Garden Pic Wednesday: Turning Nature Into Garden Art
This pine tree stump is out front in a flower bed next to my Gardenia bush. When we bought this house, this pine was about 7 inches in diameter; 28 years later, it was this: 3 years ago I had it cut down and used it as a nice place to set a large container garden. But termites and moisture did their work, eating it away and, suddenly, this summer I find my container garden flopped over sideways in a hole in the stump. I moved the container garden to a spot in the ground among the day lilies, then filled that stump hole with dirt and planted it with Chinese Stonecrop and Hen & Chick succulents---turning nature into garden art! The succulents will eventually take over and be quite attractive. Here's the container in it's new location: It will be much happier here I think. Gladiola bulbs surround that bamboo stake and maybe they'll bloom better. A Dusty Miller and Creeping Jenny are planted on top. Funny Pampas Bent By Hurricane Nate...