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My garden's Spring cleaning is done! My gardeners (a team of 8) arrived at 7:30 am yesterday and did a wonderful cleanup of all the beds and installed 120 bags of my favorite black mulch. This is the front of CCC and you can see on the left two of my vintage blue and white Chinese garden stools - they have been in my gardens for over 40 years including lots of snowstorms up North and hurricanes here in Florida.
These are my front yard Eugenia topiaries - they were the size of your hand when I had them put in three years ago - that is how fast things grow here! I was so sad to leave all my beautiful English boxwoods in Alexandria, but these are the perfect substitute. Just prune them by hand - they will sulk if you use power hedge trimmers on them.
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The animal topiaries at my entrance - a turtle, an elephant, and a whale -
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The whale is my new addition -
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The view from my French doors -
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Beautiful!! I love the whimsy of topiaries mixed with blue/white garden stools & planters. Your tiled entry is a statement and just lovely. You have accomplished a lot in your short time in Florida. I think you have found & created your happy place. Thanks for sharing. Cheers - Mary
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ReplyDeleteYour lovely garden photos lifted my spirits as did your exterior white paint choice. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteYour Eugenias look wonderful - very healthy and happy. Your garden and home are beautiful, and so welcoming. It looks like you live in a lovely neighborhood, Beth. I inherited a lovely, very old house with a very old garden. Ninety one years old, to be exact. The wonderful thing is all of the old growth trees, but the yards, as have the house, have been neglected for quite some time, so it's taking a while to get everything looking beautiful again. The one thing I love about gardening is the experimentation. I don't feel guilty if something doesn't work out the way I had hoped it would. It's not murder, it's just crop rotation! It's a wonderful journey and learning experience.
ReplyDeleteToday is the final round of the Masters. I'm crossing my fingers that Rory McIlroy gets his second-in-a-row win.
What's the secret to your lawn looking so lush and green?
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ReplyDeleteso pretty! I have deer eating EVERYTHING so I will have my hydrangeas (what's left of them) yanked out and (hopefully!!) have shrubbery installed---or blacktop the whole thing!!! (I am in Western PA)
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