White Garden Seat

My new white seat was a late 2009 Christmas present, from me to me. Oh - what a lovely gift - just what I've always wanted! But seriously, this seat is a cut above my usual wobbly, crumbling sitting structures. I've found the perfect spot, too - hidden behind the Moosey pond.

A Secret Seat

It's a shady spot for a secret seat, quite near to the Moosey gnomes who live by the water's edge. So a resting gardener should never feel too lonely. The cats already know about the seat - big Fluff-Fluff has found it and likes it!

When the seat first arrived I ran a small quasi-competition - different garden areas had to bid, or compete for the honour of having the seat. The Pond Garden won easily. Seats by water never fail to be inspiring. And I like my seats to have shade - I'm not a summer sun sitter.

The view from the seat looks out over the water to the Pond Paddock. I'll be gradually working on the shrubby garden area that surrounds it - at the moment there are lots of self-sown Pittosporums and the like.

Also some path work is required, to lead a visitor politely through the greenery to the white seat. At the moment one has to push rudely past a Hebe and flick a Pittosporum out of the way. No visitor would be that pushy!