We moved into our home in the fall of 1996 and there were no gardens or fencing anywhere on the property. Being avid gardens we immediately began making plans to landscape it. We started out by digging up the sod in the front, cultivating the soil and transplanting some of the perennials and shrubs from the property we had left.
Then we hauled a lot of the rocks we had began framing the newly dug up plots. The process of digging, planting, transplanting has continued over the years and here we are 15 years later and there are a lot of gardens with only one small patch of grass left so our dogs have a place to play and do their business.
The gardens are filled with mature perennial plants, trees and shrubs. We put up fences, created a lattice inner courtyard covered in climbing vans and added water ponds, fruit bearing trees and shrubs. Along with an abundance of flowers there is a veggie garden and this year David removed the old deck and expanded the new one and we are enjoying the extra space a lot.
Landscaping and gardening is a shared passion and even though the garden is well established each year we alter things to keep our interest. We fill the whiskey barrels and other container pots with a wide variety of annuals. They add a splash of color throughout the yard and contrast the different bloom times of the perennials.
Even though we live in a small rural town the trees and vines growing along the fences gives us a lot of privacy. Our outdoor space is our little piece of heaven and a sanctuary we enjoy all summer long year. We have what many people wish they could "escape to" right outside our doors and we love being out there. We have screened areas to avoid run-ins with bugs and mosquitoes and sitting around an open fire and star-gazing reminds us that there are many simple pleasures we enjoy in our yard.
We hope visitors to our channel enjoy the walk-through in our garden as much as we enjoy sharing our garden with others on and off line.
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