Front yard

Nice view from the south side of the house of the ‘dry wash’ area and the nectarine/plum bed. This “David’s Choice” is doing fabulously; the other died. They were only about 4-5 feet apart. I have no idea why the other died. I’ve...

Such a tease….

….new pics of the front yard to be posted soon. Dave and our friend Mike have made considerable progress on rebuilding the trellises, fixing the wood and stucco around the windows that was damaged by water due to the construction of the previous trellises, and...

Small progress…

Dave painted the other living room window last week — it looks great! Now I just have to decide what I want for curtains…. I’m starting to hunt again for rocks & boulders for the front yard. Eventually I’d like to have salvaged enough rocks...

February Plant Pics

Ceanothus Originally uploaded by stephannie_t. Verbena Originally uploaded by stephannie_t. Leptodactylon — Prickly Phlox Originally uploaded by stephannie_t. .

A small aside from fiber….

I’m sure we’re considered the neighborhood wackos in our town for ripping out our grass and putting in native plants (and even doing the vast majority of the work ourselves, including all the maintenance, planting and hardscaping). However, the yard is...

2008 Resolutions

Ooh boy. 1. Windows. This includes finishing painting the new windows (no, not done yet); screens (scheduled for March); removing & repairing & replacing the trellises outside the bedroom & cat room windows (needs to be started before the screens);...