My many gardens

With Labor Day comes the official end of summer.  So I am starting to think about transitioning my outdoor décor into fall.  Before I began to dismantle some of it I decided to take some pictures.  Then I remembered that I said I would show you "my many gardens."  So here is a tour of my yard with its gardens and points of interest.  

Welcome to The Back Porch.

  Back between the house and the shed, follow the red brick path . .

 . . . . and the sign to . . . .

 

. . . . .Play Garden.  It is still a work in progress.  I am still working on getting a chalk board for the easel.  And no, the moss didn't grow.


 

The concept is a "build your own fairy garden."  There are all kinds of building materials and fairies and gnome for friends who wants to come and play.

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The Fairy Retirement Gnome Some of the fairies had broken pieces.  I was able to get them for a "fairly" good price and well even broken fairies need a place to call gnome.

On the other side of the Play Garden is the Fire Pit with Seating that boarders . . .

 

The Gathering Lawn

The Archway to the Front Lawn

The Front Lawn. It is mostly weeds but even weeds look good when mowed.

The mailbox was painted with chalk paint. Since it lost its little red flag, sometimes I just draw it on when I have mail.  Or I leave messages for folks walking by. I forgot to take pictures of the shrubs that I worked so hard to tame. They are just above the mailbox (to the right), the length of the driveway.

The Entrance to the Porch

I got this $40 Gnome for $4 because his shovel was broken.  I just cover up the broken part with a rock.

The Retirement Herb Garden (plus a jalapeno and okra plant.)

 

I once heard that colonialist planted thyme by the back door because they believed that fairies lived on the thyme.  I figure everyone needs fairies that are "on thyme."  This fairy is not.  She is currently out of thyme.  It died.

 

 

This  broken $12 rain gage is now just a $1.20 happy frog embracing an invisible dream.

 

My Aunt Edith made these ceramic frogs, Edie and Reed when I was a kid.  They moved around with my mom and underwent several repainting's.  I inherited them last year and gave them a paint touch up and then put them out to enjoy the sun.

 

The Reading Nook

 

Mosquito net makes it a safe place for evening phone calls or reading.

 

The Eating Porch

This is the picnic table my dad built several years back and I claimed it during last year's move.  The chandelier base is the side of a baby crib that some neighbors left for the trash men.



And this is the Front Door.  Your welcome to come for a visit.