Hello, Permies! I've been working on a
project for almost a year. Last winter, being pregnant, I decided I wanted to create a space, calm and peaceful, where I could sit outside and breastfeed my baby. I feel so cooped up when I have an ankle biter! I hoped this would create sun-shine-y-luxury! Elf-style. Any body else have living
fence structures?
The build began with dead
trees which I moved and "planted" on this unused ground near my garden. I interlaced their branches and wove other willow branches in. Next, I dug out a foundation, pounded in some gravel, and placed beautiful rock slabs, leftover from another project. I told my family I wanted a stand-alone porch swing here, and they got me one! I planted some of my favorite flowers all around, and fast-growing trees that will eventually grow into the structure, and provide shade and stability. I also planted 5 vines (one for each new tree) I also dug out a
pond next to it and installed a
solar water feature to make a wonderful water ambiance. Finally, I hung bird feeders, including a hummingbird feeder! By July, baby-delivery time, I had a beautiful place, indeed, right next to a new flower garden, for my baby and I to enjoy together.
My big kids began calling it the TREE-ZEE-BO, and they knew if they couldn't find me in the house, I was probably there. It's become a social place, filled with chairs, for my family and/or friends to hang out, culminating in a tea party at the end of the summer. I love this!!
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Description: the baby and I, standing in the flower garden, admiring the tree zee bo")
