I don't know how this relates.
My neighbor thru the fence is having a tuff time doing anything in his garden. He had major surgery about 4 years and that was how he thought to have us over there. I built the shed and attach a hoop house to it every spring since.
He lost a parent last year and I'm afraid to ask him about his aged mother. Now, he's having trouble getting around because of arthritis, about 60 and still working.
He likes pretty things. Likes to have cherry tomatoes and raspberries for when his grandkids visit. I suggested taking everything down to bare ground again, like I did a few summers ago. He just kinda looks at all his volunteer poppies, larkspur, hollyhocks, weeds ... looks sad.
His garden beds I use - I planted them with tomatoes, cukes, summer squash, and green beans. Then, I put up "a sign" for his garden ... I'd already told him it would not be for us. I'll keep the tiny thing watered and weeded.
What about signs and such, Thistle'?. Have you noticed how much hardscaping makes a garden useful and how the little whimsical elements add to gardening joy?
Steve
