A Small Slice of Paradise

Within its first few hours of completion, a thirsty little hummingbird had already been spotted flitting about in this magivcally created backyard birthday fairy garden.  I’m so glad someone was there to see and tell me so that I knew.  I took his visits as a sign of nature putting the stamp of approval on my tiny, whimsical garden.  
 

Fairy pool

 JoLyn, queen of the fairies, was the designer and implementer.   She was deftly assisted by  two more garden fairies, Gayle and Hank Pollock.  Almost the whole yard received a very welcome makeover so they were kept busy with a variety of tasks – weeding, then putting down weed barrier, picking up and spreading a load of Boise pea gravel, pulling out an overgrown boxwood hedge, and hauling away debris. Only the fairy garden is ready to be highlighted today though.  The other areas need to settle in and grow a little before they’re ready for prime time viewing. 
 

Iris painted the stepping stones.

 A little magic makes all the difference!  Dan’s talented sister, Iris, got the magic started by simply suggesting that ornamental grasses would look nice in place of the hedge.  She also did some pruning for us, and everything seemed to just mushroom from there. 

 It has been a  Happy, happy birthday to me!  I wonder how I will ever thank you enough, all of my dear, dear friends.

Here is a song Julie sent me this morning.

Now I'd like a slice of cake to go with my slice of paradise please!