"Garden: One of a vast number of free outdoor restaurants operated by charity-minded amateurs in an effort to provide healthful, balanced meals for insects, birds, and animals." -
Henry Beard and Roy McKie from 'Gardening: A Gardener's Dictionary'
above: Early morning springtime in the front garden with Tabitha sitting on the path, a background of flowers sheltered by a native hedge of Corokia. Notice the native, Muehlenbeckia Complexa, covering the granite coffee table. Little did we know that Tabitha would no longer be with us a month later.
above: By December prostrate Thyme covers the spaces between granite walking stones and spreads out to form a pink blanket.