Remember back in April when I bravely shared photos of some of the, ahem, less attractive areas in my garden? If admitting you have a problem is the first step on the road to recovery, than this month I completed my journey. Here are the results of my garden renovation.
Before: I salvaged an old fountain and painted it blue to create a focal point at the end of my shady side garden. A nice idea, but the area was perpetually overgrown and weedy.
After:
After removing virtually all the plants plus two birch trees (thanks for the design advice InterLeafer!) Nick built this wall for me and attached it to the existing fence. A dry-laid mini-patio of Golden Splendor flagstone with Salmon Bay pebbles in the joints createsa floor for a new container garden.
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