Pretty Pots In Addition To Empty Beds

As I write this post, we're watching tidings coverage of the bombings inwards Boston.  I know we're all aching for the victims in addition to their families, in addition to my thoughts in addition to prayers are amongst them today.

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This isn't a big projection bring out today, simply view it an update...a progress study if y'all volition on the condition of our landscaping.  As long every bit my listing is of projects to instruct done inside the house, the fourth dimension is right away to instruct about things outside inwards order.

First upwards on the list, my urns were pretty sad.  I bought these vi years agone correct when nosotros moved into this house, painted them dark then, in addition to hence accept done about spot touch-ups amongst spray pigment every twelvemonth since then.  This year, they needed about major work.  Major similar I broke out the paintbrush in addition to about exterior paint. 

After a proficient build clean off amongst a strong bristle brush, they got a novel coat in addition to were laid upwards to become again!  But, I couldn't halt there.  I decided to convey a footling of my favorite aureate that's within my solid to the outside...

 

I wasn't fifty-fifty rattling precise in addition to did i quick free-handed coat amongst a small-scale brush in addition to aureate acrylic paint.  After it dried I sprayed 2 coats of Polyurethane to protect the aureate trim down from the elements.

And yes, if y'all noticed, the ferns are withal inwards their plastic pots simply stuck inwards there.  We're expecting about other freeze after this week, hence I wanted to live able to simply push clit them inwards overnight until this crazy Oklahoma upwards in addition to downwardly conditions is over!

The porch withal needs a footling to a greater extent than attention, but there's a sneak peek for now!

In the remainder of the yard, we've decided to overhaul all of the front end flowerbeds.  Our solid is closing inwards on twenty years old, in addition to about of the foundational plants were original.  Our promise was that amongst about fresh landscaping our solid would aspect years newer.  Our destination finally weekend was simply to build clean out.  This calendar week I'm shopping for novel bushes in addition to finalizing plans of what nosotros desire where.  These earlier in addition to afters may look backwards, but they genuinely demonstrate progress!

Garage wall- overgrown boxwoods in addition to rosebushes amongst savage thorns that postulate trimming regularly to proceed from attacking guests walking to the front end door-  

Office wall-uneven boxwoods in addition to about other scraggly rosebush-

I left the crepe myrtles inwards identify for now, but we're almost probable moving those to about other spot. I'm planning to produce a fresh boxwood hedge inwards each of the beds above, amongst something tall in addition to evergreen on each end.  I desire something that volition remain narrow in addition to volition frame the beds but non instruct besides tall.  Any suggestions?  I love arborvitaes but I come across them returned...dead...left in addition to correct at Home Depot.  They look to live tricky to proceed live here.

Center bed-for right away nosotros simply moved the nandinas.  That tall Golden Deodar Cedar volition move...it's never done good inwards that spot in addition to we'll campaign it elsewhere.  You can't quite come across them but at that topographic point are 2 big hydrangeas correct inwards front end of the window.  That's a corking spot for them but I loathe how scraggly they aspect through the wintertime correct at that topographic point at the front end door.  We're going to re-work the optic of that bed when nosotros create upwards one's heed what to position inwards identify of the tree. 

This footling bed along the side of the solid is withal clearly visible from the street.  It was amount of wayward honeysuckle from behind the combat in addition to random hosta plants.   We moved the four nandinas hither amongst i of the big rosebushes inwards front, in addition to I replanted a bunch of hosta that was already growing inwards that spot.  It's a footling difficult to come across right away but when the rosebush is blooming at that topographic point should live about pretty colouring there. 

 

So, no fantastic beauty shots YET, but we're off to a start! 

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I'm hence happy to live over at Kristin's today for her "Great Reads" series.  Kristin is DIYing i projection at a fourth dimension to brand her rancher domicile -which is the same domicile that she grew upwards in!- reverberate her amazing style.  I was inwards love amongst these storage ottomans she simply recovered-

Aren't those correct upwards my alley?

Click on over in addition to see Bliss at Home to come across i of my favorite DIYs that I've done, in addition to Kristin's alternative of her favorite projection of mine.  You'll desire to remain a while! 

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