A 2020 Calendar
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| JANUARY - A spur of the moment project last winter was a twig fence that I made along the back border of the garden. It has held up well and I'm still adding twigs when I can get them. There is a small area on the west side that could use more. I would like to go back and refine it but for now, it serves the purpose of screening the houses behind us and the birds love it. |
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| FEBRUARY - I did not have many photos to choose from for February. I decided to include this because it shows the area that I am working on at the moment. I'm putting in a low retaining wall along the border to the right. And the grass path is being narrowed. |
MARCH - On March 14th, we got a few inches of snow.
APRIL - What a difference one month makes! This was taken on Earth Day, April 22. It is looking across the front garden from the front door.
MAY brings the lupines.
JUNE - The border along the street in front.
JULY - The wall that divides the courtyard from the Pan Garden (just completed in June).
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| AUGUST - Looking out the window at the courtyard |
SEPTEMBER - Mid-September was scary with a wind storm followed by smoke from nearby wildfires.
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| OCTOBER - The most pleasant surprise this year was the Spanish Flag vine (Ipomoea lobata). I grew it from seed and I'm notoriously bad at that. The blooms on this vine were just incredible. |
NOVEMBER - The fall color didn't kick in until November. This is Acer palmatum 'Osakazuki'.
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| DECEMBER - Osmanthus 'Goshiki' shows the promise of a new and better year. |
Comments
The view of the courtyard is gorgeous.
made me think it could be fun to take a photo from the exact same spot in the garden once a month, to show its transformation through the seasons.