(Thanks to Donna, of By His Grace Alone... who told me how to do this, I have now been able to change the date. Thank you Donna and thank you for visiting.)
Owen and Deborah with 3/4's of their yard showing here. The brick patio and fire-ring was designed and hand laid by Owen. The "privacy wall" or rustic fence as we decided to call it, is to their right. Behind them is another quarter of the yard unfinished but showing a vegetable patch, covered with a fine mesh to keep the birds and squirrels out. All tenderly planted and cared for by Deborah.
The lilac bush is about to spring into bloom and the tulips have put on a good display. Deborah chooses and plants all the flowers and shrubs. Clematis is planned for the arch.
Owen saw a bean support at a local garden shop and decided he could just as easily make one as buy one. So this is it, waiting for Deborah's beans.
Behind the "rustic fence" (partly seen on the right of the first photo) is the gazebo built by Owen, and the beginning of a curved walkway can be seen here. We had great fun matching the two sides of the curved path, but it is all set now to have the bricks embedded.
At the opposite side of the patio from the arch, Owen has built this little hutch to house the wood for the evening's entertainment around the fire.
And to the left of this, is the waterfall against the neighbor's fence, with the privacy wall right-angled to it. The waterfall plants are just beginning to fill in around the rocks. Deborah is planning honeysuckle for the neighbor's fence. By this time next year, when we will visit them again, most of all this work will be finished, including pea gravel and bark chips on walks where needed. It is amazing how much they can do in a day! Such hard work and so talented, both of them.
8 comments:
I would say you have 2 hard working people who produce beautiful work! They should meet our oldest Richard and his Sue!!!
very lovely Chris...
if you want to change the date or time on your post...go into edit post, click on the bottom left where it says post options and it will let you change it there...
I remember one cross country trip I made from NY to Mt Home Idaho when my brother was stationed n the Air Force...we visited Boise. The parts of Idaho I did travel through were beautiful...but there aren't many places that I don't find beautiful...God's handiwork is exquisite...we have so much to be thankful for!
Sure that this yard will be very beautiful when it is finished. A lot of work in a yard makes a little paradise.
What a wonderful yard ~~~ yes lots of hard work, but look at the results.
When can you start in mine??
LOL:)
I just love this yard...especially the waterfall! Great job! :-)
I really must look into the technicalaties of the date issue!
We went over to Flamborough yesterday Chris, on the way back from Brid! We are having a few days out on the bike you see. Today, Tuesday we are off to the Lake District. Will be sharing my photos later. At last we have some sunshine! LOL!
Looks like the hard work has paid off. Your yard looks lovely.
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