this is a look at the dry stream and the moss growing along its edges. I will be clipping the variegated shrub and weeding the moss, leaving only the Welsh poppies growing I am encouraging the ferns and other deep shade plants to grow under the deck.
this is a view of under the deck that shows you where the neighbors have destroyed the screening of the cedars, over the years... kids had their hockey net set up in front of this hedge and were forever chasing their balls through the hedge.. and last year they deliberately butchered the cedars even further. The guy sits out there and smokes, whatever it is he smokes, right next to the property line. So, I am trying to think of something that will screen this area under the deck and still look good from my side as well. You see where the chair sits... I would like to make an nice sitting area under my deck, and screened from their view. Maybe tall evergreen ferns? Like the one that grows by the back of the garage. It is at least 4 feet tall.
This is a view of the Japanese lantern, on its new stand, the Japanese Maple the Kalmia, some ferns along the dry stream.
This is a look at the Lantern from the opposite side as the photo above. This looks out from under the deck where I want to make my new sitting area, out towards the veggie garden. I can see that this vista needs to have the white bags of compost moved. Otherwise it looks quite green and nice. You can see the moss beneath the Mountain Laurel in the left bottom corner.
A view of the waterfall.
the waterfall, again from under the deck. I can see that this vista needs to be cleaned up a bit. May need to remove the white plastic pots that I store on the veggie garden area. Those irises in the foreground will soon be in bloom with lovely purple/gold very showy blooms.
So, the plans go on for the improvement of my space and your perception of my world. Meanwhile, I have typed my private journal to record my GAWD Ahmighty! venting about what is happening in the news and on our block, even . . . none of which bears repetition here.
James Island is for sale for $75 million... damn.. I only have $54 million GAWD ahmighty! You see? The difference between the rich and the ... moderately comfortable is incredible. The difference between the moderately comfortable and the poor is even more incredible. Do you suppose it has always been so?
