Today I'm excited to blog about my little piece of heaven. Before moving to Alabama I had planted a few common annuals - petunias, impatiens, vinca, and had a few houseplants, but that was it. My dear friend, Julie, is a real, true gardener - she knows SO MUCH about design and landscaping, and I caught the gardening bug from her. Her yard is a paradise! Large and sloping upward, she has a lovely babbling brook water feature which she designed, lots of plant species native to Alabama, several "heritage" plants (plants that have been shared and passed down through family and friends), and hundreds of other interesting things thriving in her landscape. The yard also includes a shady swing and several bird feeders where she plays host to numerous native birds all year and hummingbirds in the late summer. There is also a covered, open deck where they often have dinner in full view of the gorgeous yard.
My own back yard in Alabama sloped downward and was pretty much unusable for gardening. However, we did add some foundation plantings, and after consulting with Julie we enhanced the front of our house with river birch trees, azaleas and day lilies, and added crepe myrtles and knockout roses to the driveway area. But, I did long for a small, level yard - nothing overwhelming - to dig in. While house hunting in New Orleans, a small piece of real estate for gardening was high on the list of must haves. We did find it - VERY small - the front was already landscaped, but the back yard was almost a blank canvas. Yes!
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