Garden Weekend

Saturday's report: The worst-looking mulched area adjoining a home I have ever seen was in our back yard until this morning.  The work of morphing this area into two wings of extended patio began today.  Workers trucked loads of ugly mulch, rock and Georgia red clay to the back of our lot where a drop-off was just waiting to be filled.  Warren, our yard man, and three helpers, worked non-stop.

The materials for the flagstone extensions arrived yesterday afternoon.  Along with the stone, the bags of dirt, gravel, and sand were left in front of the studio near the gate to the back yard.  Charles had to investigate everything as the fork lift brought it up the hill.  Men ARE just over-sized little boys, aren't they?

Sunday's Report:  Wow!  This is a case of the reality being much more beautiful than the imagined product!  Warren has brought a master craftsman to lay this patio, and I am too intimidated by the precision of his work to even think about walking on it when it is done!  I see myself standing on the old patio staring in admiration at the flagstones . . .

There is a narrow border around most of the two parts of the patio where I can plant low bloomers next spring.  And a few bulbs, a mossy patch or two. The wide spaces between the stones are for planting Irish or Scottish moss, probably next spring.  The planting season is just about gone for 2010.

 This is the new patio on the studio side of the terrace:

What a nice walk this will be next spring, with the dogwood in bloom and the borders planted!  And below is the sun room side of the terrace:

A little patch of grass and stepping stones separates them.  Tomorrow morning quite early, Eric Hill from Autumn Hill Nurseries will set up the new fountain on this side (to enjoy the fountain from the sun room next spring!).  What fun!  Except for the being wide-awake and capable of making decisions at 8:00 am, this is good.

Tuesday's report:  Here it is!  My little fountain, up and gurgling just outside the sun room!

Whee!!!  Three very large men brought it in.  "Permanent" gets a new definition in the OED.