~garden traditions~

Happy Friday!

&

Happy Mother's Day to all the mom's

and all the women who mother & nurture!

Has anyone read or heard of the

"5 Love Languages?"

it's a wonderful book & really

answers a lot of questions......

Like, why I am way more excited to

have Mr. T & T build me something,

or dig a ginormous whole for me

to plant something....than to

receive a pretty wrapped gift......

My love language is "acts of service"

and due to this love language of mine~
it has become a bit of a tradition around

here for him to do something so sweet

for me for Mother's Day & my

birthday (which falls right around

Mother's Day each year....)

3 years ago or so....he built this split rail

fence for me for the occasion....

I was happy as a clam!

and dug huge holes for 3 rose bushes which

he planted for me too.......

couldn't have been happier....;)

2 years ago....Mr. T & T planted

a beautiful pink & white dogwood tree for me

and 2 climbing rose bushes......

I have to say.....a rose bush or tree

has got to be one of the best gifts

one can receive......to watch them grow

each year & remember the day you

received it!...it's the best :)

so this year.......Mr. T & T wants

to build or buy an arbor gate to go right here....

you see where the climber is?

well....I took it out last year ~ it just wasn't

doing well at all....the first year or 2 it was ok but

there's not quite enough sun there and the soil

is soaking wet all the time from all the #$&#~* rain  oh excuse me.....I meant, a little damp from

our wet weather here....hee hee ;)

and this little area would

be a perfect spot for a gate to go to the back

garden........and this weekend

is the perfect time to put it in......

my sweet husband....ok gushing here....

but he is just the best.  period.

sorry girls!  ;)  He is so willing

on this special weekend to do

whatever

I am pining for ...... without

complaining, and with the best

attitude in the world.....

oh happy me!

so here's a few ideas.....

from a previous garden post

which I am probably going to repost

next week because this lady's garden

is 2die4!!

here's the old doors made into a gate idea....

really cute huh?

but her home and garden might be able

to pull it off more....?

and a little tricky due to needing old doors etc...

of course, nothing that craigslist wouldn't take

care of.....

here's another view leading up to the doors.....

that's a whole row of astilbe by the way....

so beautiful.....

ok here's another neat idea ~ love this too....

although this probably won't work because

the space available is real narrow....

but I love the curved gate.....

so it needs to be on the narrow side.....

maybe something like this but with a gate??

really wish we had a big ol' piece of property

to do all this fun stuff....but

I will bloom where I'm planted......

right??? :)

we'll see what we can come up....

Mr. T & T's been out of town all week so

we might just buy something from a big box

store & be happy or ???????

if you have a fabulous idea

you're just dying to share....

please do!!!!

Have a wonderful day & weekend!

xoxo,

Shellagh