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A Year by the Patio

Sunday, October 17, 2010 at 6:45PM

On one side of our house is a large patio with steps going down to the lady garden. One end is bordered by a rose arch, and the opposite side is adjacent to the herb bed and dog lot. Continuing my series of seasonal views of Deb's Garden, today we'll walk around the patio and enjoy the views from there.

First, here are views taken over the past year through the rose arch. A Zephirine Drouhin rose grows on one side of the arch and a jasmine vine on the other. This year the jasmine has about taken over. Next year I will have to call this my jasmine arch!

Standing by the rose arch one can look down the hill toward the arbor at one end of the lady garden:

I searched, but I couldn't find the pot of gold at the end of that rainbow!

Just beyond the rose arch is the path that leads around the front lawn to the front garden. A small secondary path seen to the right is another way to get to the lady garden:

If we are leaving the lady garden, going up the main steps to the patio, these are some views seen through the seasons:

Finally, back on the patio, lets take a look at the herb garden. It is put together with a higgledy-piggledy assortment of rocks and leftover bricks and pavers from other projects. Technically it may not be an herb bed, because its contents are eclectic. Here I grow dianthus, oregano, basil, chives, salvia, sedum, penstemon, sweet peppers and onions, and the four corners are bordered with knockout roses. I am fretting over the whole area, and there are future plans to double the size.

The last shot above shows the herb bed's location, separated from the picket fence of the dog lot by a grassy path. I hope you have enjoyed the tour! My next post will conclude the five part series of seasonal views of my gardens.

A Year in the Lady Garden

Friday, October 15, 2010 at 5:30AM

This is the third installment in my series of seasonal tours through different parts of Deb's Garden. Today we will look at the past year in the Lady Garden. The Lady Garden is tucked into a clearing in the woods down from the patio next to the house. This garden will always be true to its sylvan roots, a wood nymph rather than a lady of society. It is a new garden, still gawky, untamed and needing refinement. But there are some changes that have happened over the months.

First, lets walk toward the Lady Garden on the wide path which leads from the lower front lawn. Here are some views as you come to the main entrance of the garden:

If you turn around from inside the garden and look back toward the lower lawn, you see one of my favorite views. The large building is my neighbor's workshop. I planted the evergreen trees on our property line to screen it, and they have done a good job:

Here are views of the arbor that marks one end of the Lady Garden. It is a great spot for watching wildlife. Many birds, including a pair of owls, live in the nearby trees:

Next to the Lady Garden is a small footpath that leads up a slope, where it joins the front garden near the house:

Finally, opposite the arbor is the end where the Lady of the Garden lives. I recently added the rock border to make a planting area. Spring bulbs are arriving soon and will be planted here:

No doubt, many changes to the Lady Garden will occur with the coming seasons. It will be fun to one day look back and see it in its youth. Thanks for touring with me. By the way, this is my 100th post, since I began my blog last year on October 5, 2009. That is something to celebrate, and more seasonal installments are coming!