A little wizard hat for the dress up basket. Jbird also wants an owl hood type thing but I don't know how to even start that project.
And there are now some photos in flickr of the garden at request. Nothing too amazing, but I'm very appreciative of the work our previous owner did in establishing these garden beds. And every day I watch with anticipation to see what will bloom next, what will fill into the spaces. Beyond our new vegetable boxes we just built, I'm thinking about using one of the 4 boxes for
more landscape gardening. I'm madly pouring through the native plant options as well as taking inspiration from what I see in our neighborhood. I'd like to add a few more blueberry bushes. These were such a hit last summer and are so sweet in flower gardens. Who can resist a blueberry from your own back front yard?
As you may have noticed, most of our garden and vegetable work is right in our front yard. We do have a back yard. Indeed, a multi-tiered landscape that is partially tamed and also partially shaded. However, for us, the main gardening happens in front. Right out on the street. I find it refreshing to walk past it every day, coming and going. And often, we are right out in our front, playing on the sidewalk, talking to neighbors watching the world go by on our sweet dead end street. We can have privacy in our back, or even on the side patio, but usually, it just feels right to be right out in front. And it looks like we'll be out there all summer tending our new plants and vegetables.
Very nice. I'm very jealous.
Posted by: brettdl | May 01, 2008 at 06:09 AM
My thoughts exactly, Brett. I'm SO jealous of those veggie beds!
Posted by: Jenn. | May 01, 2008 at 01:07 PM
Oh wow, how beautiful! I'm completely envious. I keep looking at my backyard with all it's low-level, puddle-prone areas and wonder where on earth I'd even plant a garden. Now I'm inspired! The front yard!!!
You sound happy and your sweet Sparrow is growing so fast! (And looks like a mini version of his big brother.) I started reading before he was born and haven't been back in a while. They grow far too fast, don't they? My little one just turned 8 months old and my oldest, 17. She just got her first official job and we're doing driver's ed....
Savor these moments...they fly by!
Posted by: Jennifer | May 01, 2008 at 08:32 PM
Wow that looks great - what a pretty garden. And I adore the wizard hat too :)
Posted by: Gypsy | May 03, 2008 at 03:09 AM
I love that hat! What a cute idea.
Posted by: knitsational | May 09, 2008 at 08:38 AM