This garden is the one that was completely leveled and the one that is most exciting for me. Some of my old
hosta collection came back , but many of the plants here are brand new. This collection of plants enjoy the shade, and dappled sunlight.
We have
hosta (all kinds) columbine,
astilbe, bleeding heart, lily of the valley, tiger lily, violets and violas, and a few evergreen bonsai planted in the earth to speed and strengthen their growth. Voluptuous flowering begonias are in the planters hanging on the fence. The bird feeders here are very busy and any seed knocked to the ground is eaten by the mourning doves, rabbits, squirrels and chipmunks
This little statue of Mary was given to me by my Aunt Joey before she passed away. She loved this statue and wanted to be sure someone else would love it too and place it in their garden and enjoy it. An old honeysuckle vine trails over the statue, and bleeding heart, lily and viola surround it.
Here is another statue named "Mary" by Samson Contampasis, standing in front of this pine tree. She is also surrounded by columbine, viola and
hosta
And another statue by...guess who? Sam... with
bonsai planted in the ground behind it and
hosta to both sides
So far this is the only chair in this garden and it hasn't been used for sitting yet! Here are more violas, and three
peony bushes waiting to be planted out in the Front garden...Next garden is the last one~the Side Garden ...
I stepped out for a moment and was enjoying my morning coffee on the deck this morning, and brought my camera along to get some pictures of the shade garden's progress....
The statue of Mary that belonged to my Aunt Joey is now encircled with honeysuckle blooms. The hummingbirds just love this stuff!
And the columbine is still blooming in places
here's a closer view of the soft pink and cream flowers... But then i noticed some movement under the hosta along the border of the garden....
and out popped this little guy! He is a constant visitor to the shade garden bird feeders.
He does what he can to keep the seeds from piling up on the mulched garden floor back there.He certainly looks healthy enough with that beautiful glossy coat and those bright shiny eyes!
And look at him pack those seeds into the pouches in his cheeks! He reminds me of the little hamsters i used to have and love so much as a girl....
I love that these little ones can find food and security on my little piece of land here. 
