Lookie Here!.. AND.. a Giveaway!

Look what is gracing my tomato barrel this season!

Each year I dream of lovely jumbo tomatoes but more often than not

the largest is only about two inches across. 

This year however, I super mulched the soil and started using an organic

fertilizer and Viola, 4 inch Maters! The tomato plants are so heavy with fruit that I've had to

add several more stakes to tie up all the red deliciousness!

I put in this back sitting area about 10 or 12 years ago,

but  over the years the big Australia River Wattle tree roots  had

lifted up the bricks and has shaded so much of the area that it needed a redo.

I pulled up all of the bricks, (what a job!) worked myself nearly to death hacking out the surface roots,

 then reset the bricks and pea gravel.

 I then added the raised area

for the old glider to sit on and a railroad tie step.

I took out the small raised pond that was there because the raccoons kept

getting in there and tearing up the lovely water plants. Silly monkeys! 

The waterfall in the corner was

replanted and I'm really pleased with the new look. 

What do you think?

The chairs are facing the wooden aviary with finches and song birds
and the whole space seems so much bigger. Ahhh.

Our weather has been fairly cool most of the year so I 

still have several 2011 pumpkins hanging on throughout the garden.

These two on the front porch still look just picked!

Will they make it till Halloween 2012?

This original design "Scardey Cat" ornament is looking over his shoulder

towards the Ehag Giveaway! Coming Soon!

Be sure to put your name in for a chance at this and several other fun 

pieces from our Ehag artists!