Probably need to take a picture back a little farther to get the whole effect of this small area I worked on over the weekend. This little area is on the left side of the gate going towards the street. The tree is a cottonwood tree that gets beautiful pink blooms in the spring. It was here when I bought the place.
Basically, I bought some rocks I liked and defined the edge of a future walkway that will lead to the front of the house. I added some cedar bark, a bowl of dark red mums for color and found a small yellow/green bush that I plan on planting for the year-round color. The plan is to devote the area to Irises.
I also picked up a couple of 1/4 wine barrels to do something with for the front of the house. They fit flat against the wall and look pretty good. I'm not really sure what will go in those yet.
To finish it off I added the bear and a butterfly ornament.
