Spring is Blooming in the Back Yard

Spring is officially here!  

  H and I have been busy in the back yard....the cleaning is pretty well done....now it's time for plants and decor!   

As we moved things out to clean under them,  some of them found a new home...lol!

This white metal screen was one of the things that found a new home.  

The lady scare crow that was here the last couple of summers needed a new dress, and  sadly I haven't been able to find one in her size...lol!   So,  she was dug up and moved to the area behind the studio ....commonly called the junk yard.....to wait for a makeover.o

Flower bed last year..............................................................Flower bed this year

I've had this old metal sink on a Singer sewing machine bottom in the greenhouse in years past.     So   when we moved it out to clean the floor under it......it moved right out the door and into this flower bed.  
The swing needs some TLC really bad!    I tied rag strips to the chicken wire canopy a couple of years ago to filter the sunlight.   The first year,  the strips were a colorful pink and green.....last year they were a very light pink and green.....this year they are white.   

I haven't finished the green house spring clean up yet,  but I will share it when I'm done.

Anyway,  back to the flower bed that we have been working on.     The metal animals spent the winter in the green house and they sure were glad to get out of there and breath some fresh spring air.

H and I are getting too old to spend a lot of time on our knee's digging holes in the ground to plant flowers!    So this year I will be using more hanging baskets and container gardening to add color to the yard.

I also am adding more colorful metal art to the flower beds.    Have you seen the big selection that Hobby Lobby has?

Here is the back side of the metal screen.      I haven't finished it yet,  but will share when I do.

 Over in the right side of the photo you can see a peek of the out building in the corner of the yard.

Here's a better look at that corner.    I haven't done anything to that area yet,  but will share when I do.

We moved the wrought iron table and chairs from the deck on the side of the house.    We are doing a complete makeover of that area.   The deck wood is in really bad shape,  so we are going to take it down and do something different there.   Will share when it's finished!

I don't know if this is a permanent home for the table and chairs,  but it will be there most of the summer for sure.   I plan to "plant" some flowers in the two baskets on my pink  three wheeled bicycle.

Everything falls thru the wrought iron table top,  so we added mirror to make a safe surface for out drinks and stuff.  I love the way the tree branches reflect in the mirror.    The iris and lilac's are blooming in the yard,  so I filled a vintage watering can to make a centerpiece for the table.

   

Happy first day of Spring!