Archives: Outside
We've put in a patio, planted a tree, and carved out some garden beds. We still have a long way to go with landscaping though, and the house itself could use some attention…
Ideas for an Organized Garage
It is totally unnecessary, but sometimes I think about making the inside of our garage cute. I would add pegboard painted in a fun, cheery color (à la Martha Stewart), and inexpensive shelving painted to match. This is pretty much what I have in mind […]
Evergreens Needed
I took a photo of our snowy backyard this morning, and I’ve been using it to plan for some new additions. The garden has come a long way since we moved in three years ago (it was essentially a blank slate), but it is still lacking the year-round color and structure that evergreens would provide. Evergreens Needed
I don’t know which evergreens to use, but […]
Garden Growth
I could tell that the flowers in my garden had grown, but I hadn’t realized how much until I looked at a photo from last year. This is what they look like now:
This is the same area, last July:
A huge difference, no? And here now, from a different angle:
The area to the left [...]
Jolly Green Giants
The giant green planters that I had originally bought to flank our front door have found their place on the patio. The first is over by the egg chair.
I love the way the garden is filling in over there, but I think I like it more for the potential I see. There are [...]
Garden Walks, 2009
Last weekend was filled with flowers. The Oak Park Garden Walk took place last Saturday, and I went by myself (very quickly) to six of the nine gardens included. Then on Sunday, I took Eleanor along to the Park Ridge Garden Walk where we met up with my mom and her two youngest, [...]
