Beginning of Summer glory, 2025

It’s been an impossibly busy week with my “secret project” consuming my days. I have no quilty things to show, so rather than ghost you again, I chose to share my yard. Full disclosure, it’s large for a suburban yard and I have a maintenance service to help. It is just glorious this year! I had to share.

I’ve even got bloomers inside:

I will have cut peonies (store bought) until the season is over. I just love these showy little hussies.

Moving to the outdoor plantings… I won’t comment or identify each one, just the ones I feel like commenting on, grin:

This is the best this Smoke Tree has looked ever. I have 3 in total.

Front porch:

I sound like Bob Ross, but these are just the happiest little guys:

Oh the patterns on the grasses:

What the sun can do:

Pretty little sitting area in the shade:

We just had the upper retaining wall put in last season and it is Lizard Condo! They love its little nooks and crannies. They all come out and gather for cocktails right before the sun sets.