rekindled spirit

wild roses growing very wildly

i have a beautiful garden in the back yard. it’s not the most beautiful that i have seen but for someone like me, not a true gardener, it is perfect. i call it the gift garden thanks to the woman that it belonged to before me. many things that she planted bloom and appear magically everyday.

this is the east side of the lawn. it hugs the house in a L shape and has nicely paved walk-ways, to the basement guest apartment, the front, and inclines a bit up to the back or in german “terrace” of the house where we have coffee on sunny days.  

at first everything was just turning green and then we started to notice different spring flowers, a variety of roses, herbs, berries, a pear, apple, and cherry tree. i made it a daily routine to walk through and search for anything new everyday and when i find something it puts a big smile on my face and feel as though i just opened a surprise gift. i just love it! 

the lavender smells heavenly

there’s the sand box! it really is a gift of a garden. every discovery makes it fun to continue taking care of it and adding to it.

i will soon post  photos on flickr of the flowers and vegetables that i am experiementing with this year.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, June 12th, 2007 at 7:58 pm and is filed under gift garden.