The quilt top is done!!! I made the last four 4 patches from leftover strip piecing so it is 4 different fabrics in them instead of 2 like the others. It ended up 56" x 72".
For those of you who thought my back yard looked big, I took that picture from side to side through the yard, not front to back. This is my view from one end with the lot line on the left where the biggest trees in the left side are.
This is from the other end. I just have this one strip of grass in the back yard and all of the rest is the shade garden and peonies. That white spot in the back right is my back neighbor's garage.
Here is the path from the other end. Like Jacquie said, it is kind of like a secret garden. I just have to ignore the fact that if they were looking, the neighbors could see me from all 3 of their yards.
And here is part of the peony bed getting ready to bloom. They are planted 3 rows deep.
To answer a few questions from yesterday, no the yard is not fenced in, yes I do most of the work myself. My neighbor (bless him) mows my grass. I usually go out and pull weeds for about 15 minutes a few nights a week. I did more planting this year, did very little last year. I don't like heat and humidity so I am definitely a fair weather gardener. The one great thing about perennials is that you don't have to do a bunch of planting every year. Just filling in bare spots is necessary.
For those of you who thought my back yard looked big, I took that picture from side to side through the yard, not front to back. This is my view from one end with the lot line on the left where the biggest trees in the left side are. This is from the other end. I just have this one strip of grass in the back yard and all of the rest is the shade garden and peonies. That white spot in the back right is my back neighbor's garage. Here is the path from the other end. Like Jacquie said, it is kind of like a secret garden. I just have to ignore the fact that if they were looking, the neighbors could see me from all 3 of their yards. And here is part of the peony bed getting ready to bloom. They are planted 3 rows deep. To answer a few questions from yesterday, no the yard is not fenced in, yes I do most of the work myself. My neighbor (bless him) mows my grass. I usually go out and pull weeds for about 15 minutes a few nights a week. I did more planting this year, did very little last year. I don't like heat and humidity so I am definitely a fair weather gardener. The one great thing about perennials is that you don't have to do a bunch of planting every year. Just filling in bare spots is necessary.