He built the boxes out of \u00a01″x4″ Whitewood Board and made one of the boxes deeper that the other so that I could \u00a0grow vegetables in the deep one, and herbs in the more shallow one.<\/p>\n
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While my husband was building the raised garden boxes, I decided to work on another project. \u00a0I had a leftover piece of artificial grass that wasn’t very big, and I wanted to cut it in a whimsical, swirly pattern for at least one side of the walkway.<\/p>\n
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It was a great idea, in theory, but once I tried cutting it, I realized how hard it was. \u00a0So, I decided to cut it into squares instead and make a checkerboard pattern. \u00a0It took me three days to cut these squares, and I had blisters to prove it.<\/p>\n
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I used every salvageable piece of that artificial turf to fill that one side of the walkway and there was nothing left to spare.<\/p>\n
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I know it’s not for everyone, but this is MY quirky garden, and I LOVE the unexpected. \u00a0I can’t tell you how happy this checkerboard pattern made me. \u00a0The only thing that made me happier, was finally planting my garden.<\/p>\n
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You’ll have to pardon the way I look, but once the quarantine started, my choice of wardrobe only got worse. \u00a0Fortunately, my need for a creative outlet increased.<\/p>\n
I took some cheap, plastic garden markers I already had from the Dollar Store and tried to upgrade them a little by painting them with black chalkboard paint. \u00a0Then I hand wrote the names of everything I’d planted using a white chalkboard marker. \u00a0They turned out so cute.<\/p>\n
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I also took some of the wood circles leftover from a tree we cut down a few years ago and I filled the other side of the walkway with them. \u00a0They’re leading up to a fairy garden I plan on expanding when this quarantine is over.<\/p>\n
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Meantime, we put up this iron welcome sign. \u00a0I’d forgotten I had it. \u00a0I bought it at Goodwill sometime last year and found it when we were cleaning out the garage.<\/p>\n
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Life is far from normal right now, but I choose to find joy every day. \u00a0In my\u00a0Quirky Quarantine Time Garden, <\/strong>I\u00a0reap what I sow, which means I’ll have sunflowers soon to make things even brighter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
And while I’m anxious for this pandemic to blow over, I cherish this precious time with my family. \u00a0I have nowhere to go and nothing else to be… but thankful.<\/p>\n
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