We have a flowerbed next to the gift shop that looks like a bed. We gave it the very original name "The Bed-bed". It has had a number of incarnations throughout the decade or more it has been there, but we have struggled to find just the right look for it, and plants that would flourish in the harsh western sun it recieves in the afternoon.
Sharon and Connie decided to make it into a fairy garden with all the architectural odd and ends we have leftover from the fairy gardens we did for several years at the Texas State Fair. It is beginning to take shape. In the upper right hand corner you can see where they planted a dwarf cherry laurel for some shade. We will have to cut it often - the one in front of the gift shop is now about 10 feet tall.
This hypertufa cottage is one of a new shipment we got in this month. Isn't it cute? And, it should hold up outside for decades - certainly longer than the fairy garden.
I love this stone-look parterre that creates a formal, European look in one corner. It is flanked by a white patio entered through an elaborate arbor.
This scene is restful with adirondack chairs on an island reached by crossing a bridge.
I have no doubt that we will be adding little accent pieces and ornaments as we find them, and more plants to soften the look once we get a bit of relief from the heat. But this is my favorite look for this bed in its history.
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