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Woohoo more branches lol. I just got them out of the truck and had to come in and soak my head lol. That fall has got me a little scared of climbing up there to do the second tier but.....I'll get there. At least this gives me a bunch of brown for the compost pile.

Well second break time lol. That is hot work out there today. I'm absolutely dripping. But I have the frame for the first 5 feet of so. I think I'll use the leaves to try to build up that area for the path somewhat. I know I'm going to have to find quite a bit of material to build it up. I don't want to just use dirt because one of our really good downpours and it would all end up in the flower beds that are already planted. I could sure do without the skeeters. Hungry little devils.

Third break!!!! I get so excited. I think I'm going to have to invest in a sweat band or two or ten for next summer lol. Whew and it's a realatively cool day for this time of the year. But the frame is comming right along. Some day down the road I think this garden just might be something to be pround of. At least I hope so.

Hey T - glad to hear you working up a storm there! I think you've already got something to be proud of - think back to what it looked like before you started! Oh, and the sweat thing - I always wear a baseball cap when I work outside - otherwise the sweat burns me eyes! I also have a bad habit of wiping it with my shirt...so the neighbors appreciate me wearing a hat instead LOL!

Finished with that pile of branches lol. Wow, what a job. Now I need a huge brush pile so I can make lots and lots of little sticks lol. I'll get there but it's getting to be quite a slope now. Going to have to find stuff to put on top of the branches to help level out that part.

It's funny with the flowers planted the way they are there isn't anyway to get a picture of the edging. Which is good. For the finished product. But It means I can't really show what I've been doing. Oh well I guess. Here is what I did manage to get.



I know I had to shoot the picture from underneath the shade of the tree so it is really dark. But when I tried to shoot from the otherside all I could get was a picture of the glads and tomatoes lol.

That's great that you couldn't get a better picture! If I'm looking at this one right - it looks like you're kind of shooting from a diagonal, am I right?

Yes, it's a diagonal. Someone that took a bus trip left their car parked directly in front of the garden so there is no way to get to the center of it.

well pooh...how inconsiderate of them! Don't they know I NEED TO SEE?

Even straight on you can't really see anything Mary because the tomatoes and glads are in the way lol. And the zinnia on the first row. I promise come winter I'll take some shots where you can see the whole thing lol.

Tammy it looks so natural though. I like it! You really are getting good at taking pictures with the camera!

You know the more I think about it. I'm kind of glad it doesn't show up real well. Your right Fernie it is very natural. And the flowers should overshadow it. And the lower one is full enough now that the clay isn't sliding which was the hole purpose of the edging in the first place. Now, I'm in a hurry for some more branches so that I can fill in the second tier and start getting some filler in there so it is easier to walk up there. Weeding is getting to be an adventure. I kind of crouch so that if I fall I won't topple over on top of the tomatoes or anything lol. Then once I'm in place I just do the soggy bottom lol.