Garden Room

[MoonShadows]

Now that the pond is up, we are moving to another project...the garden room as I call it. It is a 10 x 20 bump out between the end of the chicken run and the slope down to the cesspool. For the past two years this space just "existed" with a small raised garden. We removed the raised garden and put a border around three sides. I want to raise the ground level since it slopes down to the field. Then I am going to erect some kind of archway with barberry bushes on either side of the arch to create a "room". We plan to plant flowers in there, put the concrete birdbath back, and relocate a small concrete bench for sitting...at least that's the plan at this point...but, it could change.

This is how it looked last summer.

This is what we are doing now.

 

[MoonShadows]

Yesterday's progress...
I didn't like the slates butted up against each other, so I separated them by a couple of inches each and added some more.
I put in 2 concrete statues we bought over 20 years ago. The Fish Monger Boy on the left and the Singing Angel on the right.
You can't see it from this view, but right in the middle is a sun dial on top of a cement base we found on the property when we first moved here.
I'll get close ups of each and post them.
I have to add another inch or two of soil, then it will be ready for planting the flowers I started in the greenhouse.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

It's awesome, but I have a question for you. When do you sleep? LOL You've always got a major project going and they aren't 'little' projects. I can't wait to see the finished product here.

 

[MoonShadows]

Having problems with my old Kodak EasyShare C143 camera. It is not worth getting fixed. Took me forever to try and get these pics. It keeps going "blank".

Today, we moved more soil into the Garden Room and planted two arches of Seedum. I laid those blocks "temporarily" in the front on the right side, But I think I am going to level them with screenings and place them "semi-permanently" until the barberry bushes grow a bit more. I have more to put on the left side.

Not part of the Garden Room, but I also got the 4 x 4 frame placed under the deck and filled it with screenings. I plan to put lattice work in front and store the lawn mowers and weed whacker there during the summer, and the snow blower there during the winter.

 

[MoonShadows]

Yesterday....Put down the block border in front

Today...Rushed to get 15 wheelbarrows of top soil down before the rain hits. Hoping the rain today/tomorrow will settle the top soil. Then, I'll tamp and add a bit more. After that, I can start laying the slates for the bench, sun dial and bird bath.

Oh...and, our arbor is supposed to arrive tomorrow.

 

[tortoise]

MoonShadows has left the forum. Had a temper tantrum because there was talk of changing Picture of the Week acronym from POW to PotW.

 

[MoonShadows]

An update...
Last week, I put the two red knock out rose bushes back in, and today, I got the arbor anchored and some of the slates down...

Tomorrow, I hope to get slates going out the sides for the concrete bench and sun dial...then, plant a boat lod of wild flowers I have started from seed in the greenhouse.

 

[milkmansdaughter]

Thanks @waretrop! I really like his work! I kind of wish he was a neighbor of mine except then I'd probably be embarrassed at my own feeble attempts.

 

[Hinotori]

It should be nice when you're done with it. And a good place to escape and read a book

 

[MoonShadows]

LOL....I try to work outside at least 3 hours every day if the weather permits.