We have spent so much time out there that the dog (a yorkie with a soft coat) runs out to the bench when I let her outside to potty. She sits on the bench or a chair as we work. She has only crossed one of the bridges 1 time. I don't think she likes the gaps in the boards.

I love garden architecture! What a great piece of work you’re producing, the two bridges are so cool!

What’s under the bench?

That is a wonderful woodland garden. It looks idyllic. I hope you post pictures all spring and summer as the plants fill in. Wow!

What a lovely space to enjoy this summer!!

That is looking so sweet. I'm glad you said you had more plants to plant. It needs more Hostas. Lots more - J/K (almost). Looks like you have a few with a little size on them already. What a great place to watch them grow up.

Well that is impressive! I think we can all appreciate the amount of work you have put into it. I look forward to seeing it over the years.

I can see a lot of hard work went into your garden frankie......and it was work well spent. It will only improve in time. Enjoy!

I'd feel right at home in your garden..I've lived on my wooded lot for 15 years..the woods are pretty anyway but when we plant hostas, create paths, stone walls etc they're beautiful..

Can’t wait to see it with mature plants!

Sherry

Looks like a great place to hang out. No wonder your Yorkie likes that bench. It's going to look so good when your woodland plants (Hostas!) fill in the spaces.

Oh, it will be wonderful watching everything grow and fill in to the point you are able to spend most of your time relaxing on the bench! Keep updates coming please!

Nothing like that is created without a lot of hard work. You've done a great job.

Hoping your garden turns out just as you you dreamed it would.

Thanks for your positive comments. This garden has been a 30 minutes at a time work in progress. It just shows what you can do in small increments when they are all strung together. Baby steps will eventually get you there. Today was not a good day for me but I pushed myself and got 3 daisy gardenias, 5 strawberry begonias and 4 foam flowers planted and a few weeds pulled. Then it rained and is still raining so everyone is getting watered in real good.