Buddah Garden

So yesterday I was on a mission to fix one of the overgrown gardens in our yard. It had an odd assortments of cement sculptures in it with no real theme and the ground cover had left the once organized boundaries of the garden and taken over a good 1/3 of the nice stone covering that borders it. I wanted to give the new and improved garden not only a central theme but also match that theme with some type of functionality that made sense. So I decided to go with a Buddhist inspired that would also serve as a growing place for cooking herbs. Thus the mission to find the perfect Buddhist sculpture was underway! Mother and I had a disagreement as I was a fan of the full bodied Buddha whilst she really liked the head only sculpture. After a few minutes of discussion we went with the head only with the agreement that a fully body one would be added at another time. Then it was off to the farmers market to get the necessary herbs. I have to tell, that while we were there we found an herb I have never heard of before called "Chocolate Mint" and I swear it gives off the aroma of chocolate so strongly I can smell it inside the house. I must go back and get more. So I will leave yyou with some before and after pictures. Please note that the new garden looks a little bare but with time it will fill out.