The Tank Garden-An Unintentional Ode to Frank.

See that nice new mulch?  All out and spread around my tank garden by my son. :)  It took two years to get that done, but here it is, done.  

High Hope fulfilled.

One of the new planters in the garden, that I just planted this morning. 

It's some kind of old feeder.

Grow and bloom little flowers!

This is an old galvanized pail with an annual baby's breath in it.  I think this should be a perfect combination. Around here our plant selection is sooooo slim that I was happy to find this plant.  I haven't seen annual baby's breath in a number of years.  It used to be a standard one here.  Does anyone know if it grows from seed easily?  I should try it next year.

This is another new planter this year sitting at the end of a brick path my son made for me.  We had some odds and ends bricks here...so in true form for this garden, the path ended when the bricks ran out.

We will try some plants in the bottom of the chicken waterer and in the bricks around it.  We'll see how it works with very little soil.

On top of the chicken waterer, is some type of strainer I found to use as a planter. I put a wire vine and a sweet potato vine in it.  I'll take another picture when they grow. :)

These two words make me smile.

Do you want to hear Frank Sinatra singing "Blue Skies"?  Here is one recording, but, it's not live I'm afraid.    I've always kind of liked Willie Nelson singing "Blue Skies".

I'm still tying to figure out what to do with my stones.  I think some type of rustic easel to hold them.  I also need to age them.  Any thoughts or ideas?  They will be in full sun so I don't know if growing moss on them would work.

I used a kit like this to make them that my sister gave to me many years ago.  Hey, that's another high hope fulfilled.  :)

 Enjoy your weekend!!