For Metamorphosis and Mosaic Monday I thought I'd share a project my son has been working on for the past couple of weeks. One of the causalities of the storm was our little Victorian garden bench. The way it used to look is shown in the upper left-hand corner of this mosaic (photo from the Harbor Freight website). I was perfectly happy with this, but after seeing it in bits, I decided I wanted something a bit different and more colorful with the placement changed from the far back of the yard, up to the front where I could see it every day as I was having my morning coffee. The only spot relatively untouched by the tornado was a small area just outside the kitchen window, so a couple of weeks ago Andrew went to work. Here are pictures of the results.
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| I LOVE the vibrant colors of this bench, and how great they look with the potted calibrachoa on top of the nudes base at right. The "planter" at far left is the top of a birdbath, the base of which was lost to the storm, planted with begonias. Directly behind the bench I planted zinnia seeds, so it should be a riot of color come August. |
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| All of the hostas in this area were rescued from beneath trees (now gone) in other parts of the yard. We went from a yard that was all shade to one that is now virtually all sun, so I have to entirely rethink our existing and future plantings. The small red impatiens will eventually grow together and fill this area with lots of red and hummingbirds. |
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| These shoes have been in the garage for ages. Many times I thought I should just get rid of them, but I'm glad I saved them as they look perfect beneath the bench, planted with creeping jenny. Have a colorful Monday! This post is linked to: Seasonal Sunday, Metamorphosis Monday, Mosaic Monday, This Week In my Garden, Wow Us Wednesday, Flora Thursday at Fishtail Cottage, Outdoor Wednesdays and |
