The yard is filled with wonderful spots for the children to enjoy.


and there to handle year-round light- ing fixtures. A jogging path runs through a stand


of tall prairie grass at the far end of the lot. Next to it, in a recessed and shel- tered spot, sits a wood burning fire pit. Spruce trees will add even more priva- cy to that little area in a few years. Back at the house, a play structure


near the house proclaims this to be a kids’ yard. And just beyond a small tool shed waits a little kitchen garden, with a generous offering of beans, tomatoes, peas, carrots, peppers and zucchini, along with its own little strawberry patch. It’s an endearing sight in this large and rather formal garden. What a wonderful place for the three


Nicholayachuck children to grow up in. The garden, of course, will grow up with them, and Lisa will have an abundance of quiet spots to sit with her morning coffee and watch the ducks swimming on the lake. P


Sheltered by the tool shed, a bountiful kitchen garden yields an abundance of tomatoes, peppers and more.


Splashes of yellow rudbeckia brighten up the beds.


A jogging path running through tall prairie grasses at the end of the lot. localgardener.net


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