Hello, all! Thank you for popping in. Today, I want to share with you some decorative elements I have added to the garden, as well as other happenings. Won't you join me? I do hope you enjoy!
Just a sparse few weeks ago, I decided to add a few more decorative elements to the garden. As this will be my foray into the second season of what I deem to be true gardening (meaning I am actually trying to cultivate a real garden with beauty and purpose), I continue to marvel at what a difference a few weeks make!
First, I added an arbor over the statue in my favorite corner of the garden. The arbor is a coordinating piece from the Plow and Hearth Montebello Collection. You may view it on the Wayfair website here.
It is from the same collection of the garden gate I added when I initially built my garden. You may view that post here.
The grape vines on my property return faithfully every season, so here, it was no surprise to me how lush they would become. This is a look when I first added the arbor,
and some shots of the progress over a just a few short weeks (four to five).
A couple of shots by one of my daughters:
I cannot wait until the Summer fruit comes in, and there are already signs!
I am elated the arbor is almost completely filled in! I had to train the vines and anchor them to the arbor with ties, so it did require a bit of finagling, but I am ecstatic with how it is coming along.
I also decided I wanted to add another trellising arbor on the small path at the rear of the garden. Again, the arbor is from the Plow and Hearth Montebello Collection. You can view it at Wayfair here.
Here is a look at my roses, how they typically show each year.
Here is how the path looked before I gave it a refresh. The roses were just about to start blooming here.
It looks much more romantic with a freshened path and the addition of the arbor! Here are a few shots over a couple of weeks' progress:
The roses are trellising wonderfully!
My next step will be the deadheading process to promote more growth.
Now, onto the other happenings!
If you have been here before, you may have read in this post how I planted Heirloom White Eden Roses on either side of the gate/trellis at the entry of the garden. Here is a look at the beginning of this Spring when they were just starting to climb.
A few weeks on, and the roses have practically exploded!!
The roses have bloomed so much, I am contemplating cutting them back! I am hoping they will climb more...time will tell.
Right now however, I am taking it all in.
Here's a lovely shot my daughter caught one recent evening.
The hydrangeas in my hand-built planters are coming along nicely, but I usually don't see blooms until later in the Summer.
Hello, little friend!
The fruit trees have gone from near barren,
to blossoms galore...
to early signs of fruit,
to pretties almost perfect for picking.
My Plumbago never disappoint, always starting with pretty white blooms,
and then bursting with a combination of both blue and white.
Just like the grapes and Plumbago, the Bougainvillea has returned,
as have the Mexican Petunias.
Even the Birds of Paradise have done well this year.
Do you tinker in the garden?
Hope to see you soon,
--Y
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