Grow some vines on the lattice, maybe morning glories ? And put a small patio set inside, Hang a solar lantern inside, and watch your garden grow, day or night !!!! Or you can do all of that , and rent it out to a nature nut ??
Sandra,
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Bonnie, beautiful blooms! I especially love the rose and that last iris, and really, really love your gazebo! There are so many flowering vines you can plant, but I can't give you specifics because your weather is totally different than mine. But, for sure, trying growing at least two different vines so that you can have greenery and blooms for a longer time.

Bonnie..beautiful flowers..Just love your gazebo and woodsy background..
How about some hanging plants also!

Wow, that is a really nice gazebo! Plant some different vines like they said and make sure and put a couple of clematis that bloom at different times too. I love your rose. I got the first blooms off my new double delight and something ate all the edges of the buds so they look horrible. I am going to move them to the back yard so I can keep a closer eye on them, lol. I will leave the knockouts up front since they are more carefree. What is the one with the blue flowers? All my iris bloomed at the same time and a storm knocked off all the dang flowers a day later. Yours are very pretty.

what about putting some cute wood planter boxes off the railing, then doing the hanging baskets and vines...sure is pretty !! I would love to sit inside there and read a book, or watch the birds. What about hanging a feeder nearby, or a birdbath to watch them while you are sitting there..

Nice blooms ! I am just SO excited, I have my very first Bearded Iris buds today !

Beautiful flowers. I love irises, just wish they had a longer blooming season. That gazebo is lovely. I'd plant some bushes around it and let vines trail up the lattice. There's not much I can do with our gazebo because it on top of a deck and has a hot tub in the middle. I haven't used the tub in ages and want to turn it into a pond. If I got rid of it there would just be a gaping hole in the top level of the deck and it would look stupid. I couldn't even remove it and fill in the hole to use it as a sitting area.
Karyn

Does that rose have a name? Very nice.

Nice woodsy setting. I like the last iris too.

Bonnie your place looks great.. I love Iris also except for the yellow ones and they seem to be the ones that preform the best.. go figure... Your men did a wonderful job on the Gazebo.. Move some of your Iris around the foundation and plant some vines ..I like the idea of the flower boxes and haning plants.. Possibilites are endless.. I can't wait to see what you end up with... That Rose is Beautiful!!! one more thing I can kill!!!LOL

Thanks for the ideas on the gazebo,I think I will try some of the Iris's there and what ever else I can find,the woodsy look is because I live in the woods and love it no neighbors,just me my hubby and the critters.Don't get me wrong I love people,but some folks just thrive on drama,and that I can live without,know what I mean?
The rose is a Rosa hybrid,but it is very fragrant like a rose is suppose to be,Mike my son bought it for me.
I love the color of the Iris's,my husband says they are coffee color,lol.I also have some big purple ones but they haven't started blooming yet,it takes longer for the sun to get back here in the woods.
Bonnie

I have buds on my lavender roses. I can't wait to smell them. I hope they are the same as the ones I used to grow. They smelled like spices and you could smell them all over the yard. Try to find some reblooming iris if you can. Mine are once bloomers and they only lasted a couple of days til a storm wiped out every bloom so I won't see them again til next year. Pout!