The Bumblebee Garden
This is the side yard, where the kids were digging in the picture above. It was a strip of dirt and weeds. There was no sidewalk. No gate. A blank slate except for the cyclone fence between the two houses. All of the plants on the list were planted. Some have come and gone. Some things need to be redone now. It turns out that corner by the gate is ideal for roses. Wouldn't have thought it would get enough sun, but they thrive on that side at all of the houses on the block.
The best thing turned out to be the purple penstemon - because the bumblebees love it, and they crawl up inside the flowers. So we named this area The Bumblebee Garden, and set up a bench for Bumblebee watching.
This is the side yard, where the kids were digging in the picture above. It was a strip of dirt and weeds. There was no sidewalk. No gate. A blank slate except for the cyclone fence between the two houses. All of the plants on the list were planted. Some have come and gone. Some things need to be redone now. It turns out that corner by the gate is ideal for roses. Wouldn't have thought it would get enough sun, but they thrive on that side at all of the houses on the block.
The best thing turned out to be the purple penstemon - because the bumblebees love it, and they crawl up inside the flowers. So we named this area The Bumblebee Garden, and set up a bench for Bumblebee watching.
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