The house is a different color, and one of the giant Maple trees, that had been in the parking strip since before I was born, is now gone. He was sick. :( We used to climb it as kids and eat candy in the crotch of it. :) So her front yard is undergoing a mini transformation, based on the fact that it went from complete shade to full sun, overnight. You can see the tree that came out in the first photo of that post above.
I crashed it again in July of last year, so if you want more summer plant photos (and a super cute toddler), you can see that post here: Yard Crasher #3
We were on a fixed time schedule this visit, so I couldn't go crazy with my camera in the Rose Garden, but I did get a couple pics. I've done two posts about it before, one with the story behind it, and one with just photos and names. And three really cute kids. Those posts are here: Rose Garden and The Rose Garden (super original post names, I know).
Here are a couple shots of it from Saturday:
I decided, instead of trying to cram 900 photos into one, I'll split this Yard Crasher into two posts.
We'll do her front yard today.
You will notice in this post, my potted tree fetish didn't come from strangers.
She has WAY more than I do.
The Girl went with me and she watered the yard while I took pictures.
When the big Maple came out last year, my mom used it as an excuse to take out the sod in the parking strip and plant it.
Most of the plants are new this spring, so nothing is really established yet.
Because of the neighborhood they live in, the city required another Maple to be planted to replace the sick one they took down.
You can see the new one in this next picture.
Okay, back up into the yard.
This is the area on the left of the walkway, where the basalt fountain is.
The right side is the bigger planting area, and it has a pea gravel path through it.
The resident feline photo bomb.
This is her Mother's Day pot I gave her, with that cool yellow perennial that I posted about.
Now I can't remember the name of it.
Moon-something?
Little trees by the front steps.
Trees, trees, and more trees.
This one is in the ground.
When we went to the Leach Botanical Garden sale earlier this spring, I wanted this Maple soooo bad.
So I talked her into getting it. :)
Every yard needs a rusty wheelbarrow.
She hasn't really planted very many annuals yet, because they were out of town for two weeks.
It's hard enough to find someone to water the yard as it is.
Add 100+ pots and everyone is suddenly really "busy."
These are just some closer up shots of the plants on the right side.
And last, a fun tiered pot of sedum and a cactus.
And there ya go.
I'll post her backyard tomorrow.
Lots more color goin' on back there this time of year.
It's full sun, and has been for the 39 years she's been there, so it's a happy little perennial haven.
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