So I’ve been busy in the garden as you saw in my previous posts, I’ve been playing in the dirt for the past few months trying to get my garden oasis which still has a long way to go.
Here are some pictures from last year comparing the growth and changes.
Avocado located left back corner (left is July 2016, right is today)
Hass Avocado 07/11/2016
Hass Avocado today, 07/15/2017
Full picture of the left back corner
July 2016
Back left 2016 peppers, garlic, ti plant, rosemary, canna’s, meyer lemon and avocado
Back left 2016 peppers, pineapple
Back left 2016
Back left 2016
Full picture of the left back corner
July 2017
Back left 2017 – tomato teepee, ti plant, papaya, lemon tree. avocado and green onions towards the front
Back left 2017 – avocado
Back left 2017 – papaya
Back left 2017- peppers
Back left 2017
Back left 2017 – korean ginger
Back right corner
July 2016
green onions, garlic, strawberries, key lime and ti plant
key lime
Back right corner
July 2017
Back yard full view
July 2016
Back yard full view
July 2017
The last comparison is the front garden areas of the house
July 2016
right side – different angle
front left
right front – facing pic
right front – side pic
side – right next to garage
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Left front
newly planted – side between neighbor – left
July 2017
right side of drive way – red rose, ti plant & elephant ears
red rose side of drive way
lion concrete planter that I finally was able to find- custom painted – with a spider lily
lion from planter
left side of drive way – red rose bush
red rose bush
yellow african iris with liriope super blue
my adorable concrete turtle that I painted nestled between the liriope and what’s left of the glad’s
left side of walkway garden bed – again african iris, fire cracker grass
left side of walkway garden bed – again african iris, fire cracker grass
sago palm
left side of walkway garden bed – again african iris, fire cracker grass, sago palm, yellow rose bush
better view of yellow rose bush
left side of walkway garden bed towards the very left – one of the few loropetalum that came with the house, rosemary and lilac
better view of the lilac – that tripled in size this year
lilac
red gazing ball with gardenia bush
different angle of gazing ball with butterfly giners around
butterfly ginger
butterfly ginger
left side of property with a few elephant ears and other plantings
My next post will be my backyard patio transformation.
Art by Isabel 