I hate you.

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I’m kidding!

Seriously, everything looks wonderful! Your yard is gorgeous … magazine-worthy. Beautiful plantings. Love all your patio decor and furniture, too.

Thanks for sharing, I’ll live vicariously through you as I look out upon my scorched wasteland. I’m glad your summer has been nice, I just want to walk barefoot through your lawn and admire all the pretties. :)

Everything is so lush and green! So well taken care of. Do you work in the garden every day?

Beautiful! Your outdoor space is gorgeous and so well tended.

We are north of you and have had the same summer weather. Last year, I was watering just to keep things alive, let alone thriving. This year, I've only been watering the pots and even those I haven't had to worry about too much.

Beautiful! Everything is so tidy and lush. We had weeks of dry weather late June early July but then started making up for it. We definitely have the lush growth now but that includes weeds :-(

So gorgeous!! 🌸

I must live near DLM…same!! Grateful for our typical summer rain storms now…but ugh!! Thr weeding is constant! And so fun in our balmy 90+ daily weather. 😂

@Allison0704 - my husband retains his farm upbringing. Yes, he putters most days - I say he’s my Japanese gardener. He has hired the edging dug and mulch spread for several years but he handles all the pruning and mowing.

Ditto what Jinx said. I hate you. I really really liked the video! Do you have help with the yard and beds? DH just made a nice sitting area under an old Oak tree and I told him I saw your video and we need pea gravel.

Sadly, I had to let all of my flowers die, except the Clematis. I had two large bed of tall Zinnias and the 3 digit temps for weeks on end, I just couldn't keep up with watering, deadheading all that stuff. Hottest summer I can remember.

LOL @Oakley and @jinx Guess DH needs to polish his badge. We have lived here over 26 years and though professionally designed, much was planted by us.

Aside from edging the beds and spreading the mulch my husband takes care of the rest. He prunes shrubs following their bloom. Many early-season blooming plants have already been cut back.

Meramack stone is what has been used around the fire pit. it drains quickly but doesn’t blow, wash away or track.

Sorry you lost your plants this season. Sometimes one can’t anticipate what mother nature will throw our way.

I was just remembering your murder mystery party pictures. You two are a cool couple. :)

Oh how I miss Meramac stone! I hadn't focused on that in the video so had to go back and re-watch. DH made a raised aggregate patio and walkway at our first house. It was so beautiful, the warm color of the stone and the texture under bare feet (not sharp) is like nothing else. We wanted to repeat that here with our front walk and a back patio but no one carries that stone here and they looked at us like we had two heads. All the stone here is gray with blue undertones - not what I want. I've said it before - you can take the girl out of the midwest but you can't take the midwest out of the girl ;-)

What a lovely garden. The sound of the fountains is soothing.

We are parched outside of Philadelphia. Most of my annuals are crisp and my grass is brown. Lucky you.

@jinx - talking another one this winter, stay tuned