The fairy garden begain with a fountain.


Raised beds grow lettuce and lots of strawberries. Beside the potting shed, there are some new raised beds


where they are growing lettuce and lots and lots of straw- berries (with a few marigolds for insect protection). There are tomatoes in pots, set off by a container of red petu- nias. Everywhere you look, the garden affirms life and all the good things in it — “the cycle” says Elaine, thinking back to her days on the farm when it was haying time and then early potatoes had to be dug. Now, none of this is so critical to life, but the routine of the seasons and their incremental joys and sometimes challenges (birds eating the fruit, drought, the red lily leaf beetle) are all part of that greater heartbeat that sets the pace for all of us.


Elaine studies her handiwork!


The pergola on the deck. localgardener.net


A bit of whimsey.


For the birds. Summer 2016 • 35


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