Good afternoon readers! We are about to wrap up June and next weekend is going to be an adventure!! But I’m wrapping up June with expanding the garden in the backyard. I have small plot for fruit and vegetables and a couple of pots, ho-hum, right? BORING!!! I have my heart set on a gothic-romantic-whimsy garden,, let’s brew about it!
I’ve talked about a teepee trellis and a pumpkin arch earlier this month. I intend to both, currently I have 3 green beans growing, I need 5 more to grow so I can set up the teepee trellis. So, for now, that’s on a pause, but I bought the arched trellis from Walmart. Initially, I was going to hand make the trellis with reinforced wire and iron posts, but after doing the numbers, the cost was too great and I still needed to get dirt and a garden bed liner. The Walmart trellis costed less than 200 hundred dollars, which had I done the original plan it’d be upwards of 500, So win-win. But not only was the price speaking to me, building it wasn’t difficult either.
I still need to get the garden bed liner so I can shape the space around it and of course add some flourishes, like a solar lantern for the center, weave some solar lights on the sides. I’m also, planning to place a patio set for 2 underneath the arch. I would love to sit underneath the arch and enjoy writing, sketching, eating a light lunch or just simply to sit peacefully with a cup of coffee or tea and enjoy the tranquility. These big ideas means more money than the number I said above, but it’s my dream garden. I already have the seeds I want to plant, but I can’t wait to bring to life the picture I have in my head AND share it with you.
What do you think? Am I going overboard with my ideas? Should I just place a fountain at the end and leave the space open? Or should I build this tiny escape from the busy world around me ? Let me know what you think. I’ve also, provided the link to the arbor trellis as well.
As Always Keep on Brewin!