A little over a month ago I did a posting entitled ‘Flower wall’ that featured a hanging panel of flowers and plants on the interior portion of the fence that encloses the back yard of my friend Cindy Dyer. At that time the plants were just getting established and one of my viewers asked me to do a follow-up post when they all fill in.
As I went into Cindy’s backyard garden this morning to take an update photo of the hanging garden, I decided to try to capture the atmosphere that she has created in this small space. We live in a townhouse community and each of us has a tiny space behind our houses that is enclosed with a privacy fence. Cindy lives in an end unit (as do I) and her yard is slightly larger than the inner units, with a neighbor on only one side.
The first image shows the current state of the hanging garden. Some of the plants have grown more quickly than others, giving the wall a slightly wild look that I really like. I deliberately framed this shot wider than necessary to show you part of the rest of the garden that Cindy has decorated with statues, figurines, and all kinds of plants and flowers. It feels like a secret refuge, a world apart from one of the main streets in our neighborhood that is barely visible through the slats of the fence.
The second image shows a portion of the fence that separates her yard from that of her neighbor. Here she has created an almost meditative space featuring a wall hanging and a spectacular bird bath that rises up out of a bed of hostas. If you click on the image and examine the details, you will see that Cindy had decorated the blue grid with dozens of colorful dragonflies.
As you can readily see from these two images, Cindy is amazingly creative and is an incredible gardener and designer. You might have thought that I was a little over the top in yesterday’s blog anniversary posting in which I expressed my admiration and gratitude for all that she does to inspire me—here is visual evidence of why those words were well-deserved.
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What a beautiful, serene spot. I really like the idea of the hanging garden to cover the fence in nature and that bird bath is glorious. How apt that there are all of those little dragonfly decorations.
Looks like a great spot. You captured it well.
Thanks. I am so used to trying to get in close that it felt different (and good) to look at the garden from a wider perspective.
Wow! Tranquil and creative space. Thank you for the wonderful photos (as usual). Blessings.😊
Thanks, Suzette. It is a wonderful spot and Cindy is always adding things and planting new flowers.
Wow – that is beautiful outdoor art.
Very beautiful, intensely personal space Mike. It feels very contemplative. The ‘leaf’ metal framework is a nice base to enable small things to be displayed. Are the ‘candles’ artificial lights that can be turned on at night?
I’ll have to look closely at them, but I think they are artificial lights. I seem to recall Cindy showing me some of the lights which she could control with a remote control.
Nice Mike! Great to have a Nice neighbor with beautiful flowers next door!
Having space, a refuge, is so important to a persons well being. Even more so now. Ellen is the chief of ours and the woodland critters (lizards) thank her too.
It is definitely nice when someone is willing to share the spaces they have created with woodland creatures and even with us. 🙂
The pocket garden looks great all filled in, I love the textures of mixed foliage… thanks for posting a follow-up shot. Cindy’s garden looks like a wonderful respite from the world.
It is definitely a refuge and I will be sure to pass on to Cindy your complimentary words, Eliza.
Simply gorgeous- and so peaceful. Thanks for sharing the
images, Anne
Beautiful! 😀
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