Friday, March 16, 2018

OK, here is the yard

As I promised - LOL - here is a picture of the yard.  DH is working so hard on it - we have not hired anything out.

For a reminder, this is what it looked like when we spread rye grass and laid down straw before winter hit. 



Now, here is what has been going on!








It really changes the whole look of the land!  I was surprised.  It makes it look smaller and cozier.  I like how the fence and plants are softening it up.

So far, he has installed the fence, planted 3 Natchez crepe myrtles (I like the white and the mottling of the bark in winter), 4 gorgeous hibiscus with HUGE yellow, purple and red flowers, 4 dwarf bottle brush bushes, 5 low height silvery grasses and 4 foxtail ferns.  We need to get a few more to finish the row and some thing for the front of the house.

We are putting in wooden dividers for the grass area and the beds.  I wanted a much more organic look than more stone.  The house was really looking cold with the white concrete driveway, the crushed concrete driveway, all brick exterior and stone front.  Too much stone!  Once the crepe myrtles grow, it will look stunning!

As for work,  this morning was a doozy.  This one woman had been messaging me about a widower who wanted to get pillows made for his kids and him.  Well, late last summer one of my customers died of cancer and I wanted to do something, but I had never met or talked to her husband, so I did not know how to approach them.  Well, I asked this woman this morning who this was for and lo and behold, it was my customer.   So, I only charged her for the pillow stuffing, not the work.  This lady who died was a beautiful person who I looked forward to seeing every time she came.  She was just a wonderful person, so I don't mind doing the work.  Her husband wants a quilt as well, so I will be doing that soon.  I am not sure what I am going to do about that.  I have to charge something, but most of the cost is my time.  Maybe I will just discount it deeply.

Then I made another peekaboo as a test.  This is the cutest one so far!  Look at her little tail!  This is my favorite picture!


This is how she looks from the front.  Just adorable!




I wish I had little ones.  I told my husband, we would have never bought a single stuffed animal if I could have done this back then.

Have a great weekend you all!

12 comments:

  1. Looks like things are coming along nicely with your yard!

    The peekaboo is adorable! My girls would have loved something like that when they were little! Cute, cute, cute!

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    1. Thank you! Yep, I wish I had little ones to spoil! Ah, grandkids will come eventually!

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  2. Looking terrific - the changes really do make a huge difference. The plants, once they're grown and blooming, will do wonders. How fantastic!

    The peek-a-boos are adorable - I'm sure you'll have no trouble finding a market for those. How funny that the client you and the other lady were discussing is the same person! I don't believe in coincidences, so I think there's something more to this on some level. I know you'll make a decision that works best for you in respect of the quilt. Looking forward to updates on that AND the garden as it blooms! xx

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    1. Yes, I don't believe in coincidences either. There is always a reason. Yep, those plants are going to be GORGEOUS! This is the front yard area for the HOA - I did it as much to their standards that I would like as possible. The back - behind the fence will have a pond and the permaculture area.

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  3. Looks great! the fence really ties it all together. I'm hoping we can start some of the landscaping while the house is being built...at least the planting on the first tier of rock wall and the driveway island.

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    1. Yes, it helps when you have something moving in - I felt the house looked so cold for so long. Be careful - those big machines will trample it all without a care. Are you getting a poured concrete foundation?

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  4. Your yard is very lovely-what a nice time you will all have enjoying it.

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    1. Yes, especially when the fire pit goes in - we will have seating all around it, so you can enjoy the "mature" trees and flowers that around.

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  5. I remember when it was just land with nothing on it. Mature crepe myrtles will look great. Landscaping sort of has to grow into the house.

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    1. Yes, it does and I told my DH - little girls always dream of their wedding day - I dreamed of a crepe myrtle driveway! ;)

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  6. Your house and yard are really nice!

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    1. Thank you so much - it was a long process and a lot of hard work, but we are getting there! We love it!

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