saplings that I’ve (unwisely) allowed to grow in this flowerbed, simply because I dearly love trees and I couldn’t bring myself to cut them down after watching them grow for two years. (A Russian Olive and a Maple)…I know, I’m an extraordinarily unconventional gardener.The following two pictures are guardians at the north entrance of the Old Garden:
Below are some of the flowers and plants that grace our gardens and grounds:
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(Our Large Rosebush)
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(from underneath looking out)
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(My neon hot pink geraniums, up close)…My sixteen-year-old daughter took this photo right after I watered the geraniums.____________________
We have tiki torches all over the yard in the various garden spots, and on Monday, June 4th, the night of the Full Moon, we lit all of them and wandered around the yard for a while enjoying the magickal night while I tried to take pictures of both the full moon and the gardens, just the gardens, and just the moon– the moon photos being mostly unsuccessful, they really didn’t give you the full effect (no pun intended). Following are pictures that I took: |
(The newest garden spot, which I just created this May, slap-dab in the middle of the front lawn)…I’ve often noticed that so many people have very bare front yards and create their garden space only in the backyard, out of sight. I didn’t want to do that; I wanted to be able to see a garden from my front door, and I wanted everyone else passing by to see my garden as well. I wanted to be different, and this is something I generally succeed at, just ask my family. |
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I love Your garden. I always wanted to have garden like that. I start working on it. thank you.
Wow! The pictures are so beautiful. ^.^
OMG I just love your irreverent gardening Amythyst! 🙂 Years later when I see your future blog pictures on this topic, it will really be something! 🙂
Thank you, Lisa– “irreverent” is a good way of putting it!! I know– these plants and gardens are all ‘babies’. I’m anxious to see what it will look like in a couple years.
LOVE..all you have done..you know “we” must continue to nurture…with your nest empting out …we must have an outlet for this nurturing..or so what I told my self..I always gardned,but it seems to have expanded…<3
I can so relate to this Shirley, especially “…I always gardened, but it seems to have expanded”– it most certainly has!
Thank you for sharing the beauty of you gardens. I enjoyed the stroll with you through them! ❤
You’re welcome anytime, Morgana– either in the internet world, or the real world! The coffee pot is always on. 🙂
Oh my goodness so beautiful Amythyst!
Thanks, Katie– I had so much fun doing this…the sweaty, dirty hands kind of fun. 🙂
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Thank you, Pip!
Most welcome! 🙂