This is what part of this new bed looked like on March 24, 2012.  Last Fall, I'd put part of a load of dirt down here and laid some old rotted logs behind it to keep it from washing away.

This is a view from the side, looking towards the logs.  The homemade birdbath

(it was there when we moved here 9 1/2 years ago) will be moved.

I moved the little spirea (   ) March 24, 2012.

This photo was taken April 12, 2012.
"Mr. Shady" was given some old utility poles -which he cut for me.

I think they make a great "back border and preventer-of-dirt-washing-away!"

This is still April 12.

The photos below were taken April 26.
Not a whole lot of changes, but things are "rolling along." 

Below: A close-up peek at a hydrangea that was given to our family
after Dad died last Spring.

Below are the most recent photos of the back of the "Backyard Center Bed" ;-)
that I've been working on. 

There's going to be a somewhat grassy strip between the two beds. 

Hopefully you'll notice more changes before long.

Nothing "shady" about gardening in the shade.

:-)  SG

Lest You Think It's Perfect at Shady's...

It's not.
But we have Perfectly Great Shade!
:-)

Here are a few candid photos of backyard gardens.
You can enlarge these photos somewhat by clicking on them,

BUT,
you're going to have to overlook the weeds.
I'm working on them, but it's a Very Slow Process this Summer!

This is a view of part of the Woodland Walk, looking towards the Raised Beds.
(my lovely compost pile is center stage)

This is a small view of the backyard.
I'm standing on the East side of the house, looking east
through the Backyard-Center beds.
(See all those previously uncooperative Amaryllis by the trees?)

I'm now standing on the North-east corner of the house,
looking east and slightly southerly.
(This is, so far, the most neglected bed.
Hold your breath if you try to enlarge this and try not to faint
at the number of weeds!)
There is a LOT of ajuga, also. Perhaps you'd mistake that for a weed??? ;-)

Now I'm standing North of the house and a little Easterly.
This bed is on the North East corner of the part of the yard we use.

We're looking into the "Way Back," back there.
Photo One shows a look towards the length of the bed.

Photo two has us moving Easterly.
Do you see anything you recognize?

Photo three - creeping Easterly a bit more.
Photo Four - Close enough to the end.
:-)

These photos were taken at 1:15 P.M. on July 4, 2009.
It was an overcast day, so it seems Very Shady everywhere!

For instance, there would have been sunshine on the bed in the third photo, had the sun been Under the Clouds instead of Over them! :-)