Finally, I have a quiet moment to post here again! (As in it is SO sunny and hot today at high noon I prefer to be indoors than in the garden.)
Above is one of the latest additions to our garden - a curly willow, which will grow and fill a good portion of our southeast corner.
Mar and I have dedicated this corner in memory of her dad Stan, my mom Joyce and other family and friends who we wish could still be with us and enjoy the magic of our garden.
The catalyst to start the plan was a kind monetary gift we received for our nuptuals from an out-of-town friend. The tie is in very special indeed, for she knew my mom Joyce very well, adding a special continuity to this idea for a quiet, reflective corner to sit and enjoy the sights and aromas of our labours.
The curly willow is especially poignant, for it brings back fond memories of being with Mom in HER childhood garden, a place that her mom, or Gram to me, brought floral magic to all who were lucky enough to visit.
There were two large willow trees, with a tree house, (more of a platform only), stretched between their giant trunks. For my generation begat by Mom and her two sisters, (three brothers and five cousins), this was the centre point of Gram's home on Lafayette in Montreal South.
What a garden she had! It was her full time summer job just to maintain it. But the rewards were tangible by the ribbons she proudly earned from the St Lambert Garden Club.
Her vast garden was from this centrepoint from which games such as Hide and Seek always originated, and boy, were there LOTS of places to hide in and around Gram's acreage!
Sadly, those two gorgeous willows were eventually cleared out to make way for an apartment complex.
For decades since, the sight of any willow brings back both happy and poignant memories in my Mom's first backyard and garden.
Perhaps one day Mar and I will have produced a garden on which our own grandchildren will build their own foundations of a childhood of imagination and wonder.
Thanks 'Muffin' for sending the impetus to get that corner started!
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PS We planted lots of marigolds below the willow to attract bees to the tomato plants sitting in the bed immediately below.
Our "20 Year Project". We're looking forward to building our brand new garden, year by year, from almost scratch. Apart from a few very small trees, our newly acquired tract is currently only a bare stretch of grass. So starting July 23rd, 2007 when we take possession it's "on with the show" ..... and please come back often and watch us grow!
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