The Garden Benches

Two very old, very heavy concrete garden benches came with the house and are so heavy that the legs have sunk deep into the soil.

This one is up at the main house in what I now call the wisteria garden.  Behind the bench is covered with small wisteria "bushes" that I am shaping and sculpting and will eventually produce spires of purple come next spring.

Bob unearthed the legs to the bench behind the farmhouse and could barely carry them since they weigh a ton.  Looks like we'll be hiring some high school boys to move these for us up to the house.

I thought there were just cinder blocks under the top seat, but turns out these have roses on the sides as do the ones up at the main house.

The top is still in the bamboo forest and will stay there until we get some help to move it.

That time of year again, the pasture is full of thistles!

With lots of hard work, the azaleas get better each year.  I have removed vines and fed them and transplanted.

Up close, this variety looks like an orchid.

The specialty honeysuckle is coming in strong, just in time for the hummingbirds who arrived just the other evening.

I never was a fan of azaleas, but these old varieties and being such large bushes have made me a fan.  And the smell awesome!

Now that Bob is a traveling attorney, he finds piles of afghans and I'm having trouble finding places to put them!

So this weekend Bob will be in Atlanta at a concert and I will be brushing dogs who are blowing their coats.  The birds love this stuff.  I have nests all over and they all have some dog fur in them.  These wire hangars are placed around the grounds and are being used!