The Back Garden is Finished!
I've been taking full advantage of some warm weather we've had for the past two weekends to get cranking on finishing touches to the back garden before the winter rains start. After many hours of trimming, weeding, and moving cuttings of succulents from the front yard into the back to fill in spaces and empty pots, I feel satisfied with how things are looking, and even more importantly, I have received AJ's seal of approval! It's done! Here are some scenes from around the garden, starting with the approach from the house: I had this corrugated galvanized steel sheet left from the last fence project. I added it here to reflect light and heat onto the plants. This is a flue that was attached to the stove when we got it. A finishing touch in the cozy egg chair area, in front of the panda. I made the planter on the right out of a figure-8 fish tank I had handy. The terra cotta bits are smashed up tiles left over from kitchen project. This is a broken Williamsburg Virgina pi...