My Garden As An Art Form

[Kcar]

These aren't art quality photos, but my back yard is a natural artform. I love it:


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Note that killer swing (15 feet tall)! Hubby built it for me. :

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My art studio from the outside:

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Our firepit:

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I like to keep the environment back here natural...more like a park than a perfectly manicured garden. There are dusty areas on the ground for birds to roll around in - it's good for them (and my outdoor kitty loves it! ), a firepit to burn trash in...we use the ash in our compost beds - which are dressed with shredded leaves. A lot of weeds are left to grow in out of sight areas...they contain nutrients that wildlife feed on - piles of brambles and fallen branches to give shelter to small birds from owls and hawks. Once in a great while, we see a hawk thwarted by one of those piles. The biggest is to the right of the firepit, under that large Forsythia. There are black raspberries growing all along the fence behind the firepit! Yum.


In recent yrs, I've learned that burning trash harms the environment by polluting the air with even more hydrocarbons...so we burn much less than we used to. We'd been trying to save on landfill pollution (garbage dumps).


Comments welcomed!


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[arienette]

I want a fire pit...
I love the swing, it's huge!!

 

[Kcar]

I want a fire pit...
I love the swing, it's huge!!

It is fun! We roast weenies and marshmallows out there, on occassion...and in the Fall, it's great to smell the woodsmoke in the chilled air. We burn some of the fallen branches we collect...some of em are huge! We have a couple of big benches out there for the 4 of us. (2 sons)

Haha! Thanks! That swing is the best! He built it for my birthday 4 yrs ago...with a 30 foot arc, it's like flying when yer goin full tilt!

 

[InnocentAmie]

Wow

Oh my goodness...what a beautiful garden you have! Nature is most definately a natural artform and I see you know how to take it's beauty and work it.
When I get a house (I live in an apartment at the moment), I want to have a great backyard like yours. =)

-Amie

P.S. Hopefully my husband (when I can catch one *wink wink*) will love me enough to build me an awesome swing like that.

 

[Kcar]

Oh my goodness...what a beautiful garden you have! Nature is most definately a natural artform and I see you know how to take it's beauty and work it.
When I get a house (I live in an apartment at the moment), I want to have a great backyard like yours. =)

-Amie

P.S. Hopefully my husband (when I can catch one *wink wink*) will love me enough to build me an awesome swing like that.

I see you're new here.

Welcome, Amie!


Thankyou, I appreciate that (garden remarks)!

I've been very lucky - hubby is a wonderful guy. Do you like swingsets? I always have. HATE rollercoasters though!


I will wish your dreams to come true then, Amie.

 

[InnocentAmie]

Yes ma'am, I am new. Well, newly registered. I've been enjoying this site for about a year now.
Haha I hate rollercoasters too! But yes, I've always loved swinging. My ex and I used to go up to the park late at night and just swing and talk till sunrise.
And you're very welcome on the compliments =)
-Amie

 

[M's girl]

That is one beautiful garden! I like the little brown house/shed. The swing is cool too. It's so cute your husband did that for you...

 

[Jagged]

You have a picture perfect garden that is a little piece of art....love the swing.

 

[Kcar]

That is one beautiful garden! I like the little brown house/shed. The swing is cool too. It's so cute your husband did that for you...

I designed that shed, and hubby built it from scratch. Thankyou for both compliments (barn and garden)!


On the swing: It was sweet the way he did it...he wrote in one of my Bday cards that he would start it the very next day. And he did! It took a good week - and some help from my sons - to finish it. They almost killed themselves getting the 2 main posts (with the cross beam and swing already attached) into the ground.


The kids weren't very happy with the new mowing complication, either. *giggles*

 

[Kcar]

You have a picture perfect garden that is a little piece of art....love the swing.

*beams with pride* Thankyou, kindly, Jagged.


EDIT: LOL! Love your siggy!

 

[Kcar]

Yes ma'am, I am new. Well, newly registered. I've been enjoying this site for about a year now.
Haha I hate rollercoasters too! But yes, I've always loved swinging. My ex and I used to go up to the park late at night and just swing and talk till sunrise.
And you're very welcome on the compliments =)
-Amie

That sounds like a great pleasure!

I spent entire afternoons on my uncle's 15-foot swingset as a kid - I could fly and forget everything else! That huge swingset (it had 8 swings on it, but I was usually alone) is what inspired this idea.



Haha! That swing is also good for spying on my neighbors! When I get up high enough, I can see into their back yards! *giggle!*

 

[M's girl]

I designed that shed, and hubby built it from scratch. Thankyou for both compliments (barn and garden)!

You designed it too? Wonderful..... the whole garden is, by the way.....

 

[Saucyminx]

Very lovely!

