All part of the process...

The new south bed in the wayback project...planted with hydrangeas and hosta.

The old flagstones in the walk needed to be re-set and then edged with pavers. The new bed (mulched with prairie hay) defines the space where the paver rug will be set.

paver rug, new beds and entrance to space

God Save the Qu....tree

Flagstone Walk

Two-thirds of the way.....

     

...done!

A View from the Balcony

more stonework

looking out onto the garden

Ev with his Vietnamese students

Garden Art

The other day I acquired this beautiful, old concrete pedestal. I was going to use it for another birdbath in the garden, but decided to leave it on the terrace (rather its weight dictated I leave it where it landed!). Unsure what I would use for the "bath" part, I turned to go back inside and my eyes landed on an old Emerson fan I had picked up at a garbage sale.  The birds will just have to find another spot to bathe. I love the whimsy in the suggestion of a cool breeze out on the terrace.

Iris pseudacorus - yellow flag

Veggie Garden Redone

Garden Re-do

the old 4-square garden

removing the north-south path to enlarge the beds