Friday, July 03, 2009

"Show Us Where You Live Friday"



One of the blogs I frequent has a feature called "Show Us Where You Live Friday" because, let's face it, we're all nosy interested in everyone's decorating ideas. Today we are looking at yards.

We love our yard. It was one of the things that we fell in love with when looking at our house last summer. We can't take much credit for it because it was all here and already done last year when we moved in. But we're doing our best to keep it up!

The front yard.
The garden is full of interesting greenery and perennials that bloom at different times. I use baskets for "pops" of colour.

Our backyard. Look at that mulch! Steve spent most of Tuesday and all day Wednesday adding mulch to the back gardens. (He still has to finish the small garden in the foreground). We love mulch. It keeps the weeds in check and helps retain the moisture in the ground. Plus, it looks nice!


Another backyard view.





The pergola came with the house and we are loving spending time outside this year. This is our first summer year, so it's nice to see what's coming up in the garden and being able to enjoy it. The weather has also been a little lot cooler so far this summer, but it makes for easy sitting outside.


Why don't you show us where you live? You know, because we're nosy interested in your decorating flair!



3 comments:

Rita said...

Beautiful yard. Take credit for keeping up with what you were given by the previous owners...too often new owners don't. It looks great!

Newlywed Next Door said...

Pretty pots and flowers! Looks great!

All 4 My Gals said...

Gorgeous yard! ours is just a big blank slate. It used to be a farm. The best thing about it.. Annette visited here! Love you!