Yard of the Month

 May 2015 Yard of the Month in Edgemere Park

Every year I am part of the Yard of the Month committee in my neighborhood, Edgemere Park in OKC.
This was the yard chosen for May 2015.

 The style of this house is extremely unusual. There isn't another in the neighborhood like it.
I haven't seen another even similar in the city.

 We are at the last of days for pansies. These were hanging in there for a few more days.

 Sorry, I have not been here much of late. I did not intend to take a break. It just happened.
I so appreciate all your emails about our loss of Marcus.
My Mom is doing much better.
Our little loved dogs just have such short lives
and sometimes they are just shorter than what they should be.

Above is Daisy Too who my Mom adopted in March. She has been a true treasure.

She is very loving to Mom and little Rosie.

At first Rosie didn't care about her and after the loss of Marcus, Rosie just seemed very 

out of sorts.

But lately she has really taken to Daisy Too and enjoys snuggling up with her. 

Mom is so thankful to have her.

I'll be back on Sunday with Open House Sunday and Mod Mix Monday on Monday.

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October Yard of the Month

October's Yard of the Month in Edgemere Park is this cute little tudor.

This yard is at an advantage because it's owner owns his own landscaping company.

But the amazing part is that usually someone in the business puts his own house last but this is not the case here.

Much has been done to this yard. 

This is how the home looked before they did the yard renovation.

and after!

 

pots on the front porch

more pots on the porch

 A large variety of plants sprinkled through out. 

And they don't have a sprinkler system so each night it must all be watered.

A process that takes 45 minutes.

 Here you can get a view of everything filling the bed.

 I love the pops of red from the coleus.

very large rocks used as border edging

This is the backyard which is still a work in progess. 

 Here flagstone was set vertical rather than horizontal.

That's a lot of vegetation...isn't it?

Oh how I hope someday I can have him come to my house and do some work in my backyard.

I wouldn't want this look necessarily.

I'm happy with my little cottage backyard it just needs a little help.

In news with me. I accepted a position at Thomasville/Drexel Heritage in Sales & Design.

I start either Friday or early next week.

I'm hoping this job will be a much better fit for me than the last.

When I took the other job last spring my hesitation was that I didn't really like their furniture

I didn't think much of it was anything I'd want in my own home.

I showed my favorite pieces here but the customers that came in the store were not into 

that sort of furniture.

The Thomasville Drexel Heritage stor is much higher end.

I will probably never ever be able to afford anything in that store but that is ok

cause I don't need furniture but I'd love to help others pick out furniture for their own homes

and this place has really gorgeous stuff.

I'll share some photos of what they have soon.

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Yard of the Month - September 2014

 This home is Yard of the Month for Edgemere Park in Oklahoma City for the month of September.

I personally have wanted this home to get yard of the month for several years.

The yard is always gorgeous, month after month. 

The design of this home is somewhat similar to my own.

 I love love love that big window. I so wish my own home had a window like this. 

 This house has lovely faux iron balconies....all dressed up with window boxes

full of caladiums and impatiens.

 The home owner had just put out some decorative pumpkins.

 I know this photo is blurry...sorry about that. I was losing the light. I did these in the evening.

 Lots of hosta at this house. 

 more pumpkins

I love this big tree in front with variegated ivy growing up the trunk.

They keep it trimmed back so that it doesn't take the tree over. 

Here's looking up through the limbs of that big tree.

This tree was planted by the home owner thirty years ago. 

The weather here is just spectacular this week....days in the 80's.

Truly lovely fall days.

I hope you are having nice fall weather.

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July Yard of the Month

In Edgemere Park

I almost forgot I had the July Yard of the Month to share with you.

It was selected way back in early June so I completely forgot I had taken these photos.

This home was painted country blue when I first saw it eight years ago, including the rock.

The owners who bought it about seven years ago painted over the blue 

and took on the arduous task of removing paint from all the sandstone trim.

It went from being a so so house to an impressive one.

I love the variety of plants they have in their front beds.

Lots of different colors and textures.

Notice the nice iron trim around the front raised patio and the iron gate to the side too.

More variety on the other side.

They still had pansies...as I said..it was early June when these photos were taken.

Boxwoods line the cinder block fence.

I'd be tempted to grow ivy all over this fence.

Backyard gazebo includes a large gas heater making it useable much of the year.

Here one of their pooches sniffs around. She is a lab mix rescue and super super sweet.

Their other dog is a funny little pug.

And here we are back out front. They have a porch swing!

You don't see those much in my neighborhood.

We had one at my house when I was a child and I really enjoyed it. 

Till my sister hurt herself on it too many times and down it came.

That was pretty much the story of everything like that at our house.

We had a big swing set but my sister hurt herself seriously on it twice.

The first time Dad threatened.

The second time...he went out and pulled it up with the tractor.

I really didn't care....I was over it. I never played on it 

and honestly my sister didn't play on it right...she always played in a manner that

was going to get herself killed.

Oh...Mom was mad at Dad but I think he was right.

She'd broken her arm....and he let it go and then she broke off her two front teeth

and that was it! 

It was gone!

But I really would have liked to have had my porch swing back.

Have a Happy Saturday and if you have a porch swing....enjoy!

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