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I thought these pictures presented an amusing contrast.
Feb. 2, 2019. Three newly planted Moonstones in a very soggy bed. Note footprint!
June 15. The same three today, with their cosmos pals. Amazing what nature (and a little bit of nurture) can do.
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Sylvia Wendel
4 years agoLast year’s backyard. Forgive the blue toes!
And today’s. Blue toes replaced by blue swim fins. The cut-off bloom at lower right is the miniflora, Unbridled. Top left shows Munstead Wood next to yellow lilies. Large bloom center right is Chicago Peace. Potted hibiscus at lower left — I thought I was buying a yellow one, but look what happened. Apologies for bare patches in lawn, but we have dogs ....
“who, us?.” Daisy (top) and Desmond.
Sylvia Wendel
4 years agoLast pair. Darcey Bussell last year ...
And today, with a few of my beloved succulents.
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Comments (29)Gosh, you guys are so nice. Thanks for all your nice comments. Here are some answers to a few questions: The Backsplash: I feel so sorry for all those poor souls who agonize over the backsplash--asking for mock-ups, changing their minds a thousand times. It is a hard decision. I just hauled a piece of my granite, a cabinet door, my floor tile, and an inspiration photo around to about 6 different tile stores, sat down, and sat "give me your best idea." The best idea was from Trinity Tile here in Central Florida: Interceramic, Oxide Ceramic tile in Graphite ( a dark chocolate brown) color 6x6 tiles were $3.45 a square foot, 1x6 pieces were $2.35 a piece. The 3x6 subway tiles and the 2x2 inserts were just cut from the 6x6 by a great tile guy. Floor: the floor is a chiseled edge travertine in an Ashlar (sometimes called Venetian) pattern. It comes in 4 different sizes and then the pattern is created Coffee Pot: Is Kitchen Aid Pro and yes, it makes a great cup of coffee....See MoreLet’s share some progress and positivity!!
Comments (2874)Last week was a bit hectic culminating in the remodel version of The Marx Brother's Night at The Opera as I had various workers coming in to do various stuff as well as a visit from the cable guy to move my modem and router from my bedroom where it had been originally placed when I moved back in October 2018 and still didn't have the room divider built which houses the television servicing the den/office and "living room" My room divider houses what I call my stripper pole television as the TV is mounted on a pole which turns so I can watch television from either my den/office or from the "living room". And of course the television in the bedroom was disconnected from cable and so he has to make another service call this morning. The electrician was here to hang the chandelier in the dining room as well as change switch plates to black and add some smart switches for my bedroom. Naturally when he got here, he didn't like the smart switches I ordered and convinced me that I should go with the Lutron Caseta hub so he'll be back. All this to have the digital equivalent of a "clapper" - if I'm in bed, I don't want to get OUT OF BED to turn off the sconces in the bedroom :-). Because my ceilings are concrete it isn't possible to move any lighting junctions in the ceiling and the one over the dining room table is not centered so it has to be swagged. Probably when my condo was built in 1965, swagging was considered the height of elegance but not so much anymore. My designer had recommended a sock and so I thought okay but when I saw what it actually looked like it seemed ridiculous to have what reminded me of Seinfeld's "poufy shirt" covering the chain. To my "non-designer" eyes the cure seemed worse than the cure so against the objections of both the electrician and designer, I had it removed. The chandelier is an old Art Nouveau chandelier that originally had small chains swagging from the bottom and over the course of time some of these had just fallen off. Amazingly what seems like a simple item to procure requires four months for the lighting people to get. But the chandelier is hung and presumably the decorative chains can be added when they come in without having to take down the chandelier. I had the carpenter who did all my cabinets and other wood stuff fabricate a medallion for my bedroom chandelier. My designer had found one which I loved but the company never responded - oddest thing since there is both a website and EBAY presence. At any rate, I am so glad I held out for this one as I absolutely am in LOVE with it. It's got an Art Deco feel and so even though the chandelier is Rococco Revival, it ties in with other design elements in my room since my sconces are vaguely Art Decoish and my wood furniture is my old Art Deco Waterfall furniture. Anyway long winded Saturday morning missive but if we can't share with all of you on this thread, who else can we LOL? I think the angle I shot at - I was in bed - doesn't do it justice This is the chandelier with the new medallion This is the sconce which is on either side of my bed This is the bed with the sconces - I still haven't finished in terms of the bed treatment. I got a faux mink bedspread which I should start using to finishing it off. This is a shot of the room divider which houses my television as viewed from my den/office. You can actually glimpse my chandelier over dining table to the left completely with tacky swagged chain :-)...See MoreGuest Room Makeover - Before & After Photos
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4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoohhhh amazing before and after pictures. I love seeing how everything changes with love and lots of hard work.
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4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoWhile organizing my phone pics I realized I had an astounding QUICK progression of Ghislaine de Feligone. In the first two pics there is also a Lavender Lassie which I had to move as it was growing backwards in this demanding spot. I have a lot of this type of photo, but have to go through my dropbox and old flashdrives as my smartphone pics only go back to 2017... and I starting redoing the garden in 2015/16. Pics to follow: 2018 Late July
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2019 you can see the spigot for comparison in this picture.
And of course its lovely flowers. To me they are elegance personified.
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4 years agovapor, it's truly thrilling how a little green bush can grow and be transformed into such a vision of loveliness. What a special rose this is.
dianela, that rock was there long before us, and is in fact part of a granite outcropping that runs parallel to the house for about a hundred yards, and there are plenty of other boulders scattered around, which is one of the reasons it's a difficult place for the roses. Those rocks collect a lot of heat, and as you can imagine the soil is very poor, and in many places we run into granite no more than a foot below the "soil". That the roses grow at all is a testament to their tough and tenacious nature.
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