Cottage Garden, Part 1, 2016

I can finally share how our back yard Cottage Garden is looking this year!!

But first, I want to Thank these hosts for featuring some of my posts!!

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Thanks so much , Jerri!!

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When I walk out our back door on to the Patio , this is what our back yard looks like......

After an unseasonably cool and rainy May, it took me quite some time to get the yard ready for Summer and get all my annuals planted......

In this post, I am going to share this side of our tiny back yard.......

In the Fall, Joe and I extended the privacy lattice that we have added to the chain link fence on this side of the yard.........

All I will say is that it hides a multitude of sins!!

Right off of the Patio........

One of my gazing balls and perennials in full bloom along the fence......

I have lots of Garden Art in the yard.....

"Welcome to My Garden" Angel.......

A Rain Gauge.......

"Life Began in a Garden"

Our Garden Tribute to our Fur Babies that have passed.....

 Looking back toward the Patio.......

The Arbor that we bought last year........

 The arbor allowed us to attach the lattice to it by using only zip ties!!

   I decided to put these 2 wrought iron chairs on each side of the Arbor.......

 Using them as plant stands......

 A larger plant stand was placed under the arbor.......

 Petunias are planted in the large pot........

 And impatiens are planted in the pots on each chair.....

 I just planted most of my annuals last week so they have yet to start to fill out.......

  Toward the back of the yard........

 More Garden Art.......

 An angel sitting under the chair.....

Welcome gnome and a little girl on a bench....

Real and play garden tools attached to the fence.......

 I took 2 wire hanging baskets and linked the together using zip ties, hung a solar light in the middle and hung this "lantern" from a shepherd's hook........

A lily in the middle in the back of the yard........

 More perennials....

 Begonias planted in the flower box in the wheel barrow planter.....

Another angel.......

A solar toad stool......

And that is how this side of the yard looks now......

 And where we will leave off for today......

 I do want to mention that you may have noticed this solar panel in addition to my solar lights that I increased the height on by pounding stakes into the ground, then using pieces of PVC pipe placed over the stake and then placed the original solar light minus it's stake into the PVC pipe and on top of the stake!!

 The panel powers a set of Dragon Fly Solar Lights that I wrapped around the Arbor, bought at Harbor Freight with a 20% off coupon, only costing $7.00!!

In a future post, I will be sharing the back yard lit up in the evening........

My thoughts and my prayers go out to all who were affected in Orlando by this terrible and senseless act of terrorism!!

I am a staunch believer in equal rights, kindness and respect for EVERYONE , no matter who they are!!

MORE LOVE, LESS HATE!!!!!

 In my next post, I will share this side of the yard.....

So I hope you will be back to visit soon!!

And thanks to those who took the time out of their busy day to spend a little bit of time with me!!

If you do not have a blog, PLEASE  give me some way to reply to your comment, maybe by including your email in your comment.  If I can not find a way to reach you, I will reply on the post where you commented so please check back......

Hugs,
Debbie

 

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