Reasons for this blog part 2 - the new front yard

I'm not so fretful about the front yard because I know almost exactly what I am going to do.

Here is what it looks like now from the house ...





















... and from the street..


















... and here is the first part of my plan - a small Secret Garden...


















It won't be so rocky, and the fountain and pond won't be so big, but this is something like what you will see when you walk down our driveway - a path through a hedge to a secret view. From one direction - the driveway looking north - you will see a magnolia tree with a seat around the base. From the other direction - th ehouse porch looking west to the street - you will see the fountain backed by the (camellia or lillypilly, jury is still out) hedge. There will be a small criss-cross path through the lawn to draw you across either the drive to the tree or the porch to the fountain. In my mind's eye, this is the special place where we will take the major family photos - the graduations, the engagements, the dances, the weddings. I think it will be worth the wait.

mtc
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