Garden Path

As I continue to work in the back garden, I am still finding things that are new and exciting. Recently I discovered that there is a stone pathway that has been covered over by dirt and grass. It is taking quite an effort to uncover and I find myself wondering about the person who put it in so many years ago. I am fairly sure it was there long before the deck was built (it does not line up with the steps)and since the house was built in the early 1940's I'd guess it had been there at least 25 years.

How did the path become so covered? Neglect perhaps? Maybe it was covered on purpose, because it was easier then taking it out when the deck was built? Why am I so excited about finding this path? Just where does it lead? Perhaps these questions will never be answered.

It is possible that the path does no longer lead to any specific place in the garden. I wonder what I can do to bring this work of beauty back into use in this space. I wonder what else I will find as I explore and dig a little deeper into my backyard. Will I be able to develop the space into something peaceful and beautiful that all the family can enjoy?

Stay tuned!

Bamboo

While I enjoy the look of the bamboo that is envading my yard I have been spending a lot of time trying to contain it. It is an on goning issue and one that has kept me in the yard for some time.

My neighbor's yard has been sharing with my yard for some time. It has managed to move at least eight feet into the yard in some places. Digging it up and putting in barriers is just about the only way to prevent it from spreading! Needless to say it is a lot of work and a project that will take me most of the summer to do. In the mean time there are muddy sections of the yard and less grass. I hope to be able to put grass seed down in some spots soon. Not that the husband wants to mow any more then necessary, but it is rather un sightly. Thank goodness it is in the back yard!