moonlight oasis....

this is my garden space this summer....

it needs a little help

some love

color

and alot of

something~something...

but perfectly perfect

i have never been much of a container gardener....something about growing beauty in pots has eluded my master green thumb.

in the ground? no problem.

in a pot? a problem.

the challenge:  to container garden this summer and to make the above a moonlight oasis.

did i mention on a VERY small budget

AND

a container garden?

(obviously the container part is the challenge)

i better get started...

ohhhhhh!

this looks like a perfect place to start.

mmmmm....color and flowers and dirt and

so many OPTIONS.

i am so excited i can hardly stand it.

the nursery = a gardener's candy store

my selection to start with...

ummm...i have about 2 feet of sunlight to work with...and the rest shade.

my moonlight oasis is in shade.

i have always gardened in full sun and minimal shade.

shade gardening = new adventure

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i am starting with the sun section as it is the BONES of the garden.

note the pond in the background....a built in au natural garden.

i want to make that my focal point.

and...oh i am so happy to have my frog birdbath to look at in my

moonlight oasis.  the frogs here are amazing to listen to at night.

very LOUD and clearing.

they are my favorite gift from the pond.

look at these beauties ~**~*~*~*~

rocks from lake superior's north shore...grand marais to be exact.

a little souvenier from a vacation last summer.

these are going to be my stepping stone path to the pond.

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to be continued...

in beauty,

Pamela