I was looking at the pictures on the right side of this site, that rotate and show different aspects of the garden and one that includes Deena who originally helped with it’s design, when I realized how much the garden’s appearance has changed.
In the four years since I pulled out the lawn and created the garden, I am amazed at the difference. Comparing the pictures on the site to ones that I’ve taken since then, there is a huge difference. I have since removed quite a few plants and changed up some others in the meanwhile, but what is quite obvious, is how quickly everything grew.
Here is a picture that I took in the spring of 2011 when the garden was in high-gear and displaying a bounty of blooms. At this time in February, things are more sedate but there are hints that soon a show will be debuting, although probably not as spectacular as last year because there has not been enough rain.
Sometimes I wonder where the time as disappeared to….and I wish life would slow down a bit and I can’t believe that it’s been as long as it has been since I started my project.
But there’s never a regret, the garden is a lovely place to spend a few hours, watching birds (Especially the hummingbirds…they’re in love with it) and seeing how the setting sun back lights the grasses & plants at the end of a day into a soft, sensuous glow.
And what do you think?
