Amazing, lovely, delightful (hearing Cole Porter yet?) when life conspires to, indeed, give you one of your desires. Unbidden.
put down his beloved Lucy. He kept me informed, over a decade ago, as he looked for a breeder.
He had just moved into his historic Crafstman bungalow near Zoo Atlanta. "Will Lucy sleep in your bed?", I asked. "Never." Ha, you know where she slept from the beginning.
Whether Lucy was on the job, having play dates with friends, or romping at Carter Center I could count on pictures of Lucy arriving in my inbox.
Garden Magic by Roy Biles.
Considered draperies for your landscape?
and elements, below, of the Profane.
A landscape design, above, an illusion of country. Nature. Not one leaf is unconsidered. The dirt path? Part of the landscape design.
Inside, plenty of seating, lighting, & art.
Tables, cushions,
Inside the hedge, below, is my Bay Terrace.
Oakleaf Hydrangea blossoms unfurling, below, in the Bay Terrace.
The subtlety of my rule "Just Let It Touch", blossoms caressing, below, the adirondack chair.
Oakleaf Hydrangeas espaliered, below, at the bay window. Learned this trick in Italy at Lake Maggiori.
Did my garden make you curious about seeing, below, inside?
Why give away your real estate? Foundation plantings are a tired concept. 
One espaliered shrub adds a lushness legions of sheared green meatballs will never approach.
fake stone, below,
were a few good things I saw last month at Lowe's.
I adore tented plant markets. There was a garden tour too.
Hay House, below.
Completed at the beginning of the Civil War Hay House was originally stucco.
Original Minton Co. tiles, below, at a back service area. 
For gardeners, in a world of the mundane, these events shine with character, intelligence, something new around the corner. 
Not large, perhaps the size of the one, above.
