“Welcome to my Garden – Part 1” was a trip from the car to the front door and then looking out the window at the lake. Let’s review a little, and then go to one of my favorite areas.
This is my front door, and I really like the color. I would say, third time’s a charm, but it needs a fourth coat. It needs to be a higher gloss. My friend Liz gave me the very cute, welcome sign.
If you are like 99% of the people who visit my house, the next thing you do is look out the window at the lake. All the pictures in this post were taken either January 22nd or 24th, about a month after the pictures for “Welcome to my Garden – Part 1”.
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Many visitors look at this next. (I am not above taking product placement ads. I have a gardening habit to support, so if you know anyone with a microbrewery….)
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Fortified for the journey, let’s head towards the lake. I’ve stopped halfway between the bottom of the steps and the rose covered arbor. I’m going to stand right here and spin around to give a view of the back yard. I’ll post these same pictures several times during the coming year to track the changes from season to season.
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Spinning clockwise.
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Keep spinning. The evergreen shrub is mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia). Mama nature planted it, so other than having the good sense not to kill it, I take no credit. I appreciate how it frames the garden. Because it is mature, it makes the garden seem older than it is. In mid-May it will bloom in several shades of light pink or white.
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Keep spinning all the way around. (I’ve given up trying to get these pictures to display the way I want. I need a “Blogging for Dummies” book.)
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Continue on, and just before you walk through the arbor, look to the left. The garden hose is marking my new bed line. This spring, I’m getting rid of all the grass on the right side of the hose. Eventually I’ll plant a mixture of trees, shrubs and perennials here; but I plan to use a lot of annuals the first year. This is just one of my 2011 garden goals. I’m a little worried that I’ve bit off more than I can chew.
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This picture was taken from the same spot, but looking right instead of left. Last spring I completed a large expansion of this area. It turned out pretty good, but this year it needs a few tweaks.
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Just past the arbor, the path splits.
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The path on the left leads to the dock.
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The path to the right leads here. My grade school bffs designed this sign, andLinda’s husband Gary made it. They usually bring the kids and spend a week with us in the summer. One year there were 5 of us girls. Adding spouses and kids, we totaled 25. It was a BLAST!! The more the merrier!
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The Starlight Lounge is much more inviting with the cushions and summertime flowers.
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But whatever the season, I usually stay here awhile and enjoy the view.