Chestnuts

Before they can be roasted over an open fire, they need to "hatch!"

Autumn Asters

Fall starts this weekend, but autumn is already in the air. Here are some asters, an autumn favorite.

Fish Pond

This small fishpond is located on the east side of the house, so it gets a lot of morning sun, but none in the afternoon. We keep a section of chicken wire over it to keep the deer from drinking out of it. In the past, the have drained it! We keep it well stocked with about half a dozen lucky feeder goldfish (the many frog statues appear to do little to discourage the insects from checking it out ;) ). The fish dine on constant supply of bugs, and grow amazingly quickly! I have also seen birds drink at the two limestone splash levels. There is nothing like water too make a garden feel complete!