The bed in the back, well populated by pots, chimney liners, perennials and various small animal figurines is the first of the beds that i had originally plopped hapazardly down in the middle of the yard. It was this "bed" that he initially took a look at and said, "can i build you a pretty box around that?". Translated this means, "I am tired of trying to mow around pots and piles of rocks you plopped down in the middle of the yard!
This is the kind of chaos i love. My garlic and chives live happily with some peony's and balloon flowers. There is a wild thistle growing in one corner. We both love them for their beauty, ruggedness and association to his heritage in Scotland. Most people think they are obnoxious weeds.
Already the chives are growing large, the lemon balm and peppermint are poking their heads up. The iris is of course doing well, it seems to be happy no matter what rigors I put it through. The peony are just barely poking their heads up through the still chill soil. The garlic is poking up. That garlic is an odd little plant. This is the third year it has come up. I thought i had gotten all of it the previous two years, and yet, there seems to be an abundance. I think that I will just let it grow and see what it produces since it is of such inimitable spirit.
Oh...and I finally took down the non-functional shutters that I have hated since buying the house. Of course, this has left a nice discolored spot on the outer walls where they were, causing us to once again note to eachother that at some point we are going to have to paint the house.
The new bed in the front we have just put in last week. It has been tilled and enlivened with friendly bunny poop. Poop from friendly bunnies works much better than poop from the mean ones! This bed is going to house our asparagus bed and at least for the first year, perhaps a pumpkin or squash plant to go sprawling across the lawn in a haphazard manner. He has already indicated his tolerance for this sprawl, especially if it means pumpkins!
the new bed and the squirrel tree in the background
The chives.
that crazy garlic, and a turtle, and a hedgehog, and a frog....
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