Finally, A Backyard Vision

Planning on what to do with the backyard has been a bit like waiting for my muse to guide me through a short story or a novel.  There are times the inspiration arrives quickly; there are other times I don’t think I can even spell inspiration.

I’ve been on hold in the backyard because we really couldn’t come up with any ideas about what to do back there.  We had kind of an overview, but nothing specific.  Then there was the skyrocketing price of lumber. Finally, though, about a month ago it came to me.  Unfortunately, so did the heatwave, so all work was put on hold.  Now I find out I have to have total hip replacement the end of September, so any work in back will have to wait until December.

But we have a vision, and that’s a huge step in the right direction.

Look closely

If you look closely at this picture you can see pathways I am digging out.  I’m going to put borders along each of those pathways, fill them with mulch (actually, I finished filling most of them already), and then we will plant perennials and annuals along them.  In the end, we will have a series of winding paths surrounded by flowering beauty.

That hill? I think I already mentioned it, but that hill will be supported and surrounded by large rocks, and we will have a small waterfall come off the hill; that will become a stream; and the stream will empty into a pond.

Look even more closely

Those sections of cattle fencing? We will have vines trained over them (currently Morning Glories, but next year Honeysuckle), and a seating area underneath for hot summer days, very similar to the grape arbor, which filled in beautifully this summer.

And under that grape arbor will be a deck, just as soon as I’m moving around again and the price of lumber drops.

Sheez, I’m tired just thinking about it

But I’m also excited to get started.  This summer was kind of a washout. It was much too warm to do much of anything physical; add to that the pain in my hip and, well, the summer of 2021 just didn’t happen the way I planned.

So be it! Such is life!  We move on and do what we can.  I’m just glad my gardening/landscaping muse finally showed up and whispered in my ear.

I hope this finds you well. Thanks for stopping by.

Bill