| No, Rome wasn't built in a day and your garden will | | | | weeding. Girls especially love planting color packs and |
| not be either. You can hire a contractor but I promise | | | | seeing the immediate beauty of their work. |
| you that the life that lives in a garden is better off | | | | There are many events in the life of a family or |
| nurtured by you and your own vision of what it will | | | | even a family of one that will call for additional focus |
| be. A contractor does the work for money. You will | | | | on your gardening time. Hanging wind chimes anytime |
| do it for love. In the end it will make all the | | | | makes sense for your garden decor but wind chimes |
| difference. My garden areas that surround my home | | | | and colorful hanging baskets adds beauty and |
| have been developing for 30 years. I've added | | | | peaceful melodies to any celebration. Hanging a string |
| outdoor rooms where I serve dinner under a vine | | | | of white mini Christmas tree lights works any time of |
| laden arbor hanging with begonias and wind chimes. | | | | year and for any celebration. These can be used on |
| Apple trees now provide an autumn harvest and all | | | | decks or in backyards to add to the festive |
| year round feed hummingbirds at the hummingbird | | | | atmosphere. Some events and celebrations that stir |
| feeders. | | | | us to increased activity in our garden spots are: |
| Your garden will respond to the ebb and flow of | | | | - Birthday celebrations |
| your life and will reflect your effort at the times | | | | - Graduation celebrations |
| when you have the energy and life to give it. "To | | | | - Births |
| everything there is a season, And a time for every | | | | - Family reunions or just family coming from out of |
| purpose under heaven."Ecclesiastes 3:1 Our lives have | | | | town |
| times and events for which the garden serves | | | | - Weddings |
| different purposes. | | | | - Holiday parties |
| - When children are young there is play equipment | | | | - Garden parties |
| set up in a backyard and perhaps a small vegetable | | | | - House warming parties after a remodel |
| garden to teach children the joy of planting seeds | | | | The main thing that you want to remember: use that |
| and watching them grow. Garden statues may not | | | | file with the ideas and plans that you have drawn up |
| exactly work but you can always hang wind chimes. | | | | as you go. It will serve as a guide and you will know |
| - As children grow and need less of our undivided | | | | when to adjust and make changes. Perhaps you |
| attention we have more time to focus on a garden | | | | have an area that when the family was young it held |
| design. Perhaps now you can add that wonderful | | | | a swing set and kid proof sand or bark, no garden |
| garden statues with the angels that you found on | | | | decor here. But now you need to have a grassy area |
| your vacation years ago. | | | | in that same place for tables to be set up for a |
| - When children become teens garden chores can be | | | | wedding or a dance floor for a graduation party, lots |
| a useful teaching tool for responsibility and if they are | | | | of garden decor will work now. Similar garden decor |
| sons they are strong and can learn the joys of | | | | can fit into many different times of your garden's life |
| rototilling or hauling heavy loads. One of your girls can | | | | if you keep in mind your vision and plan. You will |
| be responsible for keeping the hummingbird feeders | | | | eventually get it. |
| filled or the bird bath clean and full. They all love | | | | |