Garden Retreats
by Jill Black

Turn your garden into a living retreat or sanctuary.

Private retreats are places in the garden for enjoying 
the sights and sounds of your own backyard.

Places that invite you to sit and linger, dangle your 
hand in the water, or to take the time to stop and 
"smell the roses".

Whatever the size of your yard you can create a garden 
retreat filled with the things you love.

You can make your special retreat as simple or as 
elaborate as you want it to be...

- A  quite spot under a shady tree.

- A swing that calls invitingly for you to come sit.

- A Victorian-style arbor covered with roses.

- A bench or a large boulder set amongst lush greenery 
beside the calming sounds of a small stream or waterfall.

- Or your own secret garden offering privacy, seclusion, 
and intimacy. This can be small space concealed behind a 
shrubbery or hedge, a screened inner city courtyard, or 
privately secluded behind high walls and fences complete 
with a special entrance that marks your departure from 
the busyness of the outside world.

If you don't have a backyard there is always room for 
nature. Your sanctuary retreat can be a balcony or 
rooftop garden, a conservatory, or an indoor garden of 
potted plants complete with a comfortable chair that 
invites you to sit awhile and relax amongst the 
greenery.
------------------

Jill is the editor of "Simply Home Life" a free weekly 
lifestyle publication for women living and working from 
home offering a range of ideas for taking control and 
creating the personal, home and professional life they 
desire. For more articles and ideas visit: 
http://www.netwrite-publish.com To subscribe 
mailto:SimplyHomeLife-subscribe@yahoogroups.com