But ever since I was a kid, I wanted to have a garden that isn't for a purpose other than making people happy. And so I decided to grow a flower garden. We had an overgrown roundabout thing in our driveway. Small trees had begun to grow from the seeds of nearby trees, and there were just too many of them in a small area to look nice and to grow healthily. So I had to chop some down. We had 5 LARGE juniper bushes that were overgrown, and taking over everything!!! I had my brother chop down 2, and in the fall (we had chainsaw issues) we will get rid of 1 more, and prune the other two waaay back. I have bulbs and seeds planted all over, and there are lots of roses, lilies, and several other ground covers that are growing wild.
My 7 year old brother and I built planter stands, staked them into the ground so they don't fall over in the strong wind, and now they have pots of flowers.
I have some wild flowers and bee-balm, and other lilies growing in the green house for planting next week. And I had the children help me gather rocks for a pathway, and all in all, the garden is looking beautiful. It still has a lot of work to be done, but it has come leaps and bounds!!
Here's some pictures of the garden, some close up of the flowers, and just a chance to share some of it's beauty.
Remember, it's main purpose is to make people happy!
2 comments:
Wow Kryzdy!! It's doing it's job--made me happy! :D
Now you need some old farm stuff to let the flowers grow up/around... like pots and wheels and stuff. How did you get so many different kinds of flowers right off? I'm just now getting a variety and I've been working at it for years! Great job!! :)
Thanks Mary! Yeah, Ive been looking for old wagon wheels, whiskey barrels and all sorts of stuff. We still have to pull out the giant roots from those juniper bushes.. they are in my way. Then I'll have more room to to decorating type stuff.
In regards to the many flowers, I bout some perennials and planted them, and bought the bulbs of more types of perennials.. that way, they come back each year. I don't have to start them from seed. but I can still try and save the seeds with them.
I also was able to find some wild stuff, and my dad said I could move them when they were dormant. and I've been able to save all of them so far!
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