A Walk through the Garden

Up early this morning and already done with the coffee routine.  Lot's to do this weekend.  We started off with a walk through the garden.  Our first stop was this little birdhouse.  Looks like somebody is moving in or has already set up housekeeping.  The stack of chairs you see to the left are there in preparation for the season opener party planned for the end of the month.  The more you can do in advance of any gathering the easier it is to get things set up the day of the event.

A little further in the back yard, tucked away in a corner I discovered the whiskey barrel is coming to life.

Looks like the lady fern and the mums are living happily together.  I expect in the next few weeks this barrel will be overflowing.  Just exactly what I planned when I planted this.

Now we're off to wash the outdoor rug on the deck and set up the new conversation group that we got last night.  We will also be spending some time cleaning up and pruning and trimming in the back yard to include bamboo maintenance.  Ah, bamboo.  I love it.  It is very soothing to sit outside and have it sway in the breeze and it offers nice privacy, but it does take maintenance.  More on all of this a little later.