Summer Garden

When we moved to Lantern Way, there was a concrete patio type table on the outside of our actual patio.  It was under a tree and the tree roots had wrapped around the bench, so we never tried to move it.  This area was an eyesore, with stepping "rocks" and dirt.  So, although it is NOT as nice as it could be, we have made improvements there, with mulch!  I like it way better.  We moved the table (thanks Jerry & Harley) for the help, to the fire pit and bought new benches for it....this time curved ones and three of them.  Not sure how often this table will be used, but it's away from the house with new "seats".
I used ivy, impatients, etc., that was in our yard to fill the pots that I added there.  I wanted to make it a "fairy" garden, but don't have the ambition for that now.  I did add some "fairies".  

The pic above was taken after the concrete table was moved to the yard.  Hard to plant anything here with the tree roots, I thank God for the old farm tree.  Shade!!!

 The only thing I bought new was the yellow clay pots.  They were unpainted and I thought I wanted to add the grandkids hand/foot prints.  This was not easy.  They were at ball tourneys all weekend and when I had Luke last Thursday, he didn't actually cooperate!  So, his footprint is on one pot, but not very well!  I wound up just sponge painting them.  I tried large "dots", but again, I am not very crafty and they looked bad.  Random sponge design.

 I used plants out of the yard to fill all the containers here.

 Had to throw in one of Luke from this morning.  Happy boy.