so i’ll have to admit…this moving stuff is owning me. perhaps it’s a little larger task than i estimated. for the last 48 hours my yard has owned me, but it was so worth it. it’s starting to look like home! nick and my sweet mama and i worked in the yard literally all day yesterday, and then nick and i spread mulch for several hours today. and it’s the bomb. check it:

our new home :)

front right…daisies, lantana, petunias, verbena (those geraniums are just chillin in the pots…they actually hang; they aren’t a part of that bed.)

random bushes, more verbena, a crepe myrtle, a gardenia, two hydrangeas, calla lilies, and phlox

isn’t this hydrangea beautiful? i don’t see how people can’t see the Lord in this. He is such an amazing artist! it was just sitting in a greenhouse screaming “buy me! buy me!”

this demonstrates why we can’t have a dog. i’d feel bad for it and want to buy it a friend. hence this pretty lace cap hydrangea is also living in my yard. :)

the name of this phlox is “Laura.” that’s my mama’s name, so i needed it. (that’s the name on the tag…as in the name of color of the plant. i do name Macs…but not plants.)

by the chimney…Katelynn loves shasta daisies, and i liked this pink yarrow…

and here’s the color bowl we made for the front door. portulaca, marigolds, wave petunias, and you see that lime green sweet potato vine? it reminds me of my Gran. she always had those in her color bowls. and they were beautiful because she watered them 4 times a day!

i love it. love it, love it, love it. flowers are my favorite.