I finally finished weeding the entire rear right flower bed and now just need a bit of mulch to finish it up. The previous owners had sodded the slope in my backyard but neglected to take care of the grass. So instead of grass, we have weeds and the sod mesh underneath. It took a pick ax to get the weeds and mesh out. I left some space to plant whatever new plants I happen to find at the Lake Wilderness Arboretum’s annual plant sale tomorrow. I definitely want to buy a Kalmia, a couple of lilacs and a rhodie to replace one that didn’t make it and was boring pale pink/white anyway. Otherwise, I always look for the interesting or unusual plant that I don’t already have. I can’t wait to see what I come home with!
As for my moment of inspiration today, I have a metal arch leading form my lawn to my slope in the backyard on which I have red climbing roses. The problem has been that the arch doesn’t frame anything but meadow. After staring at this for a year now, I finally figured out what it needs, a fountain in a weathered looking architectural stone pot. The pot may take some searching as I want it to be tall and narrow, and then I figure I’ll do a solar fountain so I don’t have to run electricity anywhere. I should be able to find the fountain easily enough. I’ll keep you posted!
