But regardless of which one of us influenced the other, the gardening gene is from my mom's side, as my uncle owns a landscaping business in Britain, and I still remember eating brussels sprouts from my grandad's garden when we visited there in my childhood.
This Japanese Maple is my mom's pride and joy right now:
They've had some work done in the back, too.
This natural flagstone patio at the base of the deck is just waiting for all the steppables to fill in the open spaces between the stones. (Mom has planted little cuttings of woolly thyme and elfin thyme, and not all of them survived, although most of them are doing very well.) I think the metal furniture they picked out is perfect for this setting.
And finally, since mom and I were shopping together that day, I should note that she picked up the "sister" to my little fairy girl.
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5 comments:
What a lovely garden.
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Your mother's garden is beautiful. I like the little twist in the fact you influenced your mom to garden. What a nice connection to have together. I like the fairy girls you both have! The red maple & patio are great!
My mom loved the rocks in my garden, so she hired the same landscaper to do her front. They couldn't put rocks in the back, though, because of the difficult access. The landscapers did lay the patio in the back, leaving plenty of space between the stones for my mom to plant thyme.
Oh, I love thyme growing in the cracks of a patio! How lovely!
Good photos, Karen! And a beautiful garden.
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