Secret Garden
By paigea
@paigea (36317)
Canada
June 25, 2022 12:56pm CST
Today, I want to sneak into my secret garden. Okay, I don't really have a secret garden, more of an idea of a secret garden.
I bought some sweet peas, but my husband saw them! I had to plant them in a flower bed.
The six pack had seven plants so I put two in my "forest"
When Hubby notices there are only five plants, I'll blame the deer
Our mini "Nature Preserve" is crammed with dead fall, it is treacherous to leave the path. I risk a broken ankle with every step. To create my secret alcove (for Forest Bathing) I have to venture into the tangled mess.
I made my way in, planted my 2 plants then realized I made an obvious path through the long grass. I climbed over tree trunks to get out another way, then went around and tried to straighten the grass! ??
I am a long way from having my secret garden. Hopefully Hubby will go for a ride and I can head in to the bush with my bucksaw.
I can't explain Forest Bathing any better than Greg did here.
Our mini "Nature Preserve" is crammed with dead fall, it is treacherous to leave the path. I risk a broken ankle with every step. To create my secret alcove (for Forest Bathing) I have to venture into the tangled mess.
I made my way in, planted my 2 plants then realized I made an obvious path through the long grass. I climbed over tree trunks to get out another way, then went around and tried to straighten the grass! ??
I am a long way from having my secret garden. Hopefully Hubby will go for a ride and I can head in to the bush with my bucksaw.
I can't explain Forest Bathing any better than Greg did here.
I was in Maine the other day. It was a business trip. I was there to personally supervise the start of construction on my new Lab-Grown Lobster Plant. That's...
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@DaddyEvil (137259)
• United States
25 Jun 22
I used to do that when I was a kid on the farm. Just sit and watch the world go by.
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@DaddyEvil (137259)
• United States
25 Jun 22
@paigea Cows, mostly, but maybe a squirrel and a few birds. Once, a turtle slowly wandered past.
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@paigea (36317)
• Canada
25 Jun 22
@DaddyEvil Horses and sheep by us. But can't see them in my "forest"
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@snowy22315 (180870)
• United States
26 Jun 22
Sounds like a task. I have a lot of woods here on my property and a friend of mine once suggested I make a nature trail through there. That was a neat idea but it seems alot of work.
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@paigea (36317)
• Canada
26 Jun 22
The picture is the beginning of Hubby's nature trail. That part is marshy so he put a board walk. He pushes the mower through a couple times a year and clears some deadfall. It's full of birds and we walk through there and I ski and snowshoe through there. It's not very long, but fun.
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@paigea (36317)
• Canada
26 Jun 22
He notices everything! There are now 2 trails through the tall grass leaving this main path. I can sure see them, though I did try to straighten the grass! He might think of wind, heavy rain or deer? He does tend to notice every little thing. Except when he mowed the daylillies
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@RebeccasFarm (89870)
• Arvada, Colorado
26 Jun 22
Can I live there in your little forest?
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My husband almost do not look at the vegetable garden, but he enjoys what I grow.
@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
26 Jun 22
That's really cool that you are building your own secret garden. I love the picture.
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@yanzalong (18988)
• Indonesia
3 Jul 22
I wish I had a secret garden, too. You mean secret garden is the one no one else knows?
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@RasmaSandra (79929)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
26 Jun 22
Looks like a nice place to fantasize and dream. I'll check out your other post,
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@MarshaMusselman (38865)
• Midland, Michigan
1 Jul 22
After reading the book secret garden I used to want one too. Were you planning on putting all the pea plants into the woods?
I grew up with woods in my back yard and always wished my kids could have had the same pleasure.
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@dgobucks226 (35621)
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2 Jul 22
Nice way to commune with nature having your own secret garden. As they say one must watch your step! Nature may get even
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@luisga814 (7140)
• Quezon City, Philippines
25 Jun 22
@paigea It seems there's a lot of grasses.
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@paigea (36317)
• Canada
25 Jun 22
@luisga814 Yes a lot of grass, it's sort of a marshy area. One reason we need the wooden walk over that part.
