In the beginning my intentions were only to pull out the trees and bryers with the back hoe and clear this area to plant grass seed and maybe a shrub or two around the stones but once it was cleared I had better thoughts of a perennial garden.
The idea to turn this area into a perennial garden was inspired by some of the beautiful gardens that Kelly and I saw in Newport, R.I. while celebrating 25 years of marriage on May 28, '08. This project began for us during our vacation that week so we thought it only appropriate to call this the "Anniversary Garden".
The very first photo below with the goats shows that patch of trees in the background that is now the garden.I hope you enjoy the photos of this garden from its very beginning...
We had an area in our back yard that was an eyesore. It was a patch of trees and huge bryer bushes surrounding a small section of old rotted farm fencing. Inside the bryer bushes I even found an old cracked porcelain tub... what a mess this area was !