Our Flower Gardens #3: By the Pool

Love your idea with the frogs MsD.And the pond should look great with the vines on the fence.
Where did our nice warm weather go???? (lol)

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

yah.. where.. but i didn’t see snow on the forecast today so it’s not going to be AS cold as expected.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

I love the idea of the cliimbing vines Deb … very creative and will look quite lovely with the pool.

It is wet and rainy here too. We so need the rain here though. Nights are getting cold again, actually had to turn the heat on this morning. They say by the end of the week we should be hitting 70’s (F). I asked “the Big Man upstairs” if He could send warm weather for my birthday—hehe!!

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

oh a birthday present you can share!

The heat is on here as well and my feet are freezing. I’m going to have to burn a little more fuel and get this place warmed up. It’s going to be a long 3 days until we reach ‘warmer” weather again.

I envision that the vines will look nice.. we’ll see in a few months.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

Yah, cold feet … where are my darn socks!!!!! hehehe!!!

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

I know… mine went into the wash yesterday—after I was done laundry .. but I do have a pair of wool socks around here somewhere. Have to dig it out. My nose is cold and my feet are freezing. I’m not used to this Canadian spring weather haha

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

Yah, three days of fretting about my plants that are up, tree roses and our year old Red Japanese Maple Tree that has leafed out … gonna be some L-O-N-G days/nights as you said. Anyone mention Hot Chocolate!!! :-)

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

oh what a good idea!!! now, do i HAVE hot chocolate..hhmmm
now you’ve done it.. now I “NEED” a hot chocolate and I won’t be able to find any.. oh what to do; what to do

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

Call Gabby and attach an “SOS” note to your neighbor saying HELP you NEED chocolate (and will send Gabby back with a cup to share) ... hahahahaha!!!!

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

lol like a big St. Bernard with a flask under its chin :)

I haven’t seen Gabby yet today. She’s probably somewhere enjoying this cool whether.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

I braved the cold and timed it to at least get some sunshine and got some pictures for you.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

Deb, this is really gonna look great … can really picture those vines climbing up that fence. Man, you HAVE been one busy lady!!! Yard is looking fantastic!!! :-)

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

yah.. that was a lot of digging and rock carrying and and and.
I hope it looks nice in a few months

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

Looking good MsD I know what it’s like carrying all those rocks.I get so stiff and achy afterwards for a day or so.(lol) Had to put our heat back on again too. darn,darn,darn
Had to laugh at the stairs though.They look like the stairs to nowhere (lol)
pool area?

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

it’s our ”stairway to heaven” .. or a conversation piece that makes everyone look twice and then think about calling the men in the white coats for us :)

Yes, it’s for a pool. When my Mom lived here she got the pool but the wobbly little ladder that comes with it was not safe enough in my opinion… she was approaching 80 at the time and had both hips replaced. So we built the stairs. You use the wood stairs to go up and then the pool ladder to get in/out of the water. Perfect.
And then we took the pool down and said, “uh… how are we going to get the pool up in the same location next year? We can’t move the pool after the water is in it and we can’t move the stairs!”
We guessed at the location of the bottom edge of the pool… and have been lucky each year to get it about right. Phew.
Now, the wobbly pool ladder is about to give up the ghost. We have no idea how we will resolve that problem.

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)

looking good.

-- Xploreorganics, 5b Canada, LFD 06-20

Just love it!
And the stairs! How marvelous!

-- Eklectic, Follow my Bliss, South East Ontario 5a

Deb … what is the little tree?? Will it flower?? Pretty …

-- "A perfect garden is just a garden to be in-perfection. Mornings to work on it and evenings to pause and look at it." Southeast Michigan, Zone 5a/5b

it’s my new weeping pea tree.
I had wanted an “umbrella” tree there … I don’t think this is exactly what I wanted but it is what it is

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a)