Visual Introduction to the Garden

The garden is pretty much a big square. The only 'flat ground' remaining is to the right of the greenhouse, where I plant daffodils and tulips in the Spring, and Sunflowers in the Summer. I recently had a lot of fun using my rototiller (electric powered, very spiffy) for the Sunflower beds. The garden has 4 raised stacked-stone beds, topped with slate caps. The general idea about the beds is that they are (mainly) seat height, with the general idea that, depending on my overall creakiness on any given day, I can sit on the wall, lay on the wall, lean over the wall, or sit comfortably in a chair and point to the work that my husband will do. The beds are served with a drip and low-flow irrigation system that's pretty slick. I make use of free-standing pots and containers, and just love tripods, tuteurs, and obelisks - in fact, I love any kind of garden gizmo.

An important part of the garden is my little red wagon (noted to the left of the greenhouse). This is used, basically, once each year at the local garden club's sale. Others wait in line for the few carts that the club provides. I load my trusty red wagon (with the drop-down front) into the back of my station wagon, pack it up with goodies at the sale, and put it back into the station wagon fully loaded. It's very efficient and, in the company of my broad-brimmed staw hat, I look like a certifiable (haha, pun intended) gardener.