A Bit of Whimsy

Yes, whimsy has a role in my garden and is incorporated in many ways. I like the cheerful glow of gazing balls in my shaded garden. They capture light and reflect the surrounding green and gives all a mysterious glow.

Most of my whimsy has a story to relate. This bear for example caused quite a stir in our world when it was featured in the local newspaper in an article relating to our garden. A lady saw it and wanted to come to our garden to see it in person. She tracked us down then came by. She was so taken with it she called the nursery where I bought it and ordered herself one. She was quite the character herself and loved gardening. Whether you love or hate gazing balls you have to admit that they bring light into dark corners. Behind this golden ball that my daughter gave me years ago you can see the wheel of a larger bit of whimsy. You can go here to read about Pedro and his cage.

I have them from the large to the small. I can never decide what color I like best so I have several colors. A lot of my whimsy has to do with the nature that I like to invite into my garden. Although I plant to attract all critters I have yet to see a lizard in my garden. So I have a couple of them that have been well documented here.

If you have read my blog for some time you will know that I live on a small city lot and our city ordinances don't allow chickens. Booooo says I, Yayyy says my DB. So the closest I will probably ever get to having chickens is this Hen on a nest.She does get around the garden and lays eggs here and there. You know how these clay heads are. They forget where they lay their eggs.
Then the chicks get destracted while she is laying more eggs on her nest. They are scattered here and there. You can read more about my chickens here .
Some of the whimsy that is in my garden are actually reminders. This concrete Lab is a memorial to my beloved pet Mishka. We had him for 15 years. He was one large part of our family and is still sorely missed.
This lady came home with me from Charleston. Some friends and I went there for their annual spring garden tour. It was such fun and she lends a serene elegance to our garden.

This duck in repose was a gift from my Mother. It has calmly watched over my present garden as well as a previous garden. It always reminds me of my Mother and evokes fond memories.
Of course is any garden complete without fairies? I think not, so I have a few fairiey statues sprinkled around the garden. I like to think of them being sprinkled with fairy dust in the evening by the real fairies so they can join in the fairy feastivities. The little guy below came to my garden by a friend who thought he just fit into the landscape. Since I have a collection of minature hostas he did indeed fit in. This post was generated by the prompt from Gardening Gone Wild. If you want to participate leave a comment at their site so you will be inclueded in their end of the month posting. I hope you do. I love to see what everyone else has in their garden as whimsy.