LOVE THY NEIGHBOR

This is my neighbors garden on the other side of the fence we share.

This is my side of the fence.

It's great to have neighbors that enjoy gardening. My neighbor to the south of me and I share this lovely 'Sweet Autumn ' Clematis . She bought six of them for me after I helped her with some landscaping and I planted them on my side of the fence. However, when our new fence was constructed the clematis ended up on her side and therefore they are a lot more abundant there.

While she has a smaller house than mine her yard is much larger and the size I wish mine was. She and I have spent many a pleasant day in her garden, dividing and transplanting, and last year we installed a completely new sodded lawn , a big project that took almost all day, due to improvement of the depleted soil and leveling issues.

She has many of my cuttings in her garden and I have some of hers in mine. I get green beans and cucumbers fresh off the vine and I give her some of my Korean pears. She also loves to bake and at Christmas we are the happy recepients of fresh baked cookies and holiday breads.

The good book says to "love thy neighbor as thy self ". This is sometimes easier said than done but in my case I consider myself blessed to have such a good neighbor.