Yesterday's surprise, below.
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We didn't know the wedding tent would have 2 sides filled with equipment. Southern summer wedding, air conditioning happily wanted.
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3 hay bales had been sourced for power box/satellite dish. Those 'eyesores' no longer mattered, once a/c was set up.
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Game changer.
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Early in the day my contractor said there was no reason for me to stop by the jobsite, he could site the hay. You know I was coming to the site. Once there, I knew he wasn't about to let me leave, or site the hay himself. Adore this type of horticultural humor. 180, not needing me to needing me, oh so rich.
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What you must know about eyesores in a landscape and focal points. Easy garden design rule. Basic. One of the first I learned in college.
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If you have an eyesore, place a focal point nearby to draw the eye.
Every wedding guest will look at this view, above/below, walking from ceremony at the lake, to the barn.
Great serendipity, the hay bales are round, greater contrast with straight lines of tent/barn.
More than hiding eyesore of a/c, I had the good fortune of pretending the hay bales had been left in the field, as they are across several counties at present. Timing was good.
Seen from the barn, above, another axis for the hay bales to look 'natural'.
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Take away? If you have an eyesore in the garden, put a focal point nearby to draw the eye.
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Garden & Be Well, XO Tara
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Pics taken at jobsite yesterday. Could not get out of the field fast enough, and it wasn't because of heat/humidity. With each step, looking down, making sure no fire ants or timber rattler !