Meme, I agree -- awesome! I love your flowers, and also how tropical it looks with all the foliage. I love seeing your helper too. Is he a Newfoundland? All three of mine probably would not weigh as much as he does! What's his name? Omar, my favorite crape myrtle is Acoma. I love them for their thick foliage, full blooms, smooth bark, and that they don't get as large as some. I had three, but the neighbor's oak trees got huge and put them in the shadows so they are declining. Well, actually they are pretty much gone, but Bob used the trunks to string lights on and they are trying leaf out, but they'll never be as pretty as they were in sunlight.

Ken, my chairs are kept indoors. They double as desk chairs! LOL!! Yes, I take time to sit out there and sip wine and watch the hummingbirds! I use Miracle Grow Bloom Booster flower food once a week.

Superb Lois, it's just spectacular, as I suspected abt the black sashing. Your decision that there was enough in the blocks to not use a corner square in your sashing was exactly right. In contrast to this work of mine around 20 blocks that I found. The blocks were sedate enough that they needed the punch of brightly colored corner blocks to both unite the blocks & make them pop. Great job Lois!!!

utog..thank you!..I have lots of plans to make it look "finished"..if there is such a thing..if only I was able to move heavy logs, rocks and pots myself..but I need my husband..he's a fabulous helper but he's not always ready to start working when I am..😂