Arbor Day At Brynwood...

Backyard looking in

This is a project I've been wanting to do for quite a while. The first

time our son and daughter-in-law visited, they brought a tiny star jasmine

 bush as a gift for us. (It's the one on the right side.) I immediately got a

second one to place across the walkway from it when our pool was built. 

Since then, they've grown like gangbusters. I've kept them pruned, but I got

this idea to put an arbor between them to create a "secret courtyard" from

the "Holidome" (pool area) into the backyard. After months of growing, the

 bushes were starting to close off the courtyard, so I needed to get this done.

Holidome toward courtyard

 The arch I ordered arrived on Friday, and I was anxious to get it installed.

After last Coffee Club, I hurried home and opened the box. Handsome

helped me get it put together and we carried it around to the courtyard.

It was a bit of a chore lifting up the overgrown section I'd been grooming

to cover the arch once it would be installed, but between the two of us we

managed to place it without damaging either of the bushes. After we got it

 into its proper place, we arranged the stray tendrils, trimmed the overgrown 

branches and stood back to admire the vast improvement we'd wrought.

Courtyard looking toward backyard

 I'm not finished yet either. I have empty pots to fill with flowers, and perhaps 

a new working birdbath. (The raccoons broke the one on the left side of this 

picture, and because it has oak leaves and acorns on it, I just can't bring myself

 to toss it!) I think the next birdbath will sit closer to the ground to protect it. 

Oh! Wouldn't one of those rocks with the cupped-out centers be cool?

I may add a few Adirondack-style chairs or a bench to this area, too. It's a

 nice quiet place to just sit and enjoy the view! We also have a chiminea

in the courtyard, and we could sit out there on cool, Florida-style winter 

evenings and enjoy the fire. I'll have to give that a little more thought. 

There's no rush, after all. I'll take my time so it's "just right".

My little snoopervisor

 Handsome, Tag and I hope you had a great weekend, too.

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