Ohhh, it’s such a neat find, and I like your fountain in the bed! Love watching your yard evolve. :)

So sweet about the car parade, too!

That is so cute! One man's trash is another man's treasure! I have found more than a few things being thrown away that have been perfect for my needs. My most recent find was my neighbor was throwing away a set of dog steps that he no longer needed for his elderly dog that has since passed away. They are very nice and in great shape, I'm sure they were quite pricey when new! My dog isn't quite to that stage yet but she is no spring chicken either! Thinking ahead!

Oh, I would have taken the steps too. Our two elderly kitties would make good use of them now. Definitely a good idea to be thinking ahead!

What a delightful hideaway you've created, Ida.

Nice!

And admiring that purple oxalis - purple is so pretty in a garden 🙂

That IS the fountain's proper home, lovely. And what a sweet little cabinet. My DMIL has a wee shelf thingy like that on her equally-wee balcony. It used to be in their sitting room in their house, now it holds wee treasures, a plant, and candle. You will enjoy yours... And the blueberry color!

What a lovely oasis you have created. I would have walked half a mile with that shelf too!

Why oh why does no one around here ever discard all the cute things you all seem to find? I love that little shelf and you are right, the fountain does belong in the garden! Lovely!

Someone on my local CL has been trying to sell a little cabinet just like that for $115 for about 4 years! I think if he gave it a nice paint color like yours, he might find a buyer. It's sweet!

Love the color of the cabinet, and the fountain looks perfect in its new spot.

I just love what you’ve done with your patio and garden, and the fountain is perfect in its new spot.

That's it. I'm moving from the country to town. Ida, it matches the plants! I can't believe someone trashed it.

Who doesn't need a small cabinet like that? I would have taken it,too. Good score.

Well of course the fountain does belong there. And the cabinet is a great find. So sweet about the parade.

Speaking of curbside, we’re in town, and on trash day we have a few guys in trucks who cruise the streets looking for scrap metal, appliances, etc. Our dryer broke down, we got a new one, and put our old one (only 2 yrs old!) on the curb. I put a “FREE” sign on it so the pickers would know.

I guess everyone was on vacation that week, because for the first time ever no one drove by. Instead, a bunch of HS kids saw it and started jumping on it, playing with the door, putting stuff in it. I ran out and uttered the cliche we all make fun of:

“YOU KIDS GET OFF MY LAWN!”

I have become my grandparents.

Good find- just the right size and the color is nice. Your garden has really filled in nicely!

That looks terrific, if I was the one who had put that to the curb, I’d be tickled pink that it could be used by someone like that! Great job!

You've created a sweet hidden garden!

It all looks so pretty!

Thanks for the kind comments! Today is my first day returning to work after a lovely staycation, and just seeing the photos of my tiny garden make me "homesick" for it! I've lived in much more modest homes and I've lived in a much more upscale home, where everything in the garden was done by professionals, and I have to say that I have found no greater joy than in the little bit of garden we currently have. Maybe it's just the time in my life that contributes to the overall feeling of satisfaction, but this has truly become a special place for me, and I could never begin to put a price on that.

Love! Your patio journey reminds me of mine at my last house, which was a small courtyard space which I wanted to become my oasis. Bit by bit I figured out how to cram what I wanted and needed into the space. I still have great fondness for pocket gardening . . . even though now my inherited yard is large. I'm still approaching it one pocket at a time . . .