Wednesday, May 07, 2008

All the yard is a stage

Here are some yard shots at the So Tex house. Previous owners did most of the work; we just maintained what was there--and added a tomato patch and planted a couple more citrus trees.

I dig the flower shots at the bottom and the carnivorous-looking, self-propagating succulents growing all over the yard. And (sniff) grapefruit we won't be around to harvest.

I transplanted overgrown plants from the back yard to the front with pleasing effect, methinks. More curb appeal now that the sickly shrubs out front are gone. Will do some more landscaping next week and finally get around to painting the strong green Living/Dining room.

You can also check out the virtual tour here.



















5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Well I'm sold! The red door is an especially charming detail. Hope you get some good offers soon.

Anonymous said...

Hey, we had a red door on our house too, and the realtor said it really does add curb appeal! I think it all looks great!! Nice job on the yard...wow. :-)

Mary Ellen said...

I like the red door, too.

Still more to landscape out front. We'll plant agapanthus along the front walk--they're hardy and look nice. Some jasmine vines along one of the walls. Some flowering natives in the garden bed that has 2 spindly rose bushes and a persistent hibiscus. Wish I'd started sooner so they'd look more established. Oh well.

I planted some sunflowers a few days ago. Hope they survive the heat wave.

The funky succulents I have by the front door have already started propagating in several new spots. :)

Heather Richardson said...

I love your post titles! Always so clever...

Anonymous said...

I have a red front door, too! Well, actually it's more a screaming lipstick color, as much pink as red. You've got to see it to fully understand. AND it's red on the inside, too. Going to look great when I get the hall painted robin's egg blue some time in the next two years.

So yeah, I'm a big believer in the red door thing. :)