A garden's diary

March 17—Sunday.  Today we worked like horses preparing that space where our new trailer will be kept.  First, the fence had to be stained, inside and outside... 

What a difference paint makes!  Our crooked fence looks so much better now!  Even the odd old pieces we used along the new wood look great! I'm planning on planting an assortment of plants and vines all along the front, so I'm hoping it will look even better one day!

and then, it was that dog house from hell! 

We ended up having to cut it into large pieces so we could move it around. Sad, and strange that nobody was interested in it, even when we were giving it away for free.  People take too long to respond or start their own projects.  We couldn't wait.

It was such a cute little house too; and so well done. In fact, it was so well done, that it only weighted the weight of a real house! 

It only seems like yesterday when I painted it, decorated it, and then pretended it was a witch's house, right in the middle of my enchanted garden.

I wish we could had kept it, and made it looked pretty again, but our surroundings are always evolving, life happens, nothing ever remains the same, and this cutie wasn’t needed any longer. 

March 18—this morning I worked on finishing things up as far as cleaning that new area where our trailer will go concerns… I worked for hours moving stuff away such as concrete pavers and leftover blocks from old projects, pulling weeds, sweeping and organizing things that will be kept there, such as my garden tools, flowerpots, soil and things like that.     

The Fisherman came home earlier today so we could go to our local dumpster and dispose of part of the old dog house.  Then, we continued on working on its roof, cut it into yet some more pieces so we could finally lift them up, and chucked everything onto my truck, ready to go to the dumpster again tomorrow.  Phew!  We starting to see the light on this!

Today, I also started working on my little pond.  

This time, I wanted to do things right and finally got a pond form.

March 19—right at noon I meet with the Fisherman at our local dumpster so he could help me unload my truck.  All done now!  So happy!  This project was such a nightmare.

The new concrete is looking so nice.  Now that the old dog house is finally out of there, everything looks so tidied up—finally!  The space looks super big and nice… and perfect for a table and some chairs to sit down and relax, but of course, this area is only home to our new trailer now, which it will be here soon!

March 20—my little pond is done!  I decorated it with things strictly from the Dollar Tree store and it’s looking so cute!  I covered the bottom with some adhesive paper that I know it won’t last long, but I liked it so much I had to tried it.  Then, I threw in a few bags of green and blue pebbles, and added some seashells too.  

Around it I planted an assortment of plants... some Ostrich Fern bulbs that were so dried up the poor things, I doubt they'd ever make it; a peony and some Phlox.  I also transplanted some of the irises that were growing on the other side of the fence to this place, and I’m hoping that with enough time, my little pond will look amazing.  Once everything had flourished, of course, if anything would at all. 

I still need to add some smaller rocks all around.... 

and I think the blue adhesive things at the bottom need to be taken out!

Days are beautiful, the sun is out, strong and benefactor, and under my feet the ground is teaming with life... I can hear the bulbs and peonies singing!  Have you heard Nature's voice in your part of your world yet?