My herb garden just looks burnt after all the heat we've been having. *pout*

 

[Kcar]

You designed it too? Wonderful..... the whole garden is, by the way.....

I've got some iced tea made..come on over and we'll chat.

 

[Kcar]

Very lovely!

My herb garden just looks burnt after all the heat we've been having. *pout*

Thanx, minx!

Is it normally that hot where you live? You have your own herb garden? You must be a great cook...tell me more!

 

[Saucyminx]

I live in Pennsylvania, so we get the full gamut of temperatures. But the past few weeks its been averaging around 100 - 105.

I love to cook and I do use the herbs out back all the time. The only thing worth using at the moment is the mint and the lemon balm, so we've been having lots of iced tea.

My herb garden was just sort of a mess, and then my husband came home with a hot tub that he put right by the garden where everyone would see it. So i had to get off my butt and go make it pretty, instead of just functional. I put in a windy brick pathway, and some sculpture and weeded and mulched. It was looking great until it got cooked. lol. But it is bouncing back.

Nothing on the scale of yours tho. That is just beautiful.

 

[Kcar]

I live in Pennsylvania, so we get the full gamut of temperatures. But the past few weeks its been averaging around 100 - 105.

I love to cook and I do use the herbs out back all the time. The only thing worth using at the moment is the mint and the lemon balm, so we've been having lots of iced tea.

My herb garden was just sort of a mess, and then my husband came home with a hot tub that he put right by the garden where everyone would see it. So i had to get off my butt and go make it pretty, instead of just functional. I put in a windy brick pathway, and some sculpture and weeded and mulched. It was looking great until it got cooked. lol. But it is bouncing back.

Nothing on the scale of yours tho. That is just beautiful.

WOW! Those temps!!! My god! I'm glad that YOU'RE not wilting!

Hahahaha!! Hubby got you movin! I know about that. The only time my house gets cleaned is when guests are coming over!

Well bring some of that tea over here then! It sounds fabulous! We can enjoy it in the backyard.

Got any pics of your hot tub and herb garden? I should start another thread for people to post pics of their favorite rooms, areas of their homes, etc!

 

[Saucyminx]

WOW! Those temps!!! My god! I'm glad that YOU'RE not wilting!

Hahahaha!! Hubby got you movin! I know about that. The only time my house gets cleaned is when guests are coming over!

Well bring some of that tea over here then! It sounds fabulous! We can enjoy it in the backyard.

Got any pics of your hot tub and herb garden? I should start another thread for people to post pics of their favorite rooms, areas of their homes, etc!

Perhaps you should---maybe that will get my ass back out in the garden to weed, and replant some stuff.

And i did wilt--so i made sure i was either in our friend's pool or a nice cool mall.

 

[Kcar]

Perhaps you should---maybe that will get my ass back out in the garden to weed, and replant some stuff.

And i did wilt--so i made sure i was either in our friend's pool or a nice cool mall.

lol!

I'll start the thread now!

 

[RudeNastyAssBitch]

Ooh it's so beautiful!
The Photos Are Of Fine Quality.

Berries Are Forever The Bestest Thing To Plant In A Garden....Lavender was my insane plant of the season

 

[M's girl]

I've got some iced tea made..come on over and we'll chat.

Oops, sorry, missed this one!

I'll be in shortly to show you my pics, as promised. Have a few things I have to take care of first

See you soon!

 

[Kcar]

Ooh it's so beautiful!
The Photos Are Of Fine Quality.

Berries Are Forever The Bestest Thing To Plant In A Garden....Lavender was my insane plant of the season

Thankyou, RNAB! *giggle* How'd you come up with that username?


Berries!! My nextdoor neighbor is the best. We've lived next door to her for 28 yrs! She gave us the berry canes from her own garden. Now they're prolific as hell! w00t!


I have one Lavender plant - I love it! Do you have a lot of them?

 

[Kcar]

Oops, sorry, missed this one!

I'll be in shortly to show you my pics, as promised. Have a few things I have to take care of first

See you soon!

Woo hoo!!

Looking forward to seing them, M!

 

[privyjo]

I discovered the Visual Artists Corner last night. I am not an artist but love to look at art. Hope you don't mind that I sat in your garden (on the swing) for a while - seeking respite from the chatter on the boards. Found your garden to be very peaceful. Thought I should come back and say thank you.

 

[Kcar]

I discovered the Visual Artists Corner last night. I am not an artist but love to look at art. Hope you don't mind that I sat in your garden (on the swing) for a while - seeking respite from the chatter on the boards. Found your garden to be very peaceful. Thought I should come back and say thank you.

What a wonderful thing to say! Thanks, privyjo!!



And you're welcome in my garden anytime. *winks*


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