the front Entry Garden, June 29 2011

As you walk through the Welcome Garden on the way to the front door, you will come to a new (unfinished) seating area on the right hand side:

... This is the change I was referring to in my last post.  Nothing was growing well in this area anyway due to the 4 large spruce trees surrounding it, so I've spent the last couple of weeks digging up the plants that used to be where the chairs are, and temporarily marking out the new overlapping circle design with bricks.  This will actually become a brick patio at some point (next year, hopefully) but for now I just wanted to outline the area to make sure I was happy with size and placement.  What do you think?  Here's a look from another view:

To see how this garden area has progressed over time, click here and scroll down.

Check back over the next few days as I post pictures of other areas of my garden as well.

Comments

[The Ms. S.]

Hi Janice, I think the seating area is an excellent idea. What is the orientation of the front? We are thinkng of doing the same as our front faces east and we have an 8 ft overhang (that nothing grows under) that we may eventually turn into a front porch. It's nice to sit out and watch the world go by sometimes.

Happy Canada Day to you and your family tomorrow!

[plantman]

Make your man work, put a pergola there :)

[Calgary Garden Coach]

Thanks Ms S! Our front faces north-east but it's the trees, not the orientation, that cause all the shade and dryness problems for me.
Plantman, that's actually a great idea. I think it could look great. The only problems are the cost and time factors. We are in a fixer-upper of a house and we don't really need the structure for shade since we already have a lot, so unfortunately a pergola in the front yard would go to the bottom of my LONG priority list! It's nice to dream though!
Janice

[James Joyce]

Love the seating area, certainly looks like an area you would want to enjoy.