That Special Project

This section of wire along the breezeway has been an eyesore to me from the start, and now was the time to clean it up!

Ivy, dead and dying, blocked the view and the foot deep leaves was a hiding place for plant eating rodents.  

Initially, the plan was to take down the fencing that was evidently put up to keep the previous owner's lab in the backyard, but as we started to tackle the project, we decided to just leave it up and remove all the ivy.

Doesn't look like much, but it was about a foot deep and compacted with a lot of wire underneath to be ripped out.

The two Rose of Sharon from my mom's yard will be moved to my woodland walk.

My old bench also needs some repair.

I've been dividing my Japanese Painted ferns to use in this area since it is all shade.

A lot of rebar and fencing to pull up, not so easy on my hands.

Ivy gone, leaves gone, now to dig up the Rose of Sharon.

You never know what you'll find under debris.  More pretty brick and a vent that not only had leaves and ivy on top, but they placed a heavy piece of metal on top.  Can't imagine why, maybe to keep the dog from scratching it apart?  I assume it's something that needs to be open since it is original to the walkway.

Also found six of these neat old metal ??  who knows what they are for, but they will be good props for plants.

All this was under the leaves.  Now to the recycling bin.

I attached netting to the wood boards to weave my honeysuckle and sweet autumn clematis on, which will fill in nicely now.

Foxgloves I grew from seed and placed here in the fall are now blooming.

Now we have a clear view through to the front and back, it looks much cleaner and neater!

I placed the ferns and coleus in this area.  Now all we need is some sun to get things going.  Now have a tropical storm headed this way, so maybe next week we'll see sun?

With this project done and heavy rain coming, you can find me at the Tiny Farmhouse painting and ripping down ceilings.  We have plans to go up the mountain to the Garden Jubilee weather permitting.  With the mudslide last week, we have been put on high alert with the rains coming.  Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

PS- Mom, found another chenille . . . 

. . . a pretty damask tablecloth . . . 

. . . and a heavy crochet coverlet.  Looks like I'm in the fabrics business instead of lamps like when I started!

And you never know where some of my items will end up!  This afghan was bought by a guy in NY that wanted it for this car!

I think this is a car that George would like!