Landscaping

I have no excuses for why I have not posted any blog updates in weeks.  So many things to write about from December and January, I am not sure where to start!

Landscaping seems like as good as a topic as any so I will begin.  In 2014 we had our back yard filled in, leveled, and re-soded.  Having grass is very exciting.

2011

2014

Santa Clause brought me a beautiful Magnolia tree for an early Christmas gift.   It is about 6 feet tall and we had it professionally planted in November.  I have always loved Magnolia trees and I am excited to continue the tradition of having one planted everywhere I have lived.  Back in the fall of 2008, Brian and I bought a Magnolia tree for $19.99 at Houston Garden Center and the little guy looked sickly for the first 4 years we had him.   I drove by our old house the other day and was very impressed with his growth.

2010- 2 years after we planted the tree

2015

So once I pulled up old pictures of my magnolia on West 10th st I could not help but go down memory lane.  We loved that house and did all of the landscaping and even got a fleur de lis fence to make sure it had a Brian and Joan legacy tied to it.

We took this picture the day we closed.  Who would paint a house mustard yellow?

Many man hours went into this garden bed!

Porch redo and paint in 2010

We finished the fence project about 4 months before we moved.  The same garden bed still thrives 6 years later.