It rained last weekend. But we didn’t complain. When it does rain here, it reminds us of England…and makes us happy we moved to California …
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Tag Archives: landscaping
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wet weekend
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paddling pool
Sacramento gets hot. And when it’s 100ºF+ (as it is all this week) you need some respite. Luckily, our neighbors have pools. But we can’t spend every day at the neighbors’ …
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making an entrance
Our front door is at the side (so, technically, a side door) –confuses visitors, dissuades trick-or-treaters. The entrance is inset, creating a small courtyard …
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fountains and flamingos
Remember our side yard? Back in December, we shared our DIY landscaping plan and initial work. Since then, a few false-starts, and plenty of tweaking …
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side-yard snowball
You’re familiar with the snowball effect, right? Well, a giant one just rolled over our side-yard. We’d already removed much of the lawn (where you now see rock) …
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chop chop
The tree that keeps on giving. At least, it was. We removed it several weeks back, and our two-year shower of leaves, twigs and tobacco is finally over …
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on the side
Since last posting about our side patio, we’ve completed no major projects here, but have made some ‘tweaks’ that make a difference. First-up, we added this rain chain …
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front facing
Let’s face it (luckily, we don’t have to), our front lawn is in rough shape. 97% weeds, 3% grass, 100% bad. We have no intention of watering it, so it’s not about to look any healthier …
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bottlebrush dustpan
That would make an interesting band name. Anyhow, despite more than one neighbor calling it a “California weed”, we love our Bottlebrush tree. The novelty may soon wear-off though, judging by the amount of ‘red stuff’ I swept up this morning. It does attract masses of bees too, but they only seem interested in the …
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