A few weeks ago Kim and I went to lunch in a little village not far from here. It has a lot of yummy eateries and trendy little boutique shops; just right for a weekend browse. We wandered up a tucked away alley and I saw the most beautiful set of wrought iron gates. About 2 metres at their highest point, they just looked like they should be opened to lead to some place very special. I told Kim we need to build a secret garden in the back corner where the folly is and these gates could be at the beginning of the path.
We've decided to run with the secret garden idea; enclosing it about with a bird-friendly hedge. The path will be extended so it goes to different areas in the garden with plantings so that it disappears and reappears making a few small "rooms". I thought we could cover the path in glass bits; I don't know what its called; but it's smashed up glass that's been tumbled so there are no sharp edges. It looks really pretty in the sunlight and will add just the right look in the "secret garden" :) Amazing just how an idea can grow! Unbeknownst to me, when I had gone into town to have lunch with a couple of friends for my birthday, Kim had woken up Mark who was on night-shift and they hooked on the trailer and went into the village to buy me the gates!!!! Evidently they had it all planned and were waiting for me to leave. Not the first time they have done some sneaky planning! I had asked for a pink wheelbarrow for my birthday (the one we have is huge and I have trouble pushing it when its full) so got the shock of my life to find the gates leaning against the shed when they led me outside on my birthday! Bless their little cotton socks - they carried the gates down to the folly and stood them in place so I could see how they looked in situ. :) I was very spoilt by family and friends but the best bit was hanging out with everyone.
Tonight we'll be making our choices from the Geenpatch catalogue for our spring plantings. Time to get moving. I can't wait to get the seeds in and get sorted for the summer. Here's hoping it won't be as wet as our winter!
