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| The Back Yard (from the back steps) |
I took the pictures on Friday, before it rained over the weekend. But, didn't have time to post them on Friday.
The top picture was taken from the top of the back steps, looking straight ahead. Standing there, when I look to my right, there is the little spot where I have placed my patio table and chair (from late neighbor T):
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| My "Patio" |
The trellis has a passionfruit vine climbing up it and a red-stemmed lemon grass plant growing in front of it.
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| Trellis with Passionfruit Vine and Lemon Grass |
Immediately in front of the patio area is what I call M's bulb garden or "bulbery", as he decided to plant several bulbs he's thinned out and/or salvaged in that spot:
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| The "Bulbery" |
So far, only one of the irises is flowering:
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| Iris (before it became water logged!) |
The rose bush sitting inside the terra cotta pot is the one that M gifted to me at Christmas and the terra cotta pot is one he salvaged from the garden of a client's neighbor who was getting rid of several terra cotta pots.
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| Neptune Rose |
The rose has since been planted in the pot, but, I haven't taken a picture.
On the other side of the back steps, we have the four blueberry bushes growing in their pots:
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| Blueberry Bushes |
They are already in bud with one or two flowers opening:
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| Blueberry Flowers and Buds |
Also on the other side of the back steps, we have our "stonery" and the pathway:
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| The Stonery and Pathway |
The stonery keeps evolving as we keep adding various plants to the mix; here are close ups of some of the plants in the stonery:
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| Nasturtium |
M planted several nasturtium seeds, but, only one came up. But, as I told him, it doesn't matter, because all it takes is one plant to set seeds which can be collected and planted again.
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| Hellebores Plant |
The Hellebores plant was dug up from where it was planted, earlier (under the feijoa/pineapple guava tree) and transplanted here, in the stonery. It got a bit flattened when the door of the water heater cover fell on top of it during that hurricane force wind storm (which kicked off those wild fires), but, it seems to have survived that incident. I might ask M if we should stake it up, a bit.
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| Cabbage Plant |
This is the cabbage plant I grew from a store bought cabbage stem I rooted. It has grown into three distinct baby cabbage plants. The leaves are about 3 inches long and I still have a few twigs stuck in the ground around it, in an attempt to keep the garden cats and Chicken Little away (not very successfully, I might add). I don't anticipate them to grow very big or form anything like a head of cabbage (unless it is one the size of a Brussels sprout!), but, I am inordinately pleased with them!
Then, there's a cluster of various plants around the wooden pole that supports the patio roof:
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| Mixture of Plants |
There's a fern and several bulbs, a sedum plant that is hidden from view in this photo, and the "scaredy cat" plant which doesn't live up to its name and which threatens to take over the entire area unless we keep it severely pruned back! I might uproot it and plant it somewhere else in the garden. I eventually want to fill in the gaps in this area with a few more plants and stones.
Well, and that's just the area that is immediately around the back steps! LOL. There's more of the garden to show, but, I think that will be a separate post as this one is already so long and picture heavy!
Hope you enjoyed the tour of the patio area of the back yard.
I think hellebores are just beautiful and am looking for some to plant in the upper front yard bed.
ReplyDeleteThe flowers are long lasting, too. I hope you are able to find some of the plants for your garden.
DeleteYour garden is looking great, Bless. I love the stonery, and your patio area is the perfect place to sit and enjoy the flowers.
ReplyDeleteI'm relieved to hear that the fires are mostly contained now. Xx
Thank you, Jules. I want to spruce up the patio area just a little bit, to make it a good spot to sit in during the summer, and I am hoping that the stonery will have some color, later on. Yes, the fires are mostly contained now and as long as no new ones break out, we should be okay.
DeleteI always find your tour of your gardens interesting because you have such a variety of plants. I love the little cabbages. I'm gonna have to try that some time.
ReplyDeleteThank you, June. This is the first time I've been able to regrow a cabbage stem, so, I'm very pleased with it. :)
DeleteI just love your back yard. It has so many different plants and neat features of interest. The stonery works very well, and the patio set fits in a treat.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Bushlady. One of these days, I want to make little plant name tags for all the plants in the stonery. M has told me what some of the plant names are, but, I keep forgetting!
DeleteThe patio set is just right for that space, isn't it? I might like to have another chair there, though, so I'll be on the lookout for one.
So many wonderful things growing in your garden! Are those lemon trees I see as well? Everything is beautiful and I love seeing what you grow!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mandy. Yes, those are lemon trees. :) I will show them in the next post.
DeleteYour garden is amazing. Your garden may be lovely to look at but it's more than that. It is full of plants where 'this is a plant and it was given to me by friend and this is why it's planted here' and 'this is a plant that I thought would be fun' and 'this is a plant that reminds me of...' You have a Meaningful Garden.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing. I love seeing your garden.
Thank you, Lyssa! What a lovely comment! And yes, that is exactly what my garden is - a meaningful garden, full of plants, memories, and anecdotes. Just like your Gladys and the stories that go with her. :)
DeleteOh my, this has been very interesting for me to figure out where things are :)
ReplyDeleteI never realized the blueberry bushes were where they are right off the door all hedge-like. I like that placement. T's table is right at home in that spot and I really like the bulbery with it's variety of cast-offs.
And the stonery with the walkway really finishes off that corner nicely don't you think? I like all your plants in the stonery.
Thank you, Debra. I thought you'd be interested to see the layout of the patio/backsteps area. :D Yes, the blueberry bushes seem to like that spot and sometimes, I can stand just outside the backdoor and pick them without having to go out into the garden.
DeleteI'm glad you like how the whole area looks with the bulbery and the stonery and walkway. We put in a few succulents at the end of the bulbery, today. :)