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Lisa Dosooye
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Comments (26)For those of you that showed interest in this thread, I wanted to post an update. As it is early March in OK, there are many plants that are not "showy" right now, however I wanted to show some of what we have so far. (Yes, I am excited for spring!) The larger trees are deodor cedars (the one on the right is a golden variety "aurea") and the pine is a Vanderwolf pine. Also pictured are varigated privet, Kramers red heather (purple), sungold threadleaf false cypress and Dwarf mugo pine (the mounded small pines). I also took volunteers from my lambs ears, mexican feather grass, pamas, vargiated ivy, rosemary, tiger lilies, canas, varigated monkey grass, hostas and others that I have on my property. These are very small plantings and will take time to grown in most have not come up yet. Hopefully the final product with be what I am imagining. The smaller beds have red hot poker, varigated yucca, sedum, grace ward lithodora and rose saxifraga. Feedback or suggestions welcome :o)....See MoreHello, we are home.......pic heavy!......
Comments (20)Ohmanomanoman, Flamey! I am so glad we quit smokin' we were able to totally relax without having to worry about being late if we went to have a smoke - in fact we didn't even think about a ciggy one time so we did good lol. We were pretty good with the waiting around but it was a really long day just the same ;0) Tell Jen to go ahead with the plans, I think we could all go on a family plan right?!!? ROFL Thanks Tammy, it was so nice because we just totally relaxed, not a thing bothered us and that's the best you can ask for isn't it? ;0) Thanks Donna, we were very happy to be there it was great!! I love that camera it makes me look like a competent photographer - it is a Rebel EOS and I am very happy with it. Yup, Joan Hawaii is a really really great place - in fact every time I saw a for sale sign I had to force myself not to stop lol. I think DH and I did ok ;0) Foggyj, it is paradise and DH and I were lucky to get to visit. Shoot Stacy, you're sweet to say so. Thank you ;0) Glenda, you were there for a month? That must have been heaven ;0 Gayle, thank you for the compliment. I didn't even think about trying to grow them here I think the dry heat would get them quicker than my black thumb ;0) but they are so beautiful. Thank you Cherbo, I hope you get to visit Hawaii some time too it's a wonderful place to visit. Kathi, you lucky dawg! I would love to try to grow them but I'm really afraid they would just dry up here, I didn't check but I bet it was over 100 degrees out today. Thanks everybody I will try to post more pictures next week we've got the youngest grandson here this weekend and he thinks I'm a grown up kid lol. (((((HUGS)))))...See MoreCan landscaping changes help my house not feel so dated?
Comments (26)Nicholsworth, you're right. I prefer the more natural settings, where there's not so much contrived shaping of things and controlling them. It's weird because it's like two different houses here. The front yard is like what builders create for the short term and then walk away from, but the backyard (photo below), while still a little molded into a form, is much more layered and pretty, especially once everything is in leaf and blooms. I'll be working on replacing some of the more manicured plants in the back with more natural ones that fit the space without being constantly trimmed into submission. The goal in the front will be to work with what the builder has left us and make strategic changes, like Yardvaark suggested to bring about more balance and proper sizing for spaces. The shrubbery as a groundcover is counter-productive. It'll get there over time. I don't think we're going anywhere anytime soon. Thanks again for sharing your insights and photos. You're lucky to have such a peaceful place there....See MoreHome in Florida, concrete sub floor, is there a "best" flooring type?
Comments (11)I live in SW Florida and just put in engineered hardwood floors. My last place was 8 years ago. The only problem with that one was I chose a dark floor with a smooth finish so it showed everything. Otherwise it's still in great shape. This is the second time we've done engineered wood glued down on concrete. It can be done. Make sure they use the proper glue that has a built in vapor barrier to it. One where the moisture won't rise up. If not engineered hardwood, I have a friend who just put in LVT throughout their house on the Gulf. In other words very expensive and unless you bent over to feel it, you'd be hard pressed at first glance to know that it's LVT. I personally would not do concrete, stone, terrazzo, or any other hard surface. It's murder on knees and backs. Simply FLOAT the darn thing with a low-cost yet SUPER EFFECTIVE vapour barrier underneath and you are good to go! No, do glue down if you use engineered wood....See Morebeckysharp Reinstate SW Unconditionally
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