Sideyard Tire Garden - 2008

The sideyard of the house has been a hard place to work on. It is somewhat Northern, more NE facing, so most of the year, it is in shade.
Currently, it is in full Sun for the AM.

Here are photos of the Backyard as it changed to Garden:

View from side, this is the original pristine condition of the house... until we came along!		Last year's mulch and beginning garden bed. This was not easy, dealing with so much shade.		Though we did have a nice little garden last Summer, I still wasn't happy with the area.

Once I decided to make a tire garden, I got obsessed with finding old tires!
I needed large tires to fit around 2 Heavenly Bamboos, a Rose and a Pink Ballerina shrub, these are perennials and will create part of the back line.

Collecting tires. Thinking here about how far the tiregarden will expand. This stayed as is as I found tires along highways and streets over the course of a few months.		We expanded the tired out into the brick walk to allow them more Sun time. Once the outer edge of the tires were situated, I began the mulching process.		Each tire was filled with paper materials, then compost. Then straw. Before planting a seedling, I scooped out the center and filled it with soil.
Seedlings planted. This tire garden is starting with mailnly lettuces and shade-loving plants.		Second tire level was created. Seedlings starting to thrive.		We created a woodchip walkway along the tire garden, which suppresses grass growing up along the tires.
Tire garden starting to take shape!		Arrugala, Broccoli, Kale, Eggplant, all are starting to thrive.		Radishes. I am letting them flower as they are so pretty!

May, 2008 shot of the side yard

August, 2008 - we begin a living wall...