Yeah! I found the disc with pictures from our garden’s first year. These were taken in mid to late summer, 2006.
Corner shade garden and catnip tree ring in the first year, 2006.
Herb garden in barrels, 2006.
South view of our back garden area in its first year, 2006.
This is a view of the vegetable garden and the full-sun flower beds, 2006.
In the pictures (today’s and the ones in the last post) you’ll notice an old wooden chest and an old washboard. I have a passion for antiques and love scouting Estate sales and auctions. I keep an eye out for items that make unique planters. I found the wooden chest, washboard and an old milk pail (which sits by our small garden gate) all at the same Estate sale – score!
I like to fill the milk pail with white Allysum, which spills over the sides and looks like a pail full of frothing milk. I don’t seem to have any pictures of it, but I will take some this summer and post them.
The wooden chest was lying on the property amid a bunch of “junk”. I noticed that several people looked at it and after lifting the lid, closed it and hurried off, not giving the chest a second glance. When I went to investigate I discovered the reason for their hasty retreat; the chest was a treasure trove of wasps. As it was an early spring morning the wasps were lethargic, so I carefully took the nest out of the chest and placed it inside another wooden box, which was in worse shape, and took my treasure home. With a little TLC, it has since made a beautiful planter for our garden.
That’s it, all the pictures of our garden’s first and second seasons. I hope you enjoyed them!
Happy gardening!
Thanks for sharing all of your pics. It’s wonderful to see your planting ideas, and to be able to see the evolution of the garden. Lovely!