It all started when my parents decided to buy the house that was right next door to theirs (which happened to be the house my mother grew up in). Their plan was to fix up the house and rent it out. - But the structure proved to be too unstable due to water and insect damage over the years. After having the local fire department do a practice burn on the structure, our little farm starts to take shape. Within the foundation area of the old house, we have built a memorial garden to my grandmother, Rosemary. It includes a "kitchen" garden, a "living" area, and a large bedroom, containing eight flower "beds" representing her eight children.
The original house, built in 1940's
Seeds are have sprouted and are starting to grow. One of the eight flower beds in the Memorial Garden.
I collection of old clay pots salvaged out of the garden shed, serve as a border in the flower bed.
The "burn" day, January 2015
Things are starting to bloom!
July 2015
The bed room is starting to take shape, July 2015
Local volunteer firefighters
Memorial Garden, August 2015
The "beds", October 2015
The Sunflower bed, July 2015
You can see the outline of the old foundation. We also used recycled concrete to create a step up to the bed room, July 2015
Dahlia Field, September 2015
Dahlia Field, September 2015
Dahlia Field, September 2015
End of the season, October 2015
What do you do with an old stump?
An arbor was added at the entrance of the Memorial Garden, October 2015.