When Life Gives You a Cliff

 Remember this?

I know, it's easy to snort and raise an eyebrow. But give this front yard three more weeks and I guarantee it will be the wonder of the street. It probably already is the wonder of the street (think scratching of heads) with its retaining wall of coffee sacks. Let me explain.

These beautiful coffee sacks are anchored securely into the clay wall, covering the ivy roots that appear to be holding the whole front yard up. They will be filled with potting mix, and planted with an assortment of edible plants. Permanent residents like rosemary, thyme, sage (hopefully), mint, comfrey, rhubarb and friends, which will put their roots down deep into the bank and take over the retaining job. In among them will be the seasonal salad plants... this is the salad bar of the garden, so I'm imagining tumbler tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuces, arugala and the like.

In a couple of months, we will walk past this cliff on the way home from work, and pick bits of our dinner. I can feel it and smell it. Really.

This front yard adventure has required more than your average imagination, but I have heaps of that, and I have no doubt we're in for a front yard so delightful it will rival the back yard.