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Originally uploaded by Martha {Dancing Monkey Jewelry}
When Amar and I bought our house there wasn't much of a garden. Sure the contractor planted a few boxwoods and a rhodie bush and called it landscaped, but in truth it wasn't. Our house had stood vacant for several years and the yard was quite overgrown with weeds and several trees that were dead or dying and the contractor did a good job of cleaning the yard and clearing out the overgrowth and dead trees and left with two Honey Locust trees, a cherry tree and two Holly Trees. It was a nice start.
Since then Amar and I have added a fence, a tree, several bushes (Red Honeysuckle, Mock Orange, Forsythia, and a Dwarf Lilac), garden beds with many plants. It definitely doesn't look the same.
Our next big venture will be to add a "Secret Garden on the northside of the house, a patio and a garden gate. Our patio will be in the spot you see in this photograph. We've removed the tree that you see by the fence and Amar will be putting down a patio, turf or deck - it all depends upon his energy and our funds. We would like a fire pit, comfy furniture and some privacy in this spot. It's going to take lots of work but when it's done it's going to look fantastic.
