MY GARDEN

Here's the front garden, before and after. The brick wall along the sidewalk and stairs,
had to be repaired before the garden could be done. That required digging a trench four feet deep
by six feet long by two feet wide. I told the neighbours if I disappeared suddenly and Bob started
acting suspicious, they might find me there. Bob repaired the parts of the wall that needed it, with a little mortar,
then we sealed it with water seal and we put a plastic liner along the inside of it before putting the dirt back in place.
Bob laid the blocks in the pattern I asked and I hauled a truckload of dirt into the space.
The old evergreen shrubs had been removed before the work began and then I transplanted the two flowering shrubs
and planted some annuals and perennials.

My homemade birdbath was made using the stump of the old crabapple tree.

Here is a picture, of the area between the pool and the house, in the back yard, where the grass wasn't growing well.
I decided in the fall of '98 to work a little magic on it. I built up the corner, added soil and some rocks from Lake Erie.
I made some very shallow terraces using the logs from some cedar shrubs and a tree Bob cut down.
I then added some dwarf flowering shrubs and perennials and Bob helped me put in a pathway,
made of red slate slabs and pea stone.

This picture is of the garden in July 2003. My grand daughter Alex, loves to play on the pathway.

I decided to tidy up the barbecue area by putting in some river rock and making a small garden under
the kitchen window. It looks much neater now.

We're working on enlarging our little pond and waterfall this year. I'll post a picture when it's finished.

Here's a peek at my roses in the corner of the front yard.

And here are some other pretty blooms from my gardens,
a purple clematis that climbs the back fence and an elegant Daytura bloom.
I was introduced to the beautiful Daytura plant by my friend, Mary Ellen.

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