It's a sad thing that Earth Day is only honored once a year, where as it should be a everyday affair and awareness. What is even sadder is, I had to really hunt this morning for any note of it on the web, so sad! I regard Earth Day as EVERYday and try my hardest to keep the plot of earth we own, maintained and improved! I recycle when I can, I only garden the organic way and I ban all hazardous materials from our land. It's just a small thing, but if everyone did small acts of restoring our earth, imagine the huge impression it would make and leave behind!
When we bought this place one of the selling features for me, was a very old and beautiful tree in the front yard that shaded one side of the house. It must of been 200 years old, at least! It had been hit by lightening a couple times before we moved in and survived. Our first summer here though, would be the last for that old tree, lightening hit it hard, shaking the whole house and breaking things, mainly my heart when we were told it would have to come down. It was hard to watch. The wood went to my son for heat and I demanded the stump be left in memory, and my stump garden was born! This photo was taken in March and shows year 2 of growth. I keep adding to it each year with high hopes of one day becoming the main focal part of our 2 acres! Most of the plants in my stump garden are either marked down plants, freebies or starts from friends and family. Only a few annuals were bought this year for instant color. I am happy with the out come and honored to keep a part of this old tree with us! Can you see the heart on the stump's side? This just makes me smile each time I see it, I've never noticed it till I took this photo, it's like the stump is happy too!
I don't think I've seen such a pretty garden built around a tree stump. It looks so natural. We have a very old tree that will need to come down soon, and this gives me inspiration for what to do with the stump that will be left behind.
ReplyDeleteI think of earth day whenever I see the Obama's get on AirForce 1 to go on one of their many exotic vacations. It would be so nice if those in Government would practice what they preach...
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ReplyDeleteI would have cried like a baby over losing that tree! My blog has a tree I just love! I am a tree NUT~! LOL I cannot believe how huge that tree must have been...and what a memory garden...a Stump Garden is a fantastic idea~ Thank you so much for sharing it!
I did not know it was earth day. Thank you for telling me. That is a shame that it isn't announced in the news. I agree!
How wonderful you are for making the stump into such a practical and beautiful part of your garden -brilliant idea hon. I live 'downunder' but actually heard about Earth Day on the news due to the proclaimation Obama made that day - good on him! What a shame mainstream media didnt pick it up, we all need to take care of our dear planet. Have a great week hon. Becks x
ReplyDeleteI love your garden in memory of the big old tree. Cleaver idea!
ReplyDeleteThis post hits right here at home. When we bought this house, it also came with the biggest tree in town..A gorgeous oak tree that stood at least 80 to a 100 feet tall and the trunk was 7 ft across..
ReplyDeleteSadly, the tree became diseased and we had to have it cut down. The problem now is that the remaining part of the stump needs to be ground up, but we have to remove part of our fence before we can get a stump grinder in the back yard. I hated to see that old tree go...
Blessings..
Shug
Girl this is AWESOME! I just pinned you. lol
ReplyDeleteYour garden is beautiful, Sue! We are going to have to take down a few trees in the yard soon--thanks for the inspiration!
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