Spring Brings Out the Gardening In Me…
I have had so many ask to see a glimpse of our life and home here in Texas. But, I am not ready to reveal the inside of the house yet.
We still have major painting, curtains to hang…you get the picture. But it will come in its own hour.
But in the mean time, I thought I would show you where we go to relax in the evening.
Our little backyard…even though it is not done…here is a peek.
Can you see the colored glass tea lites hanging in the trees?
Well, here they are up close. Tarzan, found these and had to have them. What do you think?
For Mothers Day, our children bought me 8 climbing Jasmine plants! Oh JOY!
I couldn’t wait to get them planted!! They go from the beginning of the side fence and run down the length of the yard.
Can you just imagine how the fragrance will fill the space someday?
When we saw this house for the first time, the past owner had all these big pots everywhere. So when we made the offer on the house,we asked for these to stay! Do you blame us?
Well, we might not be the only ones to enjoy our backyard and deck in the evenings. Furry boy, always gets in on the fun too.
What a great way to celebrate our hard work. Smile…
Laurie
XXOO
Pride in Photos 
Your new place looks lovely. I like those big pots, and the jasmine.
So beautiful!
You would have enjoyed the private garden that I got to go to yesterday. It was three acres with seven biomes. The owners have been creating it since 1978, and it was truly a fairy land for gardeners. I’ll have a blog about it sometime this week.
I love your yard, the tea lights, the beer LOL and all those beautiful potted plants on your porch. Just lovely!! Glad to see you are back to blogging!
What a wonderful yard! I just bought two of those hanging lights myself! Your puppy is so cute!
Love your baby there and the the colorful hanging bottles. Where in the world did they find such pretty bottles? LOL Your flowers are lovely too. I think my brown thumb came with my children because since they were born, I seem to kill everything… even the plants that are suppose to grow back every year… ugh 😀
Can you believe, Tarzan found these bottles in a grocery store!
WOW… that’s amazing… Well, they’re lovely!
Oh lovely, Cheers, Laurie! Thanks for letting us peep into your new paradise. 🙂 I can smell the Jasmin all the way to The Rhine Valley.
All the best, Dina xo
Love your garden Laurie, the tea lights and oh my the pooch is delightful.
Cheers
Laurie.
Wonderful photos, sutch a beautiful place to live:-)
Mayoume
What a beautiful oasis!!
Laurie, the first words to come to my mind at seeing your garden was ‘pure elegance’. I love ‘furry boy’, the tea-lights, and the pots best of all.
Blessings ~ Wendy ❀
A special garden filled with a peaceful quiet. Thanks for the tour. : )
LOVE the tealights, Laurie! Is the relocate going well? It’s bound to take a while 🙂
The relocating is going well…just more time consuming than I had expected.
Looks like you are settling in very nicely!! How wonderful, jasmine to delight in!!
Everything’s pretty. I like all of the sun shining on there too!! 🙂 Good luck w/the house, I’m sure it’s fun but tiring too. 😉 #beentheredonethat 🙂
I love this space. I really like the lights your husband found and the new Mother’s Day plants 🙂
Thanks so much for showing us a peek of your Yard.. It looks beautiful so far. It all takes time.. Enjoy the journey my friend.
Hugs~
What a lovely garden. And pooch!
Your yard looks beautiful! A relaxing oasis! I love your cute doggy too! HugzLisa and Bear
How beautiful Laurie! What a wonderful sanctuary! 🙂 And oh my do I love the smell of Jasmine!!
Jessica
Drinkin Belgian beer in the garden – Nice !
A wonderful season 🙂
Love the pic of furry boy. What’s his name?
His full registered name is Sir Dalton Lee….but we just call him “Dalty”
Oh – royalty! 🙂
Oh my, what a gorgeous backyard Laurie… I love the climbing jasmine and the big potted plants and …well everything really. So so cozy and beautiful. I know what you mean about not being able to show everything though, it’s taking me forever to make my home my home 😉 Great reminder to share what’s been done so far though! xo
Very beautiful yard! Thank you for sharing, Laurie!
Heaven! What a gorgeous yard from your planters to the tea lites. So adorable! Great job on the yard and the pictures are just beautiful. 🙂
It is a lovely garden, and you even got a reward. Well deserved, but gardening is also a reward in itself.
Your back yard looks just beautiful, Laurie, and I love those lights!
Happy day to you.
Cheers to the successful efforts of your gardening!
Oh Laurie, how exciting!
I became enamored with Jasmine while visiting my son in Charleston. So pretty to see and wonderful to smell.
And those tea lights! what a great idea. I wonder how they look at night?
What a lovely outdoor space you’ve created.
(by the way, that is a wonderful photo of your puppy!)
What a gorgeous garden and stunning shots as usual Laurie! Furry boy is totally adorable! I wish I could hang such beautiful and colour bottles up in our trees but the monkeys will have a grand time with them. LOL!
You have many wonderful ideas to arrange the garden and I have kept the pots too.I like colored bottles hanging from the tree.It must be very intimate evening.I notice that you like Belgian beer.Good publicity.Thank you. 😉
So inspiring, Laurie… 🙂
I also love your yard and glass tea lights. I can understand asking for those pots to stay. They add a nice addition. Love the puppy and the jasmine also.
Looks wonderful and very relaxing. The pots are gorgeous, as is a certain little furry one.
Cheers, Laurie!
Everything looks perfectly delightful!
Beautiful homestead for a beautiful family – thanks for sharing – clink clink cheers!
Love those large pots… Oh and definitely those Jasmine Plants 😉 wink, wink.
I can tell there’ll be some wonderful images coming out of your backyard, Laurie. Love those colored bottles hanging.
Love the colored glass tea lites ^_^ A beautiful and whimsical touch.
A beautiful space, Laurie!
Laurie, Everything looks lovely. You sure get things done in a hurry. I can’t wait to see the inside. How was MJ? Tonight starts the Bachelorette! Love, Annie
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What a lovely garden! I love the big plants and the hanging glass!
Gorgeous yard, even though it was only a sneek peek! Can’t wait to see more!
Lovely! Even you have not finished yet but from the look, it looks very good.
Love your yard and, of course, you ‘needed’ those pots. They’re like frosting on a cake. Furry boy is one cute little guy, and I really like your beer choice. 🙂
So serene. I’ll look forward to the pictures of what you do to the inside. You are sooooo TALENTED!
What a lovely yard! 🙂
Beautiful yard! Those climbing jasmine must smell divine! And your puppy is ever so photogenic!