I haven't participated in Skywatch for a long time, but yesterday, as I was out snipping and clipping in the garden, I wandered into the Secret Garden and plopped myself down in a chair and looked up.
Well, Tom tamed it. First he cleared an indirect pathway into it through the brush, and then he cleared a small patio area, paving all of this with used bricks he picked up free.
It's actually quite a lovely place to linger and peer through the plantings that we no longer refer to as brush to the garden beyond.
Well, it was a great little "sky watch", so I went back across the yard and got my camera, and added another 100 steps to my pedometer in the process!
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The Secret Garden was Tom's creation. We had this wild corner of the yard, overhung with hazelnut trees and filled with salal and Oregon grape, which are native undergrowth. It was an area I didn't like to go in. It just seemed buggy and untamed.
Well, Tom tamed it. First he cleared an indirect pathway into it through the brush, and then he cleared a small patio area, paving all of this with used bricks he picked up free.-
By now I was intrigued, and excited to furnish it. We first had driftwood chairs here, but they deteriorated and were replaced with these motel chairs. The little table we bought in a pasture probably on Vashion Island where a dealer was selling things like goat carts imported from Europe.
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I liked the idea of contrasting the humble with the elegant, and we decide on the pedestal and urn to give it that look of faded elegance, as it if were the remains of an old estate terrace. In England they would call such an invented place a folly.
It's actually quite a lovely place to linger and peer through the plantings that we no longer refer to as brush to the garden beyond.-
And a great little place to look through the sky window.
The secret garden is such a great idea. I LOVE it. :)
ReplyDeleteVery nice, Linda. If this were Hawaii, I would be bitten by mosquitoes. Or flies would be zooming about. LOL. But you've got it made in Seattle.
ReplyDeleteOh, we do have mosquitoes, so we don't sit there in the evening!
ReplyDeleteSo good to see you on Sky Watch, Linda! And what a terrific capture through the leaves! I love it! And I love your little secret garden! Happy 4th! Enjoy your weekend1
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I bet your grandkids love this secret garden-fun idea...
ReplyDeleteA relaxing place.
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Love secret gardens. Reminds me of the children's book, The Secret Garden, which is a great read. Love those old '50s style chairs too. You go girl. Have a great Fourth of July in the beautiful northwest.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful space. I've been looking for that kind of space the last few days, a place to get away from the noise and hustle and bustle. A place to sit for more than 15 minutes without having to jump up to see about something.
ReplyDeleteVery cool!!
ReplyDeleteIt looks quaint and lovely there.
ReplyDeleteWhat a serene place to hang or hide. I love it. And, love the sky picture.
ReplyDeleteA wonderful little hidey-space. A place to relax and let the world go on by,
ReplyDeleteWelcome to Skywatch----again. MB
This is so lovely! Tom is a real gem! What a hard worker, just like his wife! Just wondered thought because I'm sitting here with a couple of irritating bug bites. Do you have mosquitoes in those bushes?
ReplyDeleteI got my first mosquito bite of the season yesterday, so they are now out and about in Washington state. I love your little secret garden, Linda. Your entire back yard is a treasure.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to have your secret garden. What a peaceful-looking spot, and the furnishings are perfect. Everything looks so lush.
ReplyDeleteOh, Oh, Oh, how magical. You make me wish I had a yard again. How beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI love your secret garden. It makes a nice sit spot! I have one, too! ~karen
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