I’ve always wanted a fish pond, but I was younger then.
I should have been making room for roses or planting some or something else on the existing garden to-do list. Instead, I went off on this tangent. All I can say is, "Sherry, I hope you pull it off, and it's really spectacular...and pretty."
And just for beauty’s sake…
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| It's right off the back patio. This part was easy. Since I was conserving energy by not pushing the gravel any farther than I had to at this stage, the bricks are just to keep the gravel from falling in. It's a "new" secondhand 200-gallon kit I found on the local forsaledotcom for 40 bucks. Trying to go cheap. |
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| Another view, mess included. |
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| I really like this view. |
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| And then I started digging. Sometime about now (after 3 or 4 barrowfuls) was when I said to myself, "I don't want to do this anymore." Typical. |
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| Roots!!! |
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| Done for the day. The experience was very much like going to the dentist. |
I should have been making room for roses or planting some or something else on the existing garden to-do list. Instead, I went off on this tangent. All I can say is, "Sherry, I hope you pull it off, and it's really spectacular...and pretty."
And just for beauty’s sake…
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| Clematis 'Henryii' |
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| David Austin's 'Bow Bells' (1991) |
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| Griffith Buck's 'Quietness' (2003) |
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| Scipion Cochet's 'Maman Cochet' (1892) |
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| Benjamin R. Cant's 'Mrs. B. R. Cant' (1901) |
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| Jean Desprez's 'Marchesa Boccella' (1842) |
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| Peter Lambert's 'Leonie Lamesch' (1899) |
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| Peter Henderson's 'White Pet' (1879) |
Your roses are absolutely fantastic and I can't wait to see the pond. You are quite ambitious. Hope you won't mind but I nominated you for the Beautiful Blogger Award. Read more about it on my blog. :)
ReplyDeleteYou're a sneaky girl, Susan. You slipped that award thing in on me without even a "Look out!!", but thank you very much.
DeleteOh, you will absolutely love the fish pond! I think every garden should have one. I wasn't expecting to see such large roots, though! Good luck with it - so smart to get it on the cheap! PS: That pic of the clematis is stunning!
ReplyDeleteThe roots should not have surprised me, HolleyGarden, since there are several trees within 20 feet of this spot. Yes, I love Clematis Henryii also. It's a Type 2, but I cut it down every spring anyway. Such big, perfectly white flowers! And yes, cheap is good.
DeleteBeautiful roses. I particularly like Benjamin R. Cant's 'Mrs. B. R. Cant' (1901). Gonna have to look that one up. Happy Rose Gardening!
ReplyDeleteSorry, Teresa, I should have provided the link so you could look at the roses on HelpMeFind. Here it is: http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.4302
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