fairy garden

or more like a bird viewing, sit and read & maybe you'll see a fairy-garden!

We've managed to do a lot of work to it; Mother Nature blessed us with some unusually warm weather earlier this month so we took advantage of it.

I now have a well defined path, covered in mulch, some areas that are clear of debris, fall leaves, twigs and dead undergrowth. There are a lot of wild roses that are a nuisance really, so we trimmed back quite a lot of them. I also planted some seeds at a few tree bases. Hopefully some flowers will come up from them.

Mike helped me create a natural wood arbor for the climbing roses that are coming in a few weeks. We had a design in mind and from the damaged limb from the hickory tree, we sawed off some branches, laid them out and decided which would be best for a trellis. It's a simple  archway design with the natural small twig & branches left attached.
After "securing" it to the ground, we twist tied it in some hidden places and took a few photographs. There is a John Clayton honeysuckle nearby that is leafing out nicely and it already reaching for the arbor.

Digging holes for the climbing roses will be a challenge. The area is quite rocky. What rocks needed to be removed, we got rid of and used as pathway borders. A lot of rocks stayed and we simply worked around them. If you put your shovel about 4 inches into the dirt, you are guaranteed to hit a rock. Probably a large one.

I think I may did a few inches down, just to clear a space of rocks and tree roots as there are some saplings nearby, and create a raised  bed of sorts for the roses. I'll surround the bed with a wide circle of rocks to make it look as part of the natural landscape.

Eventually I would like to add a bird bath and a bench in the garden as it is becoming a popular place for mourning doves, downey wood peckers, titmice, chickadees, juncos and cardinals. I have 2 feeders in there hanging from an iron hanging basked stand that are quite popular amongst our feathered friends.

Photographs to come very soon!

I sit in my garden, gazing upon a beauty that cannot gaze upon itself.  And I find sufficient purpose for my day.  ~Robert Brault